Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" accepted.
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.
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.
10 years
yes. After the applicant pays the corresponding fee, he can apply to change the patent type from invention to utility model.
yes
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
yes
no
yes