Is a design application in Türkiye eligible for DAS?

• via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
• via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.

yes. After the applicant pays the corresponding fee, he can apply to change the patent type from invention to utility model.

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.

yes

yes

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.

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office

English: Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, abbreviation: TURKPATENT

Website: TÜRKPATENT (turkpatent.gov.tr)

Turkish Utility Model Patent Search: Patent Araştırma (turkpatent.gov.tr)

10-12 months