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Amendments to Trademark Laws

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Jan 25, 2017 (Newsletter Issue 2/17)
Turkey
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Major Changes in New IP Law


The new Industrial Property Law, Industrial Property Law – Law no. 6769, (hereinafter “New Law”) has gone into effect in Turkey as of January 10, 2017.

The New Law replaces the Turkish Trademark Law (Decree Law No. 556 for the Protection of Trademarks) along with Patent Law (Decree Law No. 551), Industrial Design Law (Decree Law No. 554) and Geographical Indication Law (Decree Law No. 555).

Although the New Law has gone into effect, the previous Turkish Trademark Law will continue to be in effect in relation to processing trademark applications which were filed before January 2017, 10. Trademark applications which were filed on or after January 10, 2017 will be processed within the frame of the New Law.

Some major changes are:
- Introduction of Letter of Consent
- Reduction of opposition period to 2 months for applications filed on or after January 10, 2017
- Recognition of Proof of Use
- Bad faith as explicit ground for opposition and invalidity
- Renewal terms (regular and grace period) are calculated from the actual expiration date of the trademark registrations
- Regulation of cancellation proceedings as administrative proceedings

For further information, please see the article from our Country Index partner Istanbul Patent A.S. which can be accessed here

Source: Istanbul Patent A.S., Turkey