The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office
("TPTO") announced that patent
applicants are now able to request search and examination reports
to be compiled simultaneously, in order to expedite the application
procedure.
According to the Turkish Intellectual Property Law number 6769
("IP Law"), for the evaluation and
confirmation of the invention's patentability, the patent
applicant is obliged to request a search report at the time of
application or within 12 months as of the application date.
Depending on the outcome of the report in which TPTO provides
insight regarding the prior art and relevant invention, the
applicant decides whether to proceed with the application or not.
The applicant can also submit an opinion in response to the
notified report.
