TPTO Updates Procedures For Address Changes, Name Changes And Conversions Of Company Types

Recent Development

As known the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office ("TPTO") assigns a seven-digit number called a "customer number" to right holders. The customer number ensures that all registrations and applications registered in the name of the relevant right holder are listed according to the type of right when searches on the TPTO database are made utilizing this number. The TPTO announced on its official website that it changed the name "customer number" to "personal number" and introduced certain updates regarding address changes, name changes and conversions of company types ("Announcement"). In this context, domestic and foreign real persons and legal entities should pay attention to certain aspects of the Announcement in their proceedings on the TPTO Electronic Application System ("EPATS").