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, 2024.

According to the updated tariff schedules, most official fees have increased by approximately 30% on average compared to the previous year, while some fees have remained unchanged.

The revised fee structure affects a broad range of intellectual property procedures before TÜRKPATENT, including:

  • Patent and utility model filings
  • PCT national phase entries
  • European patent validations
  • Trademark applications and renewals
  • Industrial design applications and renewals
  • Appeal procedures

The updated fees are particularly important for international applicants, foreign rights holders and companies managing intellectual property portfolios in Türkiye.

Revised Patent and Utility Model Fees

Patent or Utility Model Filing Fee

The official filing fee for patent and utility model applications has increased to:

  • 337,24 TRY (previously 224,74 TRY)

This represents an increase of approximately 33%.

The filing fee applies to direct national patent and utility model applications filed before TÜRKPATENT.

European Patent Validation Fee

The official fee for validating European patents in Türkiye remains unchanged at:

  • 9.061,02 TRY

Türkiye is a contracting state of the European Patent Convention (EPC), allowing European patents granted by the European Patent Office (EPO) to be validated in Türkiye subject to local procedural requirements.

PCT National Phase Entry Fees

The official fee for entering the Turkish national phase from a PCT application as a patent application remains unchanged at:

  • 5.898,31 TRY

The official fee for entering the Turkish national phase as a utility model application also remains unchanged at:

  • 3.691,53 TRY

These fees are relevant for international applicants seeking patent or utility model protection in Türkiye through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system.

Search and Examination Fees

TÜRKPATENT maintains differentiated search and examination fees for legal entities and natural persons.

Search Fee

  • Legal entities: 1.810,17 TRY
  • Natural persons: 884,75 TRY

Examination Fee

  • Legal entities: 1.810,17 TRY
  • Natural persons: 884,75 TRY

Apart from these search and examination fees, TÜRKPATENT generally applies the same official fee structure to all applicants regardless of nationality or entity type.

Revised Industrial Design Fees

Design Application Filing Fee

The official filing fee for industrial design applications has increased to:

  • 1.120,23 TRY (previously 758,58 TRY)

This reflects an increase of approximately 32%.

The fee applies to direct national industrial design applications filed before TÜRKPATENT.

Design Renewal Fee

The official renewal fee for registered industrial designs has increased to:

  • 3.432,59 TRY (previously 2.314,34 TRY)

This represents an increase of approximately 33%.

Registered industrial designs in Türkiye may be renewed in five-year periods up to a maximum protection term of 25 years.

Revised Trademark Fees

Trademark Application Filing Fee

The official filing fee for a trademark application covering one class has increased to:

  • 1.498,24 TRY (previously 1.030,54 TRY)

This corresponds to an increase of approximately 33%.

The revised class-based fee structure is as follows:

  • First class: 1.498,24 TRY
  • Second class: 1.498,24 TRY
  • Third and each additional class: 1.610,11 TRY

The revised fee structure has particular significance for multi-class trademark applications filed in Türkiye.

Trademark Renewal Fee

The official fee for trademark renewals has increased to:

  • 4.379,89 TRY (previously 3.162,29 TRY)

This represents an increase of approximately 28%.

Trademark registrations in Türkiye are valid for 10 years and may be renewed indefinitely for additional 10-year periods.

Trademark Registration Fee

The official trademark registration fee has increased to:

  • 3.522,95 TRY (previously 2.536,60 TRY)

This fee becomes payable after allowance of the trademark application and prior to issuance of the registration certificate.

Electronic Filing System (EPATS)

TÜRKPATENT continues to process applications, requests and fee payments electronically through its EPATS electronic filing system.

The Office does not permit direct bank transfers for ordinary filing procedures.

The EPATS platform is used for:

  • Filing applications
  • Submitting procedural requests
  • Uploading documents
  • Paying official fees
  • Monitoring application status

The electronic filing system is widely used by Turkish and foreign trademark and patent attorneys for prosecution procedures before TÜRKPATENT.

Practical Impact of the Fee Increases

The revised fee schedule is expected to affect filing and portfolio management strategies for both domestic and foreign applicants.

In practice, applicants may increasingly consider:

  • Narrower trademark specifications
  • More selective class coverage
  • Portfolio optimization strategies
  • Timing of renewals and validations
  • Budget adjustments for large filing programs

The increased trademark class fees may particularly affect applicants filing broad multi-class trademark applications.

However, despite the increases in Turkish lira amounts, the fees remain relatively stable when viewed in USD or EUR terms due to the depreciation of the Turkish lira against major foreign currencies.

Annual Fee Revision Practice

TÜRKPATENT reviews and updates official fees annually. The revised tariff schedules generally enter into force on January 1 of each calendar year.

Applicants and rights holders are therefore advised to verify current official fees before initiating filings, renewals or prosecution procedures in Türkiye.

Official Fee Schedules

The official tariff schedules published by TÜRKPATENT for 2024 are available at the following links:

Conclusion

The revised 2024 official fees introduced notable increases across many patent, trademark and design procedures before TÜRKPATENT.

Although the increases are significant in Turkish lira terms, the fees remain comparatively moderate in foreign currency terms due to exchange rate developments.

Applicants planning filings, renewals, validations or PCT national phase entries in Türkiye should carefully consider the updated fee schedules when budgeting intellectual property costs for 2024.