TURKPATENT only conducts a formality examination of the design patent application, and it can be authorized if it meets the novelty.
yes. After the applicant pays the corresponding fee, he can apply to change the patent type from invention to utility model.
The initial protection period is 5 years, renewable 4 times, up to 25 years.
yes
yes. After the applicant pays the corresponding fee, he can apply to change the patent type from invention to utility model.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
- 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.
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
TURKPATENT only conducts a formality examination of the design patent application, and it can be authorized if it meets the novelty.
no
yes