The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (the Office) founded a
company on April 2 2018 based in Ankara, called Türk
Sınai Mülkiyet Değerleme Mühendislik ve
Danışmanlık Hizmetleri Anonim Şirketi
(TÜRKSMD). The company's sole owner is currently the
Office. TÜRKSMD will be able to pursue commercial purposes
since it is founded as a corporation and is open to all
nationalities, persons and institutions.
The primary aim of TÜRKSMD is to value
intellectual property rights belonging to real and legal persons
and assist with the commercialisation of inventions, patented or
not yet patented, that have arisen as a result of R&D
activities.
TÜRKSMD's services
In addition to its core purpose, TÜRKSMD can provide other
services that are stated in its Articles of Association. They
include: