Industrial Designs

To protect your new and creative designs bearing differential features, Acar Intellectual Property professionally offers you an extensive service in all stages of industrial design proceedings.

The services provided regarding industrial designs are as follows:

§      Carrying out searches in the official records of Turkish Patent Institute,

§      Filing of industrial designs,

§      Filing arguments and oppositions, sending the warning letters,

§      Renewal of industrial designs,

§      Preparation of deed of assignments / license agreements,

§      Recordal of assignments / licenses / company merges,

§      Recordal of name/address/status changes,

§      Legal counseling and assistance on industrial design proceedings.

The main legislation pertaining to the protection and registration of Industrial Designs in Turkey is Decree-Law No. 554 which is in force as from June 27, 1995. Classification system globalized as similar to the legislation and the industrial designs begin to be classified under International Classification of Locarno. With the new legislation, industrial designs are only being examined formally regardless of examination on novelty. Unless an opposition/objection arises during the period of publication, industrial designs are registered.

With the establishment of specialized courts, if a dispute arises, parties have chance to contest the issue and demand the compensation of the damages against infringements.

1. Filing of the Application to the Turkish Patent Institute
2. Formal checks of the TPI examiners
3. Publication in the Official Trademark Bulletin
4. Replying oppositions filed by the 3^rd parties (if any)
5. Registration and Forwarding the Certificate
6. Renewal for periods of five years