The First Oppositions Are Received By The Turkish Patent As Per The New Ip Code

In December 2020, oppositions were filed against two national patents before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office. Although the oppositions or the grounds for the opposition are not disclosed, the implementation of the post-grant opposition could be observed within the upcoming months.

Post-grant opposition was introduced by the IP Code enacted in 2017. Accordingly,

• Post-grant opposition must be filed within six months as of the publication of the grant decision.
• The grounds for opposition may be;
  • the invention is not novel/does not include an inventive step/is not susceptible of industrial application,
  • the subject matter of invention is excluded from patentability,