A New Regulation Regarding Employees' Inventions Is Published

The Regulation on Employees' Inventions, Inventions Made at Higher Education Institutions and Projects with Public Support ("Regulation on Inventions") was published in the Official Gazette on September 29, 2017.

The Regulation on Inventions comprehensively regulates patent and utility model rights with respect to inventions made by employees, at higher education institutions, and in projects receiving public support.

The Regulation on Inventions declares that an invention created by an employee during his/her employment, (i) while fulfilling his/her duties for the employer (either a public or private enterprise), or (ii) based mainly on the experience and works of the public or private enterprise, is defined as a "service invention." All other inventions, which fall outside the scope of service inventions, are defined as "independent inventions." Service or independent inventions (which can be protected by either a patent model or a utility model) created by an