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Turkey: International Trademark Registration
Trademark registration, which is a major factor for the important and leading companies operate abroad and in Turkey to provide their goods and services in international markets, is of great significance for marketing and protecting this services. For this reason, companies that desire to protect their trademarks abroad shall also register these trademarks in the respective countries. As it is known, the rights arising from trademark registration only provide protection in the country where the registration is made. If the trademark is to be protected abroad, it shall also be registered in the countries where protection is requested. It is possible to obtain protection by making separate applications to the offices of the countries where registration is requested, as well as in several countries with a single application by using certain registration systems.
Today, there are two fundamental application systems in terms of international trademark registration. The first of these is the “Community Trademark (CTM) System” which is one of the regional systems, and the other is the “Madrid System”, which is among the international systems and frequently preferred. In addition to these, regional protection for trademark registration can be provided through the Benelux Trademark Registration System and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization system as well.
In this article, explanations and information are given within the scope of international trademark registration. The subject is discussed in detail under the following headings below and kindly presented to your information.
II. TRADEMARK REGISTRATION WITHIN THE SCOPE OF COMMUNITY TRADEMARK (CTM) SYSTEM
- Registration of the trademark within the all member states of the European Union with a single application,
- More economic costs compared to the separate registration applications in each country.
- √ Request form
- √ Official form provided by WIPO duly completed in English in accordance with the relevant request
- √ Information on the payment of the fee for notifying the requests of the office of origin to WIPO