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What are the precautions for Turkish trademarks?
1. The examination of the substance of the trademark has been rejected: if the applied trademark is indeed very similar or identical with the prior trademark, or it is difficult to distinguish it, there is still a remedy in Turkey-consent. The applicant can fill in the consent form with the prior trademark owner to overcome the rejection. The relevant Turkish authorities will provide a consent form for filling in, and will not accept any other forms prepared by both parties.

2. In this case, invalidation cannot be declared: anyone can file an invalidation request with the court for a trademark registered in Turkey. However, if the prior trademark owner acquiesces in the subsequent trademark (registered in good faith) owner's use of his trademark for five consecutive years, it is deemed that the prior trademark owner has lost the right to revoke the trademark. If the later trademark is registered in bad faith, it is not limited by 5 years, and the earlier trademark owner can exercise the right of revocation at any time.

3. Deadline: Most countries are allowed to extend the deadline in some trademark procedures, while the Turkish Industrial Property Law is very strict about the deadline in trademark procedures, and there is no extension procedure. These deadlines include: objection, appeal, defense, etc. If you fail to reply within the prescribed time limit, the trademark application will be cancelled.

4. Tort liability: Acts that constitute criminal offences in Turkey include "importing or exporting, buying/holding for commercial purposes, transporting and storing, manufacturing goods/providing services, and selling", and reverse counterfeiting is also included in the scope of criminal liability, with sentences ranging from one to three years.

in addition, the Fast destruction procedure is specially stipulated, so that the trademark owner can apply for destroying the counterfeit goods without waiting for the court to conclude and meeting the prescribed conditions and procedures.