Define the design
Images and product indication are checked for a consistent filing.
DESIGN / TURKEY
Design Registration in Turkey
We handle industrial design applications in Turkey for overseas designers, businesses and IP firms. Send the design views, applicant details and any priority records to request a quotation for local filing.
TIME-SENSITIVE MATTER
6 months
Claim design priority in Turkey.
Usually counted from the date of the first foreign design filing. Priority depends on the earlier filing and the same design. Send the earlier application details and representations for review.
Official source ↗DATE ESTIMATOR
Check an indicative date
Calendar-month estimate only. Official notification, service rules, non-working days and any special procedure may change the final day. We confirm the deadline from the actual file; do not rely on this tool for filing.
THE NEXT STEP
Review the design views before filing.
A design filing begins with the views showing the appearance to be protected. Identify each design and variant, the applicant and any priority claim so the representations and proposed application scope can be reviewed before filing.
Prepare the application
We establish applicant, designer and priority details.
Monitor the file
We follow publication and relevant office communications.
PRACTICAL SERVICE GUIDE
Design registration in Turkey: views and filing scope
A design application should clearly show the appearance for which protection is sought. The images, owner and filing strategy need to be consistent. Product descriptions cannot substitute for appropriate design views.
Review the images and product variants before filing
Which appearance should be protected?
Provide consistent views of each proposed design and identify product variants. A change in appearance may need separate consideration rather than being assumed to fall within one set of images.
Who is the applicant and who created the design?
Give the applicant and designer details and identify any earlier filing or disclosure. These records help define ownership information and the proposed filing strategy before the application is prepared.
Documents to send for an assessment
- Clear design views
- product identification
- applicant and designer information
- any earlier application
- disclosure dates and priority records where relevant
What our representation covers
Review the proposed views and filing structure, identify document or image issues and prepare the agreed application. We report the filing record and explain the subsequent procedure.
Costs and the written quotation
The quotation depends on the number of designs, images, priority documents and filing structure.
For design registration in turkey, confirm the specific filing or response task and documents to be reviewed. The agreed quotation identifies professional work, applicable official charges, translation needs, taxes and payment currency; later stages require separate instructions.
What happens after the instructed action?
Registration is not a guarantee that no earlier design or validity issue exists. Later objections and portfolio maintenance are considered on their own facts.
Can one set of images cover every product version?
Different versions should be reviewed individually. Send the proposed images and identify the variants you need protected so the application structure can be discussed.
What makes a design eligible for protection?
The design must be new and have individual character. Novelty concerns whether an identical design was previously made available to the public; individual character concerns the overall impression on the informed user. Tell us about earlier products, publications, exhibitions and online disclosures before filing so their relevance can be assessed.
Design protection concerns appearance. A feature dictated solely by technical function requires separate consideration; registering a design does not replace patent protection for a technical invention.
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