Summit on Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0. and Intellectual Property Law to be held on February 12th, 2018

"Summit on Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0. and Intellectual Property Law", organized by Research and Application Center for Intellectual and Industrial Rights (FISAUM) of Ankara University in Turkey, will be held on February 12th, 2018. During...

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Turkey tops trademark filings in Europe in 2017

Prof. Dr. Habib Asan, the President of Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT), has given an interview regarding the industrial property activities and statistics in 2017 to Turkey's official news agency, Anadolu Agency (AA), on 26 January 2017. Here...

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Turkish Plant Variety Office has announced its new schedule of fees for 2018.

Turkish Plant Variety Office (also known as Central Directorate for Seed Registry and Certification (TTSMO)) announces its schedule of fees at the beginning of each year. The Office has announced its new schedule of fees on 17 January 2018. The schedule...

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Twitter's long struggle to register Periscope in Turkey

Twitter is not able to register its brand Periscope for live broadcasting and streaming services in Turkey. The recent court decision has confirmed that the trademark application filed by Twitter for Periscope is not allowable due to earlier registered...

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Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has released a revised version of its Strategy Document setting out its objectives for the next 5 years.

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT) is regularly preparing and releasing strategy documents setting out objectives and goals every five years. The Strategy Document for five years had been already issued early last year. However, as the...

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Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has announced its performance goals for 2018.

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT) conventionally announces its performance goals and objectives at the beginning of each year. TURKPATENT has released its Performance Document on 11 January 2018. In the preface of the Document, Chief...

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Vocational qualification exams for becoming Turkish patent and trademark attorney to be held on January 21, 2018.

The candidates who passed the general qualification exams for becoming Turkish patent attorney and trademark attorney held on November 11, 2017 will take their vocational qualification exams on January 21, 2018. Vocational qualification exam for becoming...

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Payment periods for renewal fees of Turkish trademarks and designs will change from January 10, 2018

New Industrial Property Code came into force last year on January 10, 2017 in Turkey. The Code prescribes the followings for the trademark and designs renewal fee due dates: Renewal fees for trademarks shall be due on the anniversary day of the filing...

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New practice for due dates for renewal fees of Turkish trademarks and designs to be applied as from January 10, 2018

Turkey introduced its New Industrial Property Code of Laws for patents, trademarks, designs, geographical indications last year on January 10, 2017. According to the New Code, renewal fees for trademarks (every 10 years) and designs (every 5 years but...

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