Intellectual Property Glossary

The natural or legal person who files a registration or patent application in their own name. The registration certificate is issued in the applicant's name.

Describes that an invention cannot be obviously derived from the state of the art by a person skilled in the field. It is one of the requirements for granting a patent.

The official publication in which TÜRKPATENT publishes applications. After a trademark application is published, the period during which third parties may oppose begins.

A sign indicating a product whose quality, reputation or other characteristics are based on a specific geographical origin. It is divided into designation of origin and geographical indication of provenance.

The transfer of a right over a trademark, patent or design to another person. For an assignment to be valid, it must be made in writing and recorded in the registry.

The outward appearance of a product or part of it arising from features such as lines, color, shape, texture and materials. It is registered if it is new and distinctive.

Refers to the three-dimensional layout of the circuit elements in semiconductor products. It is protected through registration, provided it is original.

A simpler type of protection for new inventions that are industrially applicable. The inventive step requirement of patents does not apply.

The name of a product that has been produced or used in the traditional way for a long time, even without a regional link. It is protected by registration.

The objection filed within a certain period by a person who believes they hold the rights, against a published trademark or design application.

The period during which the registered right is protected. It is 10 years for trademarks, 20 years for patents, 10 years for utility models and 5 years for designs.

The right holder allows another person to use a right, such as a trademark or patent, under certain conditions. Ownership of the right does not change.

The international system in which industrial designs are classified by product type. In design applications, the product is specified according to these classes.

An international registration system that allows a trademark to be protected in more than one country with a single application. Applications are processed through WIPO.

Any sign that serves to distinguish the goods or services of one business from those of others; it can be a word, shape, letter, number, color or sound.

Use of a registered trademark in commercial activity, in an identical or similar form, without the permission of the right holder.

The international system in which goods and services are grouped into 45 classes (1-34 goods, 35-45 services). Trademark applications are filed according to these classes.

A check, before applying, of whether identical or similar signs have already been registered. It reduces the risk of rejection and opposition.

The right for the filing date of a first application in one country to be treated as valid for applications filed abroad within a certain period. It is 6 months for trademarks and designs and 12 months for patents.

A protection document granted for technical inventions that are new, involve an inventive step and are industrially applicable, giving the right holder exclusive use for 20 years.

The legal basis TÜRKPATENT states when partially or fully rejecting an application. Re-examination can be requested on the basis of this reasoning.

These are the statutory fees paid to TÜRKPATENT for procedures such as application, publication, registration and renewal. They are set according to the tariff, which is updated every year.

Law No. 6769. It sets out the rules on acquiring and protecting trademark, patent, utility model, design and geographical indication rights.

The official record in which registered rights and later changes such as assignment, license and renewal are recorded.

The document that explains in detail the technical field, the state of the art and the solution of the invention in a patent or utility model application.

The official document issued by TÜRKPATENT when the application process is completed successfully, showing the owner and the scope of the right.

A trademark that is not officially registered and is known only through use. Its legal protection is weaker than that of a registered trademark.

The name under which a business is registered in the trade registry. Registering a trade name does not amount to registering a trademark; the two are protected separately.

The route of application to the Re-examination and Evaluation Board against TÜRKPATENT decisions. It is made within 2 months of notification of the decision.

Extending a trademark whose term of protection has expired by another 10 years by applying before the term ends. If it is not renewed, protection ends.