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Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT) 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. It will be mandatory…

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT) has introduced new online patent application system (EPATS). The new system is put into use with a new interface, removing the defects of the former online application system with the following features: The system will make it easy for the…

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT) has made a long-awaited update on the patent search and file inspection tool on its website. The update has introduced a new interface and functionalities to the patent search and online file inspection tool. One of the new features…

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…

The Implementing Regulation on Industrial Property Code (Reg. No. 30825) has been amended for simplifying the procedures and formalities regarding the rights-cancelling or rights-restricting actions before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office. The new amendments came into force after their publication in the Turkish Official Gazette…