TURKLEGAL NEWS

Geographical Indication and Traditional Product Name Emblem Regulation has been published on 29 December 2017 and will come into force as from 10 January 2018. The regulation obliges the use of emblem with the registered geographical indication. While the use of emblem is obliged for…

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 . The report indicates that IP filings upward substantively, the increase rate…

Regulation of Technology Transfer Office for Turkish Higher Education Institutions, which was prepared by Council of Higher Education of Turkey (YÖK), was published in Turkish Official Gazette and entered into force. In accordance with the regulation, Turkish universities will establish Technology Transfer Offices to cooperate…

Newly introduced implementing regulations on structure and activities of Turkish Biotechnology Institute obligates the Institute to follow the national and international literature and patents in the field of biotechnology, explore and realize new patent application fields and carry out or support these processes on behalf…

TURKPATENT has recently updated its online filing system. By the update, these can be made through online tool: 2nd and 3rd examination requests, submission of Turkish translations for the applications filed in foreign languages; requests for restoration of rights; payment of 3rd annuities of national…