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How to apply for a Turkish trademark?

Process of registering a Turkish trademark

1. Trademark search report

The Turkish Patent Office conducts a search for previously registered or applied Turkish trademarks on its own and issues a search report . The applicant will receive the above search report before the trademark is approved for publication and decide whether to arrange for trademark publication.

2. Trademark form review

After the application is submitted, the legality review of the submitted application documents, trademark drawings, power of attorney and other documents will be conducted; if the regulations are met, the application date and Application number.

3. Trademark substantive examination

When the Turkish Patent Office examines a Turkish trademark application, it only examines its registrability (i.e. distinctiveness), also known as absolute grounds, and does not Review on relative grounds, that is, no prior rights will be cited to reject the application.

4. Turkish Trademark Announcement

After review, if the examiner believes that the trademark application can be accepted, an announcement will be published on the Turkish Official Trademark Announcement. The objection period is three months from the date of announcement.