TRADEMARK REGISTRATION

Trademark Registration

When we look at the whole world, the Trademark value of many companies measured with billion dollars is more than the total value of company assets. Therefore, it is important to avoid malicious actions against reputation and credibility, as well as against materially high-profile Trademarks. First of all, the Trademark must be registered in the name of the principal owner. The first step in Trademark investment should be a registration application.

What is Trademark registration?

A Trademark is all of the markings (letters, logos, figures, phrases, slogans, etc.) that represent all assets of the entity. The legal registration of the marks that you have fully authorized for the representation of your entity, and the certificate to prove this are called Trademark registration.

Why do I have to register my Trademark?

If you do not actualize the registration of your Trademark, you can not prevent others from making unfair profits over your investments and you can not prevent the others from making hard-to-compensate losses to your business, claiming by bringing your trademark to legal ground that you have gained unfair advantage on your behalf. Because the person or the entity making the registration of the Trademark which is exact the same or similar with your Trademark, may apply sanction through case.

Since these and similar situations are quite common nowadays, we advise you to make an assessment with our experts on Trademark registration before your investment plans. Thus you take both your Trademark and investments under guarantee from the very beginning …

The Trademark protection provided to the owner of the Trademark is obtained through registration. The Trademarks in Turkey are protected as per  the provisions of Decree-Law no. 556 about Protection of Trademarks. It is mandatory for Trademarks to be registered in order to benefit from the effective protection of the Decree Law No. 556.

How can I register my mark?

The sole provider of Trademark registrations in Turkey is Turkish Patent Institute.  A trademark application filed with the Turkish Patent Institute takes an average of one year for the conclusion of the trademark registration certificate.

At the end of this process, many Trademarks are rejected for not being appropriate to the registration. For this reason, it is necessary to investigate and interpret whether the registered Trademark is appropriate for registration in terms of Trademark law before the application.

Before the Trademark registration application, we make the preliminary investigation free of charge whether the required expressions are registered on behalf of another person. You can make your Trademark registration transactions by contacting with the expert staff MARKACELL Patent Inc.  consisting of professionals who can think deeply, are highly capable of analysis and each is specialized in their fields.