WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOIP/N/1/TUR/T/2
17 July 2000
(00-2922)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English/
anglais/inglés
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
TURKEY
The present document reproduces the text
1 of the Implementing Regulations under Decree-Law Nº 556
pertaining to the Protection of Trademarks, including the Amended Implementing Regulation of 20 April 1999,as notified by Turkey under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/TUR/2).
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriétéintellectuelle qui touchent au commerce
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD
TURQUIE
Le présent document contient le texte
1 du Règlement d'application du Décret-loi n° 556 relatif à la
protection des marques, y compris le Règlement d'application modifié du 20 avril 1999, notifiés par la Turquieau titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/TUR/2).
Consejo de los Aspectos de  los Derechos de Propiedad
Intelectual relaciona dos con el Comercio
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO
TURQUÍA
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 del Reglamento de aplicación contenido en el Decreto
Ley Nº 556 sobre la protección de marcas de fábrica o de comercio, con la reforma del Reglamento deaplicación, de 20 de abril de 1999, que Turquía notificó de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del
artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/TUR/2).
                                                     
1 In English only.  The text in the original language is available for consultation by interested Delegations at the
WTO Secretariat./En anglais seulement.  Les délégations intéress ées peuvent consulter le texte dans sa langue d'origine, au
Secrétariat de l'OMC./En inglés solamente.  Las delegaciones interesadas podrán consultar en la Secretaría de la OMC eltexto en su idioma original.IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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THE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS
UNDER THE DECREE-LAW  NO 556 PERTAINING
TO THE PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS
PART ONE
General Provisions
Object
Article 1 -  The object of this Regulation is to specify the procedures and the rules to
be followed concerning the time and place of f iling  and the preparation of the application
documents for registering a trademark and other matters related with trademarks as
provisioned in The Decree-Law No 556 Pertai ning to the Protection of Trademarks.
Scope
Article 2 -  This Regulation encompasses the principles, the rules and the conditions
for the protection of trademarks by registering such marks for appropriate goods and services.
Legal Foundation
Article 3 -  This regulation has been prepared based on the provisions of The Decree-
Law No 556 pertaining to the Protection of Trademarks, Paris Convention, TRIPS
Agreement, Nice Agreement and Vienna Agreement.
Definitions
Article 4 -  For the purposes of this Regulation;
a) ''Institute'' means the Turkish Patent Institute,b) ''The Decree-Law'' means The Decree-Law No 556 Pertaining to Protection of
Trademarks dated 24.6.1995.
c) ''Trademark'' means trademarks or service marks including guarantee  marks and
collective marks.
d) ''Official Trademark Gazette'' means the Gazette in which the registered trademarks
are published.
e) ''Official Trademark Bulletin'' means the Bulletin in which the trademark
applications are published.
f) '' Class'' means the international classifi cation of goods and services for the purposes
of the registration of marks.IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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g) ''Sign'' means two dimensional signs or three dimensional signs that can be used as
the packaging of the goods but that do not reveal the good which has the attributes of
the mark and comply with the other provisions of the Decree-Law.
h) ''Circular'' means the Circular on the Sc hedule of Fees to be administered by the
Turkish Patent Institute in accordance with Articles 6/f and 25 of the Decree-Law no544.
i)“Paris Convention” means the agreement concerning the establishment of  an international
convention related with the protectiton of industrial property dated 20 March 1883 and the
amendments  approved by Turkey.
j) “TRIPS Agreement” means the Trade-Related Aspects of  Intellectual Property
Rights Agreement annexed World Trade Organisation Establishment Agreement”
ratified with the law num ber 4067 dated 26 January 1995.
k) “Nice Agreement” means the agreement establishing the international classification of
goods and services for the purposes of registration of marks, which is approved by thedecision number 95/7094 of the Board of Ministers dated 12 July 1995 and published in the
Official Gazette number 22373 dated 13 August 1995.
l) “Vienna Agreement means the agreement establishing the international
classification of the figurative element of marks, which is approved by the decisionnumber 95/7094 of the Board of Ministers dated 12 July 1995 and published in the
Official Gazette number 22373 dated 13 August 1995.
Place and Time of Application
Article 5 -  The natural or legal persons desiring to register a trademark shall file an
application at the Institute or at the body it may authorize as such.
The filing date of the application is the date, hour and minute as accorded by the
Institute or by the body authorized as such by the Institute.
An application filed by post shall have effect as of the date of arrival at the Institute or
at the body as authorized within th e terms of the second paragraph above.
A separate application has to be filed for registering each trademark.The same trademark shall be registered only once for the same goods or services.
Trademark applications which are submitted by telefacsimile or electronic means shall
not be examined.IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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PART  TWO
Characteristics of Marks and Pe rsons Entitled to Protection
SECTION ONE
Characteristics of Marks
Collective Mark
Article 6 -  Collective mark serves the purpose of distinguishing the goods and
services of the undertakings belonging to a group from the goods and services of the other
undertakings.
Guarantee Marks
Article 7 -  A guarantee mark, under the control of the proprietor of the mark, serves
the purpose of guaranteeing the common char acteristics of the und ertakings, production
methods, geographical origin and the quality of those undertakings.
Trade Marks
Article 8 -   A trade mark is a sign which serves the purpose of distinguishing the
goods produced or traded by an undertaking from the goods of other undertakings.
Service Marks
Article 9 -   A service mark is a sign which serves the purpose of distinguishing the
services of one undertaking from th e services of other undertakings.
SECTION TWO
Protection
Persons Entitled to Protection
Article 10 -  The protection as conferred by the Article 3 of The Decree-Law  No 556
Pertaining to the Protection of Tr ademarks shall be available to:
a) natural and legal persons who are domic iled or who have indus trial or commercial
establishments within the territory of the Turkish Republic, or to the persons who haveapplication rights resulting from the terms of th e Paris or Bern Conventions or the Agreement
Establishing World Trade Organization.
b) natural or legal persons other than thos e referred in paragraph (a) above, who are
nationals of states which accord legal and de facto protection to the nationals of the Turkish
Republic shall enjoy according to the reciprocity principle trademark protection in Turkey.IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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The principle of reciprocity shall be accepte d to exist where countries have registered
the marks of Turkish nationals or have declared by writing that registrations shall beavailable.
PART THREE
Application
SECTION ONE
 The Application Petition and the Annexes
The Application Petition
Article 11 -  A petition, conforming to the sample fo rm attached to this Regulation as
Annex-1, shall be prepared on an A4 size plai n white paper using a typewriter or a computer
printer and all of the ques tions shall be answered.
The goods or services on which the mark  will be used sha ll be written on the
application form in accordance with the inte rnational classification without using general
expressions. If a general expression is used in th e list of the goods or services, Institute shall
request the explanation of the general expre ssion. The examination of the application shall
start after the explanation of the general expression.
Documents to be Annexed to the Petition:
Article 12 -  The following documents have to be annexed to the application petition:
 a) 20 copies of the representation of the trademark suitable for publication and
reproduction by printing means, in min imum 5X5cm and maximum 8X8 cm size,
b) the original receipt for the payment of  the application, search, examination and
evaluation fee,
c) the original receipt for the payment of the class fees,d) an appropriate power of atto rney if an agent is appointed.
e) a notarized signature circular where the applicant is a legal person,f) a document verifying that the applicant is engaged in trade,  production or a service
activity. This document shall be obtained fro m either the Chamber of Industry, or the
Chamber of Commerce, or the Chamber of Small Business and Craf tsman, or the Trade
Registry Office or from the Tax Office,IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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g) where the application concerns a guarantee or a collective mark, a notarized copy of
the technical regulation.
h) if a priority right is claimed, the original priority right document and the translation
of the data relating to the application into Turkish, within the time limit mentioned in Article28 of the Decree-Law.
ı) where the priority claim concerns an ex hibition priority, a certified copy of a
document obtained from the officials of the count ry in which the exhibition was held which
would specify the name of the product and evid ence the first display date of the product with
the mark clearly and visibly affixed on the produc t, and indicate the official opening date of
the exhibition,
i) original receipt showing that the trademark registration fee, and the Trademark
Certificate of Registration and re gistry fees have been paid,
j) for applications with an existing re gistration in a foreign country, Turkish
translation of the document concerning the commercial activity or service or the original orcertified copy of the registration certificat e obtained from the country of registration.
Any person or legal entity who doesn’t have a domicile in Turkey has to be
represented by an agent, who is registered in the Institute’s agent registry for the purposes ofregistering marks and other procedures after re gistration. The trademark applications and the
requests for other trademark procedures which are made by agents who are not authorizedbefore the Institute shall be refused. The refusal shall be notified to the applicant or holder.
In the technical regulation indicated in item (g), the following shall be mentioned:1)where the applicants are natural persons their first names and surnames, where the
applicants are legal entities the full official designations of the legal entities,
2)addresses of the applicants,3)trademark reproduction,4)address for communication,5)forms and conditions of using the mark,6)form of using the mark on certain goods and services,7)in guarantee mark technical regulation;  the common characteristics of the goods and
services  guaranteed by the mark, the way of controlling the usage of the mark and thesanctions that will be applied when necessary; in the collective mark technical regulation, the
enterprises which are authorized to use the mark.
In the case of withdrawal of the applicati on  the power of attorney must be notarized
and the authority to withdraw the applicati on must be clearly mentioned in the power of
attorney. Where the applicant changes the agent during the procedures, the notification shallbe made to the new agent.IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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SECTION ONE
Examination of an Application
Examination
Article 13 -  In order for an application to be examined the following documents have
to be submitted at the time of filing:
a) a signed petition, conforming to the form attached to the Regulation as Annex-1,b)  the original receipt documenting th e payment of the application, search,
examination and evaluation fee,
c) 5 copies of the representation of the trademarkd) transliteration into Latin characters where the application form or the mark contains
characters other than Latin characters.
e)the original receipt documenting the payment of  the priority right request fee where
priority right is claimed.
f)technical regulation prepared by the firms where the application is for collective
mark or guarantee mark.
Where any one the above referred documents are  missing at the time of filing, the
application shall be rejected.
Classification
Article 14 -  The goods and services indicated in  the petition in accordance with the
Article 24 of the Decree-Law shall be classified in conformity with the internationalclassification of goods and services.
The goods or services for which registrati on is sought shall be mentioned by grouping
the goods or services of the same class with  the class number. If the application contains
more than three classes but the additional class fee is not paid in the prescribed time, theapplication shall be examined for the first th ree classes in the list of goods or services.
The Institute reserves the right to make th e necessary alterations on the goods, services
and classes indicated in the petition.
Where the list of goods or services is not arranged according to the second
subparagraph, a list arrangement fee which is equa l to the application fee shall be requested
from the applicant for the arrangements done by the Institute according to the thirdsubparagraph.IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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Duration
Article 15 -  Of the documents provisioned in Ar ticle 12, those which have not been
submitted at the time of filing the application, ex cept for those specified in Article 12(h) and
Article 13, a period of  four months shall be allowed for the submission of the missing
documents. For submission of receipt for the pa yment of additional class or classes’ fee,
receipt for the payment of fee of the arrageme nt of the list of goods or services by the
Institute according to Article 14 subparagraph four; and the explanation of generalexpressions exist in the petition.
For submission of missing documents con cerning the procedures under the Articles
20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27 of this regulation and for the completion of change of thereproduction according to the Article 22, a pe riod of two months shall be allowed. The
procedures which are regulated under this Article shall not be made where deficiencies arenot completed within the prescribed time and the payment recorded revenue to the Institute.
Where the requested documents have not been submitted within the prescribed time,
application or reques t shall be cancelled.
SECTION THREE
Publication of the Application and the Registration
Publication of the Application
Article 16 -  An application for registration of  a trademark which has complied with
the conditions of application and which has not been refused according to Articles 29, 30, 31
and 32 shall be published in the monthly Official Trademark Bulletin with the followinginformation.
a) the application date and number,
b) the name and addr ess of the applicant,
c) a representation of the mark,d) the list of the goods or services and the class numbers,e) the goods or services deleted in accordan ce with the relevant articles of the Decree-
Law.
Institute may publish supplementary Bulletins in addition to the prescribed publication
periods.
Where an application is refused after the publication of the application in accordance
with the provisions of the Articles referred to in the first paragraph,  the decision of refusal
shall also be published.IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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Publication of the Registration
Article 17 -  A trademark registered in accordance with Article 39 of the Decree-Law
shall be published in the bi-monthly Offici al Trademark Gazette. The publication shall
contain all the information contained in the Register except those concerning the agent.
SECTION FOUR
 Renewal
Renewal
Article 18 -  At the request of the proprietor of the mark or of the person authorized by
him, registration of the registered tradem ark shall be renewed, upon the payment of the
renewal fee prescribed in the Circular,
The request for renewal shall be submitted within a period of six months before the
last day of the month in which the protection ends. In failing this deadline, the request may besubmitted within a further period of six months from the day referred to in the previoussentence upon payment of an additional f ee as prescribed in the Circular.
Documents Necessary for Renewal Application
Article 19 -  When applying for a renewal, the original receipt for payment of the
trademark renewal fee, power of attorney (if appointed) fee must be submitted along with the
petition. The Institute may request other docume nts which might be missing in the file.
Deficiencies concerning a renewal have to be completed within a period of two months.
Registration shall not be renewed where defici encies is not completed and the payment for
renewal shall be recorded revenue to the Institute.
SECTION FIVE
Changes After Registration
Changes Concerning the Address, the Title,  the Firm Characteristics and the
Cancellation of the Registration
Article 20 -  The proprietor of a trademark has to inform the Institute any changes with
respect to a trademark. If after the registration of a trademark changes have occurred withrespect to the address, the title and the characteristics of the firm, such changes shall berecorded in the Register upon the request of the proprietor or if  such changes are identified atIP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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the time of a new application of the proprietor of the mark, corrections shall be requested on
the other marks registered or applie d for in the name of the proprietor.
Following documents have to be submitted for recording the changes concerning the
address, the title, the characteristics of the firm and the cancellation of the registration:
a) For changes of address:
1) a petition,
2) the Trademark Certificate of Registration,3) the original receipt of payment of fees,4) power of attorney (if appointed) for th e agent, signature circular for the legal
entity.
b) For changes concerning the title:
1) a petition,
2) the copy of the Trade Registry Gazette showing the change of title or other
document evidencing such change,
3) the original Trademark Certificate of Registration ,4) the original receipt of payment of fees,5) power of attorney (if appointed) for th e agent, signature circular for the legal
entity.
c) For changes concerning the characteristics of the firm:
1) a petition,
2) a document evidencing the change,3) the Trademark Certificate of Registration ,4) the original receipt of payment of fees,5) power of attorney (if appointed) for th e agent, signature circular for the legal
entity.
d) For the cancellation of the registration:
1) a petition,
2) the original or notarized copy of power of attorney which shows the
auothorization for the cancellation wher e cancellation is requested by an
agent,
3) the original or a notarized copy of signature circular where the proprietor
of the mark is a legal entitiy,
4) the original or a notarized copy of signature declaration where the
proprietor of the mark is a natural person
5) the original receipt for the payment of fees.IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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Transfer by Inheritance
Article 21 -  The following documents have to be submitted in order to record in the
Register changes resulting from the transfer of trademarks by way of an inheritance.
a) a petition,
b) the court decision,c) the original receipt for the payment of fees,d) the original Trademark Certificate of Registration,e) power of attorney (if appointed) for the ag ent, signature circular for the legal entity.
Assignment of the Mark and Merger
Article 22 -  Trademark, in accordance with Article 16 of the Decree-Law can be
subject to assignment with respect to all or part of the goods or services for which it is
registered. Assignment is permissible only with the assignment of the existing other similarmarks and applications.
Division of a trademark is po ssible as a result of a partial transfer. In the partial
transfer procedures, a registration certificat e containing the partial transferred goods or
services is issued with a new registration number. This new registration shall be recorded tothe register with an indication of the new registration number and the date of the initialregistration and  shall be published in the Official Trademark Gazette.
Following documents have to be submitted in case of an assignment:a) a notarized assignment certificate describing the mark and containing the signatures
and declarations of both the assignee and the a ssignor. In case of partial assignment the full
list of the goods of services a ssigned have to be specified,
b) a certificate of commercial activity for the assignee,c) the original Trademark Certificate of Registration,d) the original receipt for the payment of fees,e) signature circular if the assignee is a legal entity,f) power of attorney if an agent is appointed.
If the assignment procedures fall within th e provisions of paragra ph four of Article 16
of the Decree-Law, the changes to be effected are transmitted to the assignee. Unless theassignee submits his acceptance of the changes in writing to the Institute within the periodprescribed in Article 15 of this Regulation the registration of the assignment shall not beeffected.IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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Following documents have to be submitted in case of a merger.
a) a petition,
b) the documents evidencing the merger,c) certificate of commercial activity,d) the original Trademark Certificate of Registration,e) signature circular for the legal entity,f) power of attorney for the agent,g) the original receipt for the payment of fees.
After the recording of the changes concerning the title, the characteristics or the
merger of the firms and transfer of the trademark, a renewal document or a registrationcertificate containing the latest information about the proprietor can be given at the request of
the proprietor, provided that the relevant fees are paid.
Licenses
Article 23 -  The proprietor of a trademark can license his rights over a trademark with
respect to some or all of the goods and services  for which it is registered. A licensing contract
cannot contain provisions contrary to the Decr ee-Law and the other related laws, decrees and
regulations.
Following documents have to be submitted for licenses:a) notarized license contract containing the declarations and the signatures of the
licensee and the licenser, the registration number of the trademark, the duration and the feesof the contract,
b) certificate of commercial activity of the licensee,c) the original Trademark Certificate of Registration,d) the original receipt for the payment of fees,e) signature circular if the licensee is a legal entity,f) if appointed power of attorney for the agent.
Trademark renewal and all other changes with respect to a trademark  which are
recorded in the Register shall be published in the Official Trademark Gazette. The feesprescribed in the Circular of Fe es shall be paid for this purpose.
Placing the Tradem ark as Security
Article 24 -  A registered trademark may be charged as security independently of the
undertaking.
Upon the request of one of the parties, the pl acing of security shall be entered in the
Register and published.IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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Changes
Article 25 -  Except for the change of address or renewal of the mark, other changes or
licensing shall not be allowed with respect to the trademark placed as security.
Changes with respect to such a trademark can only be allowed with the permission of
the holder of the security.
Following documents have to be submitted for recording of the security.a) a petition,
b) the original documents evidencing the placing of the security or its notarized copy,c) the original Trademark Certificate of Registration,d) the original receipt for the payment of fees,e) power of attorney for the agent or signature circular for the legal entity.
In order to cancel the recording of security in the Register, the original document
evidencing the cancellation or a notarized declaration by the holder of the security isrequired.
Levy of Execution
Article 26 -  A registered trademark may be levied in execution independently of the
undertaking.
Levy of execution shall be entered in th e Register and published upon the request of
one of the parties concerned.
Changes
Article 27 -  Except for the change of address or renewal of the mark, all other changes
and licensing shall be allowed only with the permission of the executor.
The execution shall be considered terminated,a) when the creditor has relinquished his due,
b) upon the termination of the period if the contract has specifie d a time period for the
duration of the execution,
c) upon the sale of the trademark under execution.
Following documents have to be submitted for recording of the execution:a) a petition,
b) the contract for the levy of execution,c) the original Trademark Certificate of Registration,d) the original receipt for the payment of fees.IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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In order to cancel the recording of security in the Register, the original document
evidencing the cancellation or a notarized declaration by the holder of the security isrequired.
SECTION SIX
Fees, Copies, Register and Priority
Fees
Article 28 -  The fees payable with respect to a trademark registration and operations
shall be published as a Circular of Fees to be Administered by The Turkish Patent Institute inaccordance with the provisions of Articles 6/f and 25 of the Decree-Law no 544.
The fees are payable by the party requesting the service. The applications are rejected when their fees are not paid.The fee concerning the procedures relatin g to trademarks shall not be returned.
A copy of the Trademark Certificate of Registration shall be supplied upon the request
of the trademark proprietor or of the agent.
Following documents have to be submitted for obtaining a copy:a) a petition,
b) the original receipt for the payment of th e relevant fee for obtaining a copy of the
Trademark Certificate of Registration.
Registry
Article 29 -  Trademark registry is open to the public. Upon request and payment of
the prescribed fee a copy of the Register shall be available to the any requesting party.
The Information Contained in the Register
Article 30 -  The following information shall be recorded in the Register:
a) the registration number of the trademark, the application and the registration dates,
b)  a representation of the trademark,c) the name, if a legal entity the title, nationality and address of the proprietor of the
trademark, and agent’s name and address if applicable,
d) the list of the goods or services in respect of the trademark,e) class codes.IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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Priority
Article 31-  Where a priority claim is accepted, the following observations are
recorded in the Register and on the Trademark Certificate of Registration.
It has hereby been recognized that the first application for the registration of this
trademark has been filed at the administration of..................................... on the dayof...................with filing no...................., and therefore is en titled to the priority right as of
this date.
PART FOUR
Oppositions
Opposition to the Publication of an Application
Article 32 -  Notices of opposition to the registrati on of a trademark on  grounds that it
may not be registered under the provisions of Articles 7 and 8 of the Decree-Law, and notices
of opposition on grounds that there exists bad fa ith in the applicati on shall be submitted
within three months of the publication. Appositi on is filed in writing conforming to the form
attached to this Regulation as Annex II. Institute may request further facts, evidences anddocuments which have to be  complied within one month.
Where further facts, evidences and documents is not submitted to the Institute a
decision shall be made with respect to the documents present in the file.
Where the opposition is found to be valid, the application for the registration of the
trademark is rejected.
Appeals Against The Deci sions of the Institute
Article 33 –  A person whose interests are damaged by a decision of the Institute can
appeal against this decision within two months after the date of notification of this decisionand can file an opposition to the publication of an  application within three months after the
date of publication before the Institute. The third parties who have interests relating with adecision of the Institute have the direct right of opposition.
Form of Appeal
Article 34 -  Notice of appeal and opposition must be submitted to the Institute within
a time period as indicated in Article 33 with a signed petition containing justifications ofappeal or opposition, the original receipt for the payment of fee as expl ained at the Circular
and the power of attorney (if appointed). Th e agent who files the opposition must be recordedIP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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at the registry of agents. In the case of an opposition if all necessary documents is not
submitted to the Institute, the missing documents may be completed within the time periodfor opposition without any notification. In the cas e of appeals against the decision of the
Institute, the application can be examined before the expiration of two months  if allnecessary documents are submitted. Where the requested documents have not been submittedto the Institute within these periods, the oppositi on shall be deemed to have not been filed.
Rectifying a Decision
Article 35 -  The related department of the Ins titute upon deciding that the appeal is
true and right may rectify its decision. This sh all not apply where the appellant is opposed by
another party to the proceedings.
If the appeal is not found acceptable by th e related department, the appeal shall be
forwarded to the Re-examination and Evaluati on Board by the department without comment
as to its merits.
Examination of Appeals
Article 36 -  The Re-examination and Evaluation Boar d shall consider the appeal if the
appeal is admissible.
The Re-examination and Evaluation Board shall invite the parties to submit within one
month their own observations on the observations  of the other parties or those of the
administration.
Opposition fee
Article 37 -  The fee paid for filing an opposition to the Institute’s decision with
respect to a trademark application shall be deducted from the trademark registration fee if theappeal is accepted.
PART  FIVE
Last Provisions
Provisions Repealed
Article 38 -  The Implementing Regulations of the Trademark Law published in the
Official Gazette no 22262 dated 18.4.1995 have hereby been repealed.
Transitional Article 1 - Those trademarks having the renewal right of a three year
period under the repealed Trademark Law no 551, irrespective of their remaining periods
shall be renewed within six months of the pub lication of this Regula tion. A trademark which
is not renewed within this period is  to be deleted from the registry.IP/N/1/TUR/T/2
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Transitional Article 2 -   The fees payable for applications filed as of 27.6.1996 shall
be paid within two months of the coming into force of the Circular of Fees to beAdministered by The Turkish Patent Institute in accordance with the provisions of Articles6/f and 25 of the Decree-Law no 544.
Transitional Article 3 – The provisions of this Regulati on which are in favor of the
applicant or the holder shall be app lied for the previous applications.
Entry into Force
Article 39 -  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of publication.
Execution
Article 40 -  This Regulation shall be executed by the President of the Turkish Patent
Institute.
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