Designs And Utility Models Throughout The World Chapter 149A Turkey

I. Introduction

Law

The Industrial Property Code no. 6769 (""IP Code"") entered into force on January 10, 2017.

Conventions

International Convention (Stockholm) (see Appendix 1); Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (see Appendix 2); Locarno Agreement for the International Classification of Industrial Designs (see Appendix 3); Patent Cooperation Treaty (see Appendix 4(a)); Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (see Appendix 5(a)); Hague Convention (legalization) (see Appendix 7); European Patent Convention (see Appendix 9).

II. Designs

Definitions

According to the Article 55 of the IP Code ""design"" is defined as ""the appearance of the whole or part of a product or its ornamentation resulting from various features such as lines, color, texture, form, shape and material.""