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WIPO Report Highlights Record Growth in Generative AI Patenting

Oktay Simsek — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0300

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published its latest Technology SPARK Report – Patent Trends Update in GenAI, providing a comprehensive overview of global patent activity in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) through the end of 2025.

USPTO Requires Foreign Patent Applicants to Appoint U.S. Patent Practitioners

Oktay Simsek — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0300

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has adopted a final rule requiring foreign-domiciled patent applicants and patent owners to be represented by a practitioner registered and in good standing with the USPTO.

Bolar Exemption, Data Exclusivity and Patent Term Extensions in Türkiye

T. Yazici — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0300

Introduction

The development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products require substantial investments in research, testing, clinical trials and regulatory approvals. In addition to patent protection, pharmaceutical innovators may benefit from regulatory mechanisms designed to protect the data generated during the authorization process.

Republic of Moldova Becomes the 40th Member State of the European Patent Organisation

S. Simsek — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0300

The Republic of Moldova officially became the 40th member state of the European Patent Organisation (EPO) on 1 June 2026 following the deposit of its instrument of accession to the European Patent Convention (EPC) on 25 March 2026.

Patent Use/Working Requirement in Türkiye: What Patent Owners Need to Know

T. Yazici — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0300

Under Turkish Industrial Property Law No. 6769 , patented inventions are expected to be put into use in Türkiye. This requirement is relevant in the context of compulsory licence requests and reflects the general principle that patent rights should not remain unused without justification.

European Patent Validation in Türkiye: Deadlines, Requirements and Practical Considerations

T. Yazici — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0300

Key Deadline: 3 Months from Grant Publication

European patents must be validated in Türkiye:

TÜRKPATENT updates the list of goods & services for trademarks (Nice Classification 13th Edition)

Oktay Simsek — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:48:10 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has revised the list of goods and services for trademark applications in line with the 13th Edition of the Nice Classification (NCL), which entered into force on 1 January 2026.

Accelerated Search Reports for Patent Applications in Türkiye

O. Simsek — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0300

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) offers an accelerated search report mechanism for patent applications, enabling applicants to significantly shorten the time required to obtain a search report.

Patent Renewals (Annuities) in Türkiye

O. Simsek — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0300

Patent protection in Türkiye is maintained through the annual payment of renewal fees (annuities) during both the pre-grant (application) and post-grant (registration) periods.

TÜBİTAK 1602 Patent Support Program: Funding Opportunities for International Patent Protection

Oktay Simsek — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0300

Obtaining patent protection beyond Türkiye can require substantial financial investment, particularly when pursuing protection before multiple patent offices. To encourage innovation and international commercialization of Turkish inventions, TÜBİTAK operates the 1602 Patent Support Program through its Technology and Innovation Funding Programs Directorate (TEYDEB).

TÜRKPATENT announces new official fees effective January 1, 2026

Oktay Simsek — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:48:00 +0300

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has announced revised official fees applicable to patents, utility models, trademarks, and industrial designs, which entered into force on 1 January 2026.

Utility Models in Türkiye: A Practical Guide to Fast Protection

T. Yazici — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0300

Utility models offer a practical and relatively fast route to protect technical innovations in Türkiye. For many applicants, especially those seeking quicker and more cost-effective protection than patents, utility models are an attractive alternative.

Patent Prosecution in Türkiye: A Practical Overview

O. Simsek — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0300

Patent Prosecution in Türkiye: What You Need to Know

Türkiye offers a structured and increasingly sophisticated patent system under the Turkish Industrial Property Code (Law No. 6769 ). Understanding the procedural steps—and the strategic choices within them—is essential for securing robust protection.

Turkish Supreme Court Reaffirms No Restoration of Rights for Missed European Patent Validation Deadlines

Oktay Simsek — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0300

The Turkish Supreme Court has reaffirmed its position that the restoration of rights provisions contained in Article 107 of the Turkish Industrial Property Code cannot be used to remedy missed European patent validation deadlines.

Turkish Supreme Court Rules on Restoration of Rights for European Patent Validations

Oktay Simsek — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0300

The Turkish Supreme Court has issued an important decision addressing whether the restoration of rights mechanism under Article 107 of the Turkish Industrial Property Code can be used to remedy missed European patent validation deadlines in Türkiye.

TÜRKPATENT introduced new fee structure for trademarks

Oktay Simsek — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:07:48 +0300

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has implemented significant changes to its trademark fee structure, shifting the renewal fees from a fixed to a tiered system based on the number of classes, introducing a requirement for payment of fees for retail and wholesale services in Class 35, and requiring an escrow payment for trademark cancellation actions.

Turkish Trademark Cancellation Procedures Clarified

Oktay Simsek — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 15:10:29 +0300

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has introduced significant amendments to the Regulation on the Implementation of the Industrial Property Law, bringing much-needed clarity to trademark cancellation procedures.

TÜRKPATENT and CNIPA Launch Accelerated Patent Examination Cooperation

Oktay Simsek — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:54:38 +0300

Overview

On 12 September 2024, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) signed a Letter of Intent for Cooperation on Accelerated Patent Examination.

Turkish Supreme Court Confirms Effect of EPO Claim Limitations on Turkish Patent Validations

Oktay Simsek — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0300

The Turkish Supreme Court has issued an important decision clarifying the impact of amendments made during European Patent Office (EPO) opposition proceedings on European patents validated in Türkiye.

TÜRKPATENT announces new official fees effective January 1, 2025

Oktay Simsek — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:30:38 +0300

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has announced revised official fees applicable to patents, utility models, trademarks and industrial designs in Türkiye, effective as of January 1, 2025.

TÜRKPATENT announces updated trademark classification list

Oktay Simsek — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:08:00 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has revised the List of Goods and Services for trademark applications.

TÜRKPATENT raises official fees for the second time in 2023, effective July 10, 2023

Oktay Simsek — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 14:01:26 +0300

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office announced a new schedule of official fees applicable to patents, trademarks, industrial designs and appeal procedures, effective as of 10 July 2023. This amendment represents the second increase in official intellectual property fees introduced in Türkiye during 2023.

PCT National Phase Entries in Turkey

Oktay Simsek — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 23:04:54 +0300

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) enables applicants and inventors to seek protection for their invention in multiple countries simultaneously and enter each country within a specific time limit, which is typically 30 months from the international filing date or the earliest priority date, after the completion of international procedures.

TÜRKPATENT announced new official fees effective January 01, 2023

Oktay Simsek — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 22:01:00 +0300

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has announced new official fees for patents, utility models, trademarks, and designs.

TÜRKPATENT Joins WIPO Digital Access Service for Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents

Oktay Simsek — Thu, 26 May 2022 16:11:49 +0300

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has joined the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for the electronic exchange of certified priority documents.

Turkey joins the DesignClass system

Oktay Simsek — Mon, 23 May 2022 17:37:00 +0300

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) joined the DesignClass system of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) on 23 May 2022. With its participation, TÜRKPATENT became the 15th non-European Union intellectual property office included in the DesignClass system.

TÜRKPATENT has updated its online registry database

Oktay Simsek — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 12:17:18 +0300

Overview

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has introduced important updates to its online trademark and industrial design registry databases, expanding the procedural information available to users and improving transparency in examination and opposition proceedings.

USPTO Launches New Cloud-Based Patent Search Tool

Oktay Simsek — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 14:58:53 +0300

Overview

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has launched a new cloud-based patent search platform that enables users to search U.S. patents and published patent applications through a single system.

Iraq Joins the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

Oktay Simsek — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:04:06 +0300

Overview

Iraq joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on 31 January 2022.

TÜRKPATENT released Turkish industrial property statistics of 2021

Oktay Simsek — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 11:26:19 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has released statistics of 2021. A total number of 248,597 domestic industrial property applications were filed in 2021, including 8,439 patent applications, 4,418 utility model applications, 176,493 trademark applications and 59,247 design applications.

Turkish PTO announced new official fees effective January 01, 2022

Oktay Simsek — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:32:05 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) announced new official fees for patents, utility models, trademarks and designs effective January 01, 2022.

How to do patent search in Turkey

Oktay Simsek — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 13:22:16 +0300

You can perform your patent searches in the database of Turkish Patent and Trademark Office free of charge on this link .

TÜRKPATENT updated the trademark examination guideline

Oktay Simsek — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 12:22:04 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has updated its trademark examination guideline.

TÜRKPATENT takes measures to protect the personal data

Oktay Simsek — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 23:49:59 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has taken some measures to protect the personal data under the Law No. 6608 for the protection of the personal data .

TÜRKPATENT amended its procedure for change of name, address and company type

Oktay Simsek — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:29:56 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has made some procedural changes for recording changes of names, kinds and addresses of applicants and right holders as well as assigning customer numbers.

Patent Grace Period in Türkiye: Can You Still Patent an Invention After Public Disclosure?

Oktay Simsek — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 11:43:46 +0300

One of the fundamental requirements for obtaining a patent is novelty. As a general rule, an invention should remain confidential until a patent application is filed. Any information made available to the public before the filing date may become prior art and could prevent the invention from being patented.

Turkish Utility Models: A Good Alternative to Patents?

Oktay Simsek — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 01:38:37 +0300

Turkish utility model system provides strong protection for inventions since Turkish Industrial Property Law (IPL) came into force in early 2017.

A short overview: Turkish PPH practice

Oktay Simsek — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:21:50 +0300

Many patent offices strive to gather their work on common ground to offer applicants a faster path to the patenting process, reduce patent office workloads and streamline the examination procedures. This fast-track patent examination procedures are called Patent Prosecution Highway, abbr. PPH.

TÜRKPATENT releases data for 2020 for industrial property filings

Oktay Simsek — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:56:09 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) announced the industrial property application statistics for 2020. In 2020, it was noted that there was an increase of 0.7% in domestic patent applications, 23.2% in domestic utility model applications, 30.57% in domestic trademark applications, and 16.64% in domestic design applications compared to the previous year.

TÜRKPATENT announced fee changes effective January 01, 2021

Oktay Simsek — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:36:23 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) announced new official fees for patents, utility models, trademarks and designs effective January 01, 2021. The fees schedule was published in the Official Gazette on December 30, 2020 .

TÜRKPATENT and EPO Integrate Databases for European Patent Validation Procedures

Oktay Simsek — Sat, 16 May 2020 22:35:23 +0300

Overview

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) announced that a web service integration has been established between the European Patent Office (EPO) and TÜRKPATENT for:

A high number of trademark applications associated with coronavirus recently filed in Turkey

Oktay Simsek — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:08:10 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has received a great number of trademark applications associated with “Covid-19” and “Coronavirus” in February and March 2020.

TÜRKPATENT made COVID-19 restrictions on its premises

Oktay Simsek — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 11:52:00 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has temporarily discontinued its information help desk and will not accept visitors on its premises due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The stakeholders will be able to get information and response to their inquiries by calling call center of the Office.

Physical filing route for industrial property rights closed in Turkey

Oktay Simsek — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:53:38 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has recently announced it will close physical filing route for the industrial property rights (patents, trademarks, designs etc.). Accordingly, it will not be possible to physically (non-electronically) file the applications and post-filing demands as from January 01, 2020.

EPATS - New patent application system in Turkey

Oktay Simsek — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:19:22 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has introduced new online patent application system (EPATS ).

Exams to become a Turkish Patent and Trademark Attorney held on November 16, 2019

Oktay Simsek — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 18:14:54 +0300

The first stage of the examinations, which take place in two stages, to become Turkish patent or trademark attorney were held on November 16, 2019.

TÜRKPATENT updated the online patent search tool

Oktay Simsek — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 02:17:07 +0300

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has introduced a long-awaited update to its online patent search and file inspection system.

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has published new examination guideline for trademarks

Oktay Simsek — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 03:06:49 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has published a new examination guideline for trademarks, titled “Trademark Examination Guideline.”

Use or non-use matter for patents in Turkey

Oktay Simsek — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:54:02 +0300

The period for using or working a patented invention is typically three years as from the publication of the patent grant in the Turkish Patent Bulletin or four years as from the application date of the patent, whichever is the later. This period is especially important in respect of the compulsory requests, as it is not possible for third parties to request compulsory license before the expiration of this statuary period.

New practice for search and examination requests announced by TÜRKPATENT

Oktay Simsek — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 16:20:00 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) announced on January 02, 2019 that search and examination requests will be able to be filed simultaneously to accelerate patent application processes and thus provide better quality services for the applicants.

TÜRKPATENT has made substantive discounts on search and examination reports

Oktay Simsek — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 12:26:00 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has significantly discounted the official fees for search and examination reports in order to reduce patent and utility model registration costs.

TÜRKPATENT has reduced some of official fees up to 40%

Oktay Simsek — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 12:18:00 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) reduced some official fees up to 40%. New fees were published on September 05, 2018 in the Turkish Official fees.

TÜRKPATENT established a public company for commercialization of the IP rights

Oktay Simsek — Tue, 29 May 2018 11:46:00 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has established a public company for commercializing the industrial property rights, i.e. patents, utility models, trademarks, designs and geographical signs. The company is named “Turkish Industrial Property Valuation and Consulting Engineering Services Inc. (TÜRKSMD).”

Digital Transformation in TÜRKPATENT

Oktay Simsek — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 11:54:00 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has announced that “Digital Archive Project”, which was launched in 2015 to transfer approximately 65 million page documents in TÜRKPATENT’s archives to electronic media was completed as from the end of 2017.

Turkish inventions will be exhibited in Geneva

Oktay Simsek — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 11:44:00 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office is participating in the 46th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in Switzerland, from April 11th to April 15th, 2018, with three domestic inventors and their inventions. Various 1000 inventions of more than 700 participants from 45 countries will be introduced during the exhibition organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

TÜRKPATENT opened Patent Workshop for Students

Oktay Simsek — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 11:36:00 +0300

In cooperation with the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) and the General Directorate for Secondary Education of the Ministry of National Education, a new patent training unit named “Patent Workshop” has been established within the organizational structure of TÜRKPATENT to provide interactive patent education for secondary school and university students.

TÜRKPATENT has brought clarification regarding the search and preliminary examination fees

Oktay Simsek — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:33:00 +0300

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has announced that applicants filing international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) are required to pay the international search and preliminary examination fees in accordance with the PCT Fee Tables published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) when TÜRKPATENT is designated as the International Searching Authority (ISA) or the International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA).

Turkey's Research Authority Expanded the Scope of Patent Incentives

Oktay Simsek — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:52:00 +0300

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) have signed the protocol expanding Patent Support Programheld between both public institutions.

Vocational Qualification Exams for becoming Turkish patent attorney and trademark attorney held on January 21, 2018

Oktay Simsek — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 19:26:00 +0300

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) held the Vocational Qualification Exams for patent and trademark attorney candidates on Sunday, 21 January 2018. The examinations constituted the second stage of the qualification process required for registration as a patent and/or trademark attorney in Türkiye.

Turkey tops trademark filings in Europe in 2017

Oktay Simsek — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 11:19:00 +0300

Turkey tops trademark filings in Europe in 2017

Prof. Dr. Habib Asan, the President of Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT), has given an interview regarding the industrial property activities and statistics in 2017 to Turkey’s official news agency, Anadolu Agency (AA), on 26 January 2017.

TÜRKPATENT has released a revised version of its Strategy Document setting out its objectives for the next 5 years.

Oktay Simsek — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 19:24:00 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) is regularly preparing and releasing strategy documents setting out objectives and goals every five years.

A workshop on the Regulation for inventions made by universities and employees was held by Turkish Patent and Trademark Office

Oktay Simsek — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 19:20:00 +0300

A workshop on the Implementing Regulation for “Employee Inventions, Inventions Made in Higher Education Institutions and Inventions Arising in Public Supported Projects” which had come into force on September 29, 2017 was held on January 11, 2017.

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has announced its performance goals for 2018

Oktay Simsek — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 09:12:00 +0300

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) conventionally announces its performance goals and objectives at the beginning of each year. TÜRKPATENT has released its Performance Document on 11 January 2018.

Vocational qualification exams for becoming Turkish patent and trademark attorney to be held on January 21, 2018

Oktay Simsek — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 09:03:00 +0300

The candidates who successfully passed the general qualification examinations for becoming Turkish patent attorneys and trademark attorneys on 11 November 2017 are scheduled to take their vocational qualification examinations on 21 January 2018.

Vocational qualification exams for becoming Turkish patent or trademark attorney will be held on January 21, 2018

Oktay Simsek — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 19:19:00 +0300

General qualification exams for becoming Turkish patent attorney and trademark attorney were held on November 11, 2017. Now, the candidates passing these exams will take one more examination, i.e. vocational qualification exams for patents and trademarks. The exams will be held on January 21, 2018 in Ankara.

Payment periods for renewal fees of Turkish trademarks and designs will change from January 10, 2018

Oktay Simsek — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 02:18:00 +0300

New Industrial Property Code came into force last year on January 10, 2017 in Turkey.

An Overview of IP Filings in Turkey Based On “World Intellectual Property Report – 2017” Published By WIPO

Oktay Simsek — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:01:00 +0300

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently published world-wide IP trends analysis based on filings and registrations in 2016. The analysis covers the figures of the national and regional filings and international filings of WIPO .

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has recently updated its online filing system

Oktay Simsek — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:49:00 +0300

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) has recently updated its online filing system by introducing several new electronic transaction options aimed at facilitating patent prosecution procedures and improving the efficiency of online services.

Patent Contest in Turkey

Oktay Simsek — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:42:00 +0300

Patent contest for university students to be organized for the first time by Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) is starting.

Exams for Turkish Patent and Trademark Attorney held on November 11, 2017

Oktay Simsek — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:29:00 +0300

Qualification examinations for becoming a Turkish patent attorney or trademark attorney were held on 11 November 2017 under the supervision of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT).

Seminar of Patenting Practice in the Field of Medical Devices

Oktay Simsek — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 13:03:00 +0300

The “Seminar on Patenting Practice in the Field of Medical Devices” will be held on 22–23 November 2017 by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) in cooperation with the European Patent Office (EPO).