The initial protection period is 5 years, renewable 4 times, up to 25 years.
yes
2-3 years
- Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted fee within 2 months after receiving the granted payment notice.
- Annuity: From the 3rd year from the filing date, the annual fee shall be paid year by year. For the application of PCT entering the national phase of Turkey, the maintenance fee before granted shall be paid. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a 125% late fee will be paid at the same time.
no
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office
English: Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, abbreviation: TURKPATENT
Website: TÜRKPATENT (turkpatent.gov.tr)
Turkish Invention Patent Search: Patent Araştırma (turkpatent.gov.tr)
yes. After the applicant pays the corresponding fee, he can apply to change the patent type from invention to utility model.
TURKPATENT only conducts formality examination and prior art search for utility model patent applications, and does not protect methods or chemical products. The search is only for novelty and industrial applicability, and there is no requirement for inventive step. The applicant shall submit the prior art search request within 3 months from the date of issuance of the acceptance notice.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
- Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: 3 months from the date of European patent grant.
- Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted fee within 2 months after receiving the granted payment notice.
- Annuity: From the 3rd year from the filing date, the annual fee shall be paid year by year. For the application of PCT entering the national phase of Turkey, the maintenance fee before granted shall be paid. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a 125% late fee will be paid at the same time.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.