OVERSEAS PATENT

OVERSEAS PATENT

Patents or utility model documents are documents that provide protection in the country where they are obtained. For this reason, a patent or utility model attached to  a document in Turkey, provides protection only in Turkey. If protection of the invention is requested in other countries too, patent offices of the requested countries should be applied for registration

Convention within 1 year as of the date of application made in Turkey,  and preemptive rights are demanded during this application, the applications and the obtained patents of the third person  for the same invention between the date of application in Turkey and application date made to other countries, shall be deemed as void.

How to Make a Patent Application in Abroad

Basically, patent application in abroad can be made in three forms.

Classic Patent: It should be preferred in cases where the protection is limited to only 2-3 countries.

PCT (Patent Cooperation Agreement): It should be preferred if patent protection is requested in many countries.

EPC (European Patent Convention): It should be preferred only if European protection is considered.

If you wish, you can get detailed information from our experts.

Who can apply to PCT?

Inventors or companies who want to make a patent application can apply directly to WIPO or they can apply through the national offices of the member countries. Real and legal persons who reside in Turkey or Turkish citizens can make application to Turkish Patent Institute.

How Does the PCT Process Work?

– PCT applications made to TPE are sent to

WIPO for registration and EPO for research.

– The applicant is sent a certificate of receipt by WIPO and EPO.

– The research report is sent to the applicant by EPO

– The application is published by WIPO.

– After publication of the application by WIPO, the PCT national phase application can be made in 144 countries by the applicant within 30 months of the initial application date (preference if any).

Abroad Patent Application Forms

1. PTC
2. EPC
3. EUA
4. OAPI
5. ARIPO
6. GCC