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ARTICLE · 04 JANUARY 2017

Patents - Industrial Designs Prosecution & Enforcement

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Designs which are disclosed to the public in Turkey for the first time shall be protected as a non-registered design for three years as from the date of first disclosure.

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The Turkish Parliament enacted new IP Law by December 22, 2016. The Law will enter into force once it is approved by the President and published in Official Gazette.

Here are some major changes proposed by the new Law:

Patents/Utility Models

A Totally New Stage is Introduced: Post-Grant Opposition

Upon publication of a grant decision, a third party may file an opposition against a granted patent within six months of its publication.  Once the opposition is filed, the Turkish Patent Institute notifies and invites the patentee to submit its opinion or to amend its patent application. Both the opposition and the patentee's opinion and amendment are examined by the Board to be established at the Turkish Patent Institute. The composition of the Board and other procedures will be clarified with the implementing regulations.

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