Trademark Appeals before Turkish Patent Office
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Ata Patent Group handles trademark registration, opposition
against a trademark application, and trademark infringement law
suits for a wide range of companies. We draw on our significant
experience and blend it with a realistic understanding of the
business environment so as to wisely, but practically, apply the law
to Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) is the administrative authority
dealing with the intellectual property rights registration process
in Turkey. TPI has separate departments for trade marks, patent and
designs. The decisions of these departments may be appealed within
two months, and the Re-examination and Evaluation Board of TPI gives
the final decision in the administrative process.
All final decisions of TPI are subject to statutory audit. Objectors may file a lawsuit against unfavourable decisions before the specialised Civil IP Court in Ankara, which is the competent court for all cases filed against TPI. This lawsuit must be filed within two months of the notification of TPI’s final decision.
Ankara Civil IP Court decides the correctness or cancellation of the final decision of TPI. There have been many cases, and TPI has recently started to give acceptable decisions through the continuous improvement and consolidation of case law. The IP Court of the first instance and the Supreme Court play a big role in establishing and maintaining legitimacy and stability in this field, which is quite new for all practitioners.
Our patent & trademark attorneys are licensed to practice before Turkish Patent Institute to represent our clients' all types of intellectual property rights; including applications, registrations, and oppositions. Our IP litigation attorneys render patentability and patent, trademark, and copyright infringement opinions; litigate to protect intellectual property; handle arbitration, mediation, and other litigation alternatives; and negotiate licenses, franchising, and similar business transactions to maximize the value of such property.
