What are the procedures for trademark registration in Turkey?
1. Introduction of Turkish trademarks 1. Trademark premise: the principle of combining registration with use. 2. Trademark classification: Turkish trademark goods or services are classified according to the international classification of goods and services registered by trademarks. The application for trademark registration follows the principle of one application per category. 3. Trademark registration: According to the provisions of the Trademark Law, Turkey can accept applications for registration of commodity trademarks, service trademarks, joint trademarks, series trademarks, color trademarks and collective trademarks. 4. Trademark Treaty: Turkey is a member of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Madrid Agreement for the Protection of Origin, the Nice Agreement on the Classification of Internationally Registered Goods and Services, the Hague Convention on Document Authentication, the madrid agreement concerning the international registration of marks, the madrid agreement concerning the international registration of marks Protocol and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Second, the Turkish trademark registration process 1. Trademark search: search whether the trademark exists on the official trademark website of Turkey. 2. Submission of materials: Submit the materials required for registration (explained below). 3. Formal review: check whether the information is complete. 4. substantive examination: check whether there are similar or identical trademarks. 5. Initial announcement: to check whether there is any infringement of the trademark rights of others for the society. 6. Successful registration: Turkey, the place where the trademark was successfully registered, the Turkish trademark III. Turkish trademark registration information 1. Company name: ① Copy of business license ② Clear trademark logo ③ Application ④ Power of Attorney 2. Personal name: ① Copy of ID card ② Copy of business license of individual industrial and commercial households ③ Clear trademark logo ④ Application ④ Power of attorney IV. Duration of Turkish trademark: from the date of application 10 year. If it is necessary to continue to use it after the expiration of the registration period, it shall apply for renewal of registration three years before the expiration of the registration period, and renew it every time.