Yes, an official document, i.e. an extract from Chamber of Commerce or Industry, Court or any officially authorized institution, should be submitted for recording change of name. The document should expressly mention the change of name and both old and new names of the applicant/registered owner.
No notarization or legalization by Apostille is required.
Yes, a copy is sufficient for recordal, no original is required.
No, company minutes or proceedings of similar decision for change of name is not acceptable.
Official certification of notary public is not sufficient to recording a change of name.
No, it is not possible to record change of name for some cases only while excluding some other cases registered in the name of same applicant or registered owner.
Yes, Turkish translation of official document approved by a sworn translator is required for recording change of name.
A request for change of name affects all industrial property rights of same applicant or registered owner in all registries, namely patent, trademark and design registries. Specifically, request for change of name changes name of same applicant or registered owner in respect of all the patent, trademark and design applications and registrations.
No, Power of Attorney (PoA) is not required for recording change of name.
Yes, it is possible to record a change of name without awaiting for grant or registration.
Yes, a certificate of change of name is provided within 1 month approx. following request of change of name.
For change of name, there is no required official fee.
Yes, any request for change of name before WIPO will also change name of same applicant or recorded owner for all its patents, trademarks, and designs registered in Turkey. Therefore, before any request for change, it is advisable to perform a verification for all the patent, trademark and design cases in Turkey.
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