Madrid Protocol on Turklegal IP - Turkish Patent and Trademark Attorneys

United Arab Emirates joined the Madrid Protocol

Oktay Simsek — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 16:05:41 +0300

United Arab Emirates (UAE) joined the Madrid Protocol . The protocol will enter into force for the UAE on 28 December 2021.

Provisional Refusals of International Trademarks in Türkiye

Oktay Simsek — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:41:18 +0300

If you have received a refusal for your Turkey designation under Madrid Protocol, you should first check WIPO’s notification date. The notification date is the date for calculating the deadline. You should add two months to the WIPO’s notification date to calculate the deadline to file appeal against the provisional refusal.

Turkey withdrew its declaration under Article 14 (5) of Madrid Protocol

Oktay Simsek — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 22:44:08 +0300

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced that Türkiye has withdrawn its declaration under Article 14(5) of the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (“Madrid Protocol”). The withdrawal became effective on 18 October 2019.