Trademark Registration Procedures

Trademark Registration Procedures

Trademark Registration Procedures

Our members who want to be branded are informed about how to apply online to the Turkish Patent Institute and to follow up and finalize the application.

In Turkey, trademark protection is granted according to the provisions of 6769 Industrial Property Code

Basically, there are two ways of applying for a trademark protection in Turkey:

1) Direct application to Turkish Patent and Trademark Office: The first way of making a trademark registration application is to file an application directly to Turkish Patent and Trademark Office.

Those who are domiciled outside the borders of Republic of Turkey-except for those making an application through the Madrid Protocol- can only be represented by trademark attorneys who are authorized to act before the Office. 

For the list of trademark attorneys: http://www.turkpatent.gov.tr/TURKPATENT/attorneysearchAll/

2) International Applications through the Madrid System: The second alternative for making a trademark application in Turkey is to use the Madrid System which is administered by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Madrid System is formed by two treaties complementing each other. These treaties are the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol. Turkey is only a member of the Protocol. Therefore, it accepts applications from only the States which are party to the Protocol or from the States which are party to both the Agreement and the Protocol. In both cases, the governing treaty for the international applications filed to Turkish Patent and Trademark Office is the Madrid Protocol.

Web page for Turkish Patent and Trademark Office is  https://www.turkpatent.gov.tr/TURKPATENT/?lang=en