The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
yes. After the applicant pays the corresponding fee, he can apply to change the patent type from invention to utility model.
yes
Filing Language: Turkish via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Turkish translation
- Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Turkish translation
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
- Proof of payment of application fee
Attachments (if any)
- WIPO Publication
- ISR/IPRP
- Entry into the Turkish national phase 19/28/34/41 amended
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Turkish translation
- Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Turkish translation
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Proof of payment of application fee
- 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.
TURKPATENT only conducts a formality examination of the design patent application, and it can be authorized if it meets the novelty.
The initial protection period is 5 years, renewable 4 times, up to 25 years.
yes
yes
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
The initial term of protection is 5 years from the filing date, which can be extended up to 25 years by renewal every 5 years.