Turkish Trademark System
Registered trademark protection system for 10 years but can be extended by unlimited number of renewals,
Protection of both good and service marks,
Registration after examination and opposition,
Absolute and relative grounds for refusal,
Publication of applications
Opposition by third parties
Trademark use requirement
Decree-Law 556 on the protection of trademarks,(June 27 1995), is the main legislation governing trademarks and includes a registered trademark protection system for goods and services, including guarantee marks and joint marks. Both good and services can be included in one application totally upto 45 classes, the last 11 of which are for services.
Turkey is a party of;
Paris Convention on the protection of industrial property (1925)
Nice Agreement concerning the international classification of goods and services for the purpose of registration of marks (01.01.1996)
Vienna Agreement establishing an international classification of the figurative elements of marks (01.01.1996)
Protocol relating to Madrid Agreement (01.01.1999)
The application is filed and examined with Turkish Patent Institude
The Office examines all grounds for refusal
The registeration procedure takes approximately 12-15 month from the application date The decisions on grant are published. The decisions on refusal can appealed with two months as from the reciept of notification of refusal
Any interested party may oppose a trademark application during the three months period of its publication.
