TURKPATENT updated the trademark examination guideline

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT) has updated its trademark examination guideline. TURKPATENT has updated the guideline regarding the confusingly similarities of the trademarks, one of the relative refusal grounds in the opposition-based examinations....

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TURKPATENT takes measures to protect the personal data

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT) has taken some measures to protect the personal data under the Law No. 6608 for the protection of the personal data.The measures cover important restrictions for preventing the revelation of personal data on online...

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TURKPATENT amended its procedure for change of name, address and company type

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT) has made some procedural changes for recording changes of names, kinds and addresses of applicants and right holders as well as assigning customer numbers.In the new procedure, TURKPATENT will no longer request...

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TÜRKPATENT releases data for 2020 for industrial property filings

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) announced the industrial property application statistics for 2020.In 2020, it was noted that there was an increase of 0.7% in domestic patent applications, 23.2% in domestic utility model applications, 30.57% in...

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TURKPATENT announced fee changes effective January 01, 2021

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT) announced new official fees for patents, utility models, trademarks and designs effective January 01, 2021. The fees schedule was published in the Official Gazette on December 30, 2020. The official fees for...

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