Design is the ability to create a product that goes beyond the ordinary by adding aesthetics to any product. The design application serves to protect the external appearance of these products.

Not every inventive product or method has to be protected by means of patenting. Protecting an invention by a patent means sharing every detail of the invention with everyone.

In this article, I will talk about some concepts that are essential for the patent process. I will try to focus on the basic concepts that should be essentially known in the process such as search and examination reports...

Unlike trademark applications, in patent-utility model and design applications, the names of the creators of inventions and designs can be given place in addition to the applicant.

As a reminder, International Patent Classification (IPC) established by the Strasbourg Agreement is used in patent classifications. In design applications, a classification system based on the Locarno Agreement is used.

As a reminder, IPC codes determined according to the Strasbourg Agreement are used in patent classifications, and a classification system based on the Locarno Agreement is used in design applications.

At a time when technology takes up so much space in our lives, we, as humanity, are still helpless in the face of natural disasters, climate changes and epidemics, and we are saddened by feeling inadequate.

The European Patent Convention (EPC), also known as the Convention on the Grant of European Patents, of 5 October 1973, is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organization and providing an autonomous...