The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
Filing Language: Turkish Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Patent application fee payment certificate
- 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.
2-3 years
yes
The initial protection period is 5 years, renewable 4 times, up to 25 years.
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" accepted.
10-12 months
yes
TURKPATENT only conducts a formality examination of the design patent application, and it can be authorized if it meets the novelty.
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.