20 years
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.
10 years
20 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.
yes. After the applicant pays the corresponding fee, he can apply to change the patent type from invention to utility model.
TURKPATENT only conducts a formality examination of the design patent application, and it can be authorized if it meets the novelty.
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
The novelty of an invention will not be affected if it is disclosed within 12 months before its patent application date or priority date:
- disclosed by the inventor;
- Disclosed by the Patent Application Accepting Authority,
- and that information is included in:
- In other applications of the inventor, and disclose the application when the relevant authority should not disclose the application;
- In applications submitted by third parties who have obtained information directly or indirectly from the inventor without the inventor's permission;
- Disclosure of the invention by a third party who has obtained information, directly or indirectly, from the inventor.
10-12 months
yes. After the applicant pays the corresponding fee, he can apply to change the patent type from invention to utility model.