What are the patentability requirements in Turkey?

An invention generally must be new, involve an inventive step and be industrially applicable. A technical and legal assessment should be completed before disclosure or filing.

How long does a Turkish patent last?

A Turkish patent can provide protection for 20 years from the filing date, subject to payment of annual fees and compliance with the applicable rules.

What is the difference between a patent and a utility model in Turkey?

A patent can protect an invention meeting novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability requirements. A utility model has a shorter 10-year term and a different substantive threshold, and is not suitable for every invention.

Can a foreign company file a patent in Turkey?

Yes. A foreign-domiciled applicant generally proceeds through a patent attorney registered with TÜRKPATENT for direct Turkish filings. We coordinate the legal, commercial and technical workstream.

Can I enter the PCT national phase in Turkey?

Yes. A PCT application can generally enter the Turkish national phase by the 30-month deadline, subject to the required documents, translations and official fees.

How are European patents protected in Turkey?

After grant, a European patent can be validated in Turkey by completing the applicable Turkish publication and translation steps within the prescribed period.

Does patent ownership give freedom to operate?

No. Owning a patent does not automatically mean a product can be commercialised without infringing third-party rights. A freedom-to-operate review is a separate risk analysis.

Can Turkish Trade Lawyers help with licensing and infringement?

Yes. Our patent services extend from filing and prosecution to licensing, technology transfer, enforcement, invalidity, opposition and commercial due diligence.

Patent & Technology Protection

Patent Lawyer in Turkey

Q: How much is a Turkish patent application in 2026?

The official 2026 TÜRKPATENT national patent application fee is TRY 620. Search, examination, certificate, attorney and other costs are separate.

Patentability, Filing, PCT / EPC, Licensing & Enforcement

Protect inventions in Türkiye with business-focused legal support from patentability and filing strategy to licensing, enforcement and disputes. We advise international companies, inventors, founders, R&D teams and manufacturers across the complete patent lifecycle.

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Patent lifecycle

Patentability
ASSESSTÜRKPATENT
FILEPCT / EPC
EXTENDDisputes
DEFENDProtect theINVENTION

Patentability & Prior Art TÜRKPATENT Filing PCT & EPC Strategy Licensing & Technology FTO & Enforcement

Patent Legal Services in Türkiye

A patent is more than a certificate. It is a strategic asset built around ownership, claims, prior art, filing choices, prosecution, licensing and enforcement.

Turkish Trade Lawyers coordinates legal and commercial strategy with registered patent attorneys and technical professionals where required. We support the full journey from an early invention assessment to a defensible, investable and enforceable patent portfolio.

Patent Protection Built Around the Technology and the Business

Patent strategy should be aligned with product launch timing, research ownership, investment, manufacturing, licensing and international expansion. We help clients decide what to protect, when to file and how to preserve commercial options.

Before any unsecured submission, do not send unpublished enabling technical details. A high-level description is enough for an initial conversation; detailed invention disclosures should follow an agreed confidential process.

Before public disclosure

Publication, a conference presentation, investor deck or product launch can affect novelty. Contact us early to map confidentiality, inventorship, ownership and priority timing.

Turkey Patent Quick Answers

Turkish patent protection is administered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) under Industrial Property Code No. 6769.

AuthorityTÜRKPATENT

LegislationIndustrial Property Code No. 6769

Patent term20 years from filing, subject to annual fees

Utility model term10 years from filing

Electronic filingEPATS platform

Search / publicationGenerally within 12 / 18 months

2026 application fee≈ TRY 620–26,650

Foreign applicantsRegistered patent attorney generally required for direct filing

Our Patent Services in Turkey

End-to-end patent and technology protection support, from invention assessment and filing to international protection, commercialisation and disputes.

Patentability & Prior-Art Review

We assess novelty, inventive step, industrial applicability, public disclosure and earlier rights before a filing route is selected.

Technical and legal issue spotting
TÜRKPATENT and international search strategy
Risk-ranked filing recommendations

Confidentiality, Inventorship & Ownership

We help identify inventors, employer rights, contractor arrangements, assignments and disclosure controls before value is lost.

Inventor and employee invention review
Ownership chain and assignment planning
NDA and public-disclosure timing

Patent Drafting, Claims & Filing Strategy

We translate the commercial objective into a filing plan and coordinate claims, specifications, priority and jurisdiction choices.

Claim-scope and disclosure review
National, PCT and EPC roadmap
Coordination with technical patent professionals

Turkish Patent Applications Before TÜRKPATENT

We manage the legal and commercial workstream for Turkish national applications, priority claims and EPATS filings.

Application documentation and filing checks
Priority and applicant details
Foreign-client coordination

Search Report, Examination & Prosecution

We monitor deadlines, analyse search and examination reports and coordinate reasoned responses to objections.

Search and examination strategy
Amendment and response planning
Grant and certificate follow-up

Urgent Patent Search Report in Turkey

Where timing matters, we assess whether an urgent search route is appropriate and coordinate the additional official fee and technical work.

Urgent-search eligibility review
Deadline and launch-risk assessment
Clear explanation of what urgency does not guarantee

Utility Model Protection in Turkey

We compare a utility model with patent protection and structure a filing around the invention, market and enforcement objective.

Patent versus utility-model assessment
Application and certificate coordination
Portfolio and conversion strategy

Priority Rights & International Filing Strategy

We map priority windows, national filings and international expansion so that early decisions do not close later options.

Priority-date calendar
National versus PCT/EPC route
Foreign counsel coordination

PCT National Phase Entry in Turkey

We coordinate the Turkish national-phase package, translations, local representation, deadlines and official fees.

30-month deadline review
Documents and Turkish translation
Late-entry and restoration risk assessment

European Patents in Turkey — EPC Protection

We assist with the Turkish steps required after European patent grant and coordinate translation and publication timing.

Grant and validation calendar
Claims and specification publication
Local portfolio record keeping

Patent Portfolio Management & Annual Fees

A portfolio remains valuable only when deadlines, ownership and commercial priorities are actively managed.

Annual-fee calendar and reminders
Renewal and abandonment decisions
Corporate-change recordals

Patent Licensing & Technology Transfer

We structure licences and technology-transfer arrangements around scope, territory, field of use, royalties, improvements and control.

Exclusive and non-exclusive licences
Royalty, milestone and audit terms
Recordal and implementation support

Assignment, Corporate Transactions & Security

We align patent assignments, mergers, pledges and security arrangements with the register and the underlying transaction.

Assignment and ownership chain
M&A and due-diligence recordals
Pledge and security documentation

Freedom to Operate & Product Launch Risk

Patent ownership and freedom to operate are different questions. We identify third-party rights that may affect a product or process.

FTO search scope and assumptions
Claim mapping and risk matrix
Design-around and launch options

Opposition to Patent Grant & Post-Grant Proceedings

We evaluate opposition, post-grant and administrative options, evidence and settlement strategy against a granted or pending right.

Grounds and deadline analysis
Technical evidence coordination
Defensive and commercial settlement

Patent Infringement & Enforcement in Turkey

We help owners assess infringement, preserve evidence, choose proportionate steps and coordinate civil enforcement.

Claim and product comparison
Cease-and-desist and negotiation
Injunction and litigation strategy

Patent Invalidity & Defensive Litigation

We coordinate invalidity analysis and defence where a patent threatens a product, investment or commercial relationship.

Validity and prior-art assessment
Technical expert coordination
Litigation and settlement options

Patent Due Diligence for M&A and Investment

We review ownership, scope, maintenance, encumbrances, licensing, FTO and disputes so decision-makers can price technology risk.

Portfolio and chain-of-title review
Licence, pledge and litigation checks
Investment and transaction risk report

2026 Official Patent Fees in Turkey

The amounts below are official TÜRKPATENT charges for 2026. They exclude legal fees, technical drafting, translations, notarisation, WIPO or EPO fees and additional work caused by objections or disputes.

Official service	2026 fee
National patent application	TRY 620
Priority claim (each)	TRY 1,000
Ordinary search	TRY 5,180
Ordinary examination	TRY 5,180
Patent certificate	TRY 3,800
Urgent search additional fee	TRY 10,400
PCT national phase	TRY 16,890
European patent claims publication	TRY 16,180
Assignment recordal	TRY 5,520
Patent licence recordal	TRY 3,150
Selected third-year annual fee	TRY 3,800
Selected twentieth-year annual fee	TRY 26,650

Official fees are only one part of cost

Legal, technical, translation and international charges depend on the invention, route, claim scope and procedural stages.

Fees may change

Check the tariff applicable on the transaction date before payment. This table was last reviewed on 25 August 2026.

A Clear Process From Invention to Protection

STEP 01

Understand the Technology

We identify the technical contribution, commercial objective, inventors, ownership and disclosure history.

STEP 02

Assess Filing Risk

We review patentability, prior art, public disclosure and the best patent, utility-model or trade-secret route.

STEP 03

Build the Filing Strategy

We map claims, priority, TÜRKPATENT, PCT and EPC decisions with technical patent professionals.

STEP 04

Manage Prosecution

We coordinate search, examination, responses, translations, deadlines and grant formalities.

STEP 05

Commercialise and Maintain

We support licences, assignments, technology transfer, portfolio calendars and transaction diligence.

STEP 06

Enforce or Defend

We assess infringement, FTO, invalidity, opposition, injunction and litigation options.

What You Receive

A decision-ready patent workstream

Our work product is designed to help founders, management, R&D teams, investors and in-house counsel make the next decision with a clear record of assumptions, deadlines and risks.

Patentability, prior-art and public-disclosure assessment
Inventor, employee-invention and ownership review
Patent versus utility-model recommendation
National, PCT and EPC filing roadmap
Claims, filing and prosecution coordination
Search and examination response strategy

Commercial and dispute support

Portfolio calendar and annual-fee control
Licence, assignment and technology-transfer terms
FTO matrix and product-launch risk
Infringement and invalidity assessment
Opposition and defensive litigation strategy
Patent due diligence for M&A or investment

Patent Counsel for International Businesses

One Turkish point of coordination

Foreign companies, groups, foreign patent counsel and in-house teams often need local coordination that connects filing decisions to manufacturing, investment, licensing and enforcement.

Foreign-domiciled applicants generally require representation by a patent attorney registered with TÜRKPATENT for direct proceedings. We manage the legal and commercial strategy and coordinate the registered patent and technical professionals required for the file.

Common international matters

PCT national phase entry in Türkiye
European patent validation
Global portfolio and priority planning
R&D, employee and contractor ownership
Technology licensing and transfer
FTO before a product launch
Patent due diligence for investment
Infringement and invalidity disputes

Why Businesses Choose Turkish Trade Lawyers

Commercial Scope Before Filing

We connect claim and route decisions to the product, market, investment and licensing objective.

Legal Strategy Beyond the Form

Patent value depends on ownership, scope, deadlines, enforcement and commercial use—not just submission.

International Coordination

We translate Turkish procedure and coordinate with foreign counsel, patent attorneys and technical teams.

Clear Scope and Cost Visibility

We separate official fees, legal work, technical drafting and foreseeable procedural stages.

Patent Services in Turkey — Frequently Asked Questions

An invention generally must be new, involve an inventive step and be industrially applicable. Review the invention before any public disclosure.

A Turkish patent can provide protection for 20 years from filing, subject to annual fees and the applicable rules.

A utility model has a 10-year term and a different substantive threshold. It is not suitable for every invention, so route selection should follow a technical and commercial assessment.

The official 2026 TÜRKPATENT national application fee is TRY 620. Search, examination, certificate, professional, translation and other costs are separate.

Yes. A foreign-domiciled applicant generally uses a patent attorney registered with TÜRKPATENT for a direct Turkish filing.

Yes. The Turkish national phase is generally entered by the 30-month deadline, subject to documents, translations and fees. Additional routes may apply if the deadline is missed.

After grant, a European patent can be validated in Turkey by completing the applicable publication and Turkish translation steps within the prescribed period.

No. Patent ownership and freedom to operate are separate questions. An FTO review considers third-party rights affecting the product or process.

Yes. We support licensing, technology transfer, infringement, invalidity, opposition, FTO and patent due diligence with the appropriate technical professionals.

Patent Team

Protect, commercialise or defend your invention in Türkiye.

Send a high-level description, company context, matter type and deadline. We will review the essentials and outline the next practical step.

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