TÜRKIYE Law and Practice Contributed by: Korcan Dericioğlu, Gonca Adalı Başmakcı, Ekin Karakuş Öcal and Önder Erol Ünsal, Ankara Patent
applied) relating to identical goods and servic - es (or to goods and services of the same type) might be rejected ex officio. It is possible to use the online search portal of TÜRKPATENT but for similarity it might be better to use specialised
• technical specifications (if the application has been filed for collective or guarantee trade marks); • proof of payment; and • transliteration of non-Latin letters into the Latin alphabet (if letters other than the Latin alphabet are used in the reproduction of the trade mark). There is no need to declare any proof of use or declaration of use when filing a trade mark application. Turkish trade mark law allows multi-class trade mark applications. Application fees are calcu - lated according to the number of classes cov - ered. The official application fee is approximately EUR60 per class. The official registration fee does not depend on the number of classes and is approximately EUR170 per trade mark (as of early 2024). The following are entitled to trade mark owner - ship: • Turkish citizens; • real or legal persons who are domiciled or who have commercial establishments within Turkish territory; • persons who have application rights arising from the terms of the Paris Agreement and the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization; and • in line with reciprocity principles, nationals of states that provide IP rights to Turkish nation - als. If the domicile of the applicant is not within the territories of Türkiye, all operations must be carried out by an authorised Turkish trade mark attorney.
trade mark search engines. 4.3 Term of Registration
The term of protection for registered trade marks is ten years from the date of application. Upon the request of the trade mark owner, this term may be renewed for periods of ten years. Request for renewal needs to be made by the trade mark proprietor within six months prior to the expiry of the protection date and the infor - mation regarding the payment of the fee must be submitted to TÜRKPATENT within the same period. If no request is made or the informa - tion regarding payment of the renewal fee is not submitted to TÜRKPATENT within this period, a renewal request may be made within six months following the expiry of the protection date, pro - vided that an additional fee is paid. There are no special requirements when renew - ing. However, if the renewal date is missed, there is no revival procedure. A trade mark registration cannot be updated or refreshed, except for the minor material mis - takes. 4.4 Application Requirements In order to file a trade mark application, the application must consist of: • information on the identity of applicant; • representation of trade mark; • list of goods or services;
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