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:
- Validation of European patents in Türkiye
- Submission of claims for provisional protection relating to European patent applications
The integration operates through EPATS, the electronic filing system of TÜRKPATENT.
Automated Data Retrieval from the European Patent Register
Under the new system, users entering:
- A European patent grant number (B1) for validation proceedings, or
- A European patent publication number (A1) for provisional protection filings
will have relevant application data automatically retrieved from the European Patent Register database.
Information Automatically Retrieved
The integrated system automatically imports the following information:
- European patent application date
- European patent application number
- European patent publication date
- European patent grant date
- International Patent Classification (IPC) data
- Priority claim information
- Applicant and holder names and addresses
- Inventor names and addresses
Practical Advantages
The integration is expected to provide several practical benefits:
- Faster filing procedures
- Reduced manual data entry
- Improved consistency between EPO and TÜRKPATENT records
- Lower risk of clerical errors
- More efficient validation and provisional protection filings
The development is particularly useful for patent attorneys and applicants handling European patent validations in Türkiye.
Validation of European Patents in Türkiye
European patents granted by the EPO may be validated in Türkiye after grant.
Validation generally requires:
- Filing of Turkish translations
- Payment of official fees
- Compliance with procedural deadlines before TÜRKPATENT
The new integration aims to simplify part of this process through automatic transfer of bibliographic data.
Provisional Protection for European Patent Applications
European patent applications may also benefit from provisional protection in Türkiye upon submission of the Turkish translation of the claims.
The new integration facilitates this process by automatically importing publication-related information directly from the EPO database.
Conclusion
The database integration between TÜRKPATENT and the EPO represents an important digital modernization step for European patent procedures in Türkiye.
By automating the transfer of bibliographic information from the European Patent Register into the EPATS system, the new facility is expected to accelerate filings, improve accuracy and simplify validation and provisional protection procedures for users.