* This English translation is for informative purposes only and not an authentic translation of the 
original Turkish texts. 
 
REGULATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONVENTION ON THE GRANT OF EUROPEAN 
PATENTS (EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION) IN TÜRKİYE 
  
FIRST PART  
Purpose, Scope, Basis and Definitions  
  
Aim 
Article 1 — The purpose of this Regulation is to determine the application principles and form 
of the European Patent Convention on Granting European Patents in Türkiye.  
Scope 
Article 2 — This Regulation covers the principles, rules and conditions regarding the 
implementation of the European Patent Convention on Granting European Patents in Türkiye.  
Legal Basis  
Article 3 – This Regulation, Decree Law No. 551 on the Protection of Patent Rights, European 
Patent Convention on Granting European Patents and European Patent Concerning Granting European 
Patents No. 4504, which entered into force by being published in the Official Gazette dated 29/01/2000 
and numbered 23948. It has been prepared on the basis of the Law Regarding Our Participation in the 
Agreement and its Annexes.  
Definitions  
Article 4 – In this Regulation;  
a) Institute: Turkish Patent Institute,  
b) Decree-Law: Decree No. 551 on the Protection of Patent Rights,  
c) Contract: The European Patent Agreement Concerning Granting European Patents, to which 
Türkiye joined with the Law No. 4504, signed in Munich on 5/10/1973 and published in the Official 
Gazette dated 29/1/2000,  
d) European Patent: The patent granted by the European Patent Office according to the contract,  
e) European Patent Application: The application made for a European Patent according to the 
Convention,  
f) Attorney: Patent attorney registered in the Institute registry,  
g) (Amendment: OG-22/5/2008-26883) Wage Communiqué: Pursuant to subparagraph (f) of 
the second paragraph of Article 6 and Article 25 of the Law No. 5000 dated 6/11/2003 on the 
Establishment and Duties of the Turkish Patent Institute, Turkish Indicates the fee schedule to be 
applied by the Patent Institute.  
means. 
SECOND PART  
Applicable Law Provisions  
Applicable Law  
Article 5 – Unless otherwise specified in the Contract, the Decree-Law, the Regulation Indicating 
the Implementation of the Decree Law No. 551 on the Protection of Patent Rights and the provisions 
of this Regulation shall apply for European patent applications and European patents where Türkiye is 
selected. 
In case of any contradiction between the Contract and the Decree-Law, the provisions of the 
Contract shall apply.  
THIRD PART  
European Patent Application  
Application Place and Language  
Article 6 —  (Amended first paragraph: OG-22/5/2008-26883) Except for divided applications, 
the European patent application can be made to the Institute in one of the languages of the first 
paragraph of Article 14 of the Convention or in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 14.  European patent applications for inventions made in Türkiye and the subject of which concerns 
national security are made directly to the Institute.  
A contact address in Türkiye is given for European patent applications made to the Institute by 
real or legal persons who do not reside within the borders of the Republic of Türkiye or who do not 
engage in industrial or commercial activities .  
CHAPTER FOUR  
Effects of European Patent Application and European Patent  
Impact of European Patent Application  
Article 7 – A European patent application in which Türkiye is selected, is accepted as a national 
Turkish patent application filed in Türkiye, regardless of the outcome of the application for which the 
priority right is claimed, together with the priority right request, if the application date is submitted.  
Rights Arising from a Published European Patent Application  
Article 8 – A published European patent application in which Türkiye is selected, the rights 
granted to national patent applications in accordance with the provisions of Article 82 of the Decree-
Law, the Turkish translation of the claims of this application published in accordance with Article 10 of 
this Regulation or the applicant to the person using the invention in Türkiye. from the date of 
notification.  
Submission of Turkish Translation of European Patent Application Claims  
Article 9 — (Amended paragraph: OG-26/11/2015-29544) The translation in Article 8 of this 
Regulation is submitted to the Institute by the applicant or his/her representative together with the 
application form containing the following elements:  
a) European patent application number,  
b) Invention title and abstract in Turkish,  
c) Information of the attorney, if any,  
d) Statement that the Turkish translation is the same as the original text of the European patent 
application claims.  
If the European patent applicant is a natural or legal person who does not reside in the Republic 
of Türkiye or does not engage in industrial or commercial activities, the Turkish translation of the claims 
shall be submitted by a proxy.  
(Amended third paragraph: RG-22/5/2008-26883) The submitted translation must comply with 
the formal conditions specified in the second to twelfth paragraphs of Article 49 of the Regulation 
Indicating the Implementation of the Agreement on Granting European Patents.  
Publication of the Turkish Translation of the Claims  
Article 10 – The Institute publishes the Turkish requests submitted in accordance with Article 9 
of this Regulation after the payment of the fee specified in the fee notification. The European patent 
application for which the Turkish translation of the claims is published is announced in the Official 
Patent Bulletin.  
Impact of European Patent  
Article 11 – A European patent for which Türkiye has been selected, is accepted as a national 
patent granted in Türkiye by the European Patent Office as of the date of the announcement of 
granting the European patent, provided that the conditions in Articles 12 and 13 of this Regulation are 
met. 
Submission of the Turkish Translation of the European Patent Chapter  
Article 12 – The Turkish translation of the European patent fascicle containing the description, 
patent claims and technical drawings, if any, is submitted to the Institute by the European patent 
owner or his representative within three months from the date of the announcement of the grant of 
the European patent.  
(Amended paragraph: RG-26/11/2015-29544) Together with the translation of the European 
patent fascicle;  
a) European patent application number and European patent number,  
b) Invention title and abstract in Turkish,  
c) Information of the attorney, if any,  d) The petition containing the statement that the Turkish translation is the same as the original 
text of the European patent, and the publication page stating that the European patent has been 
granted, published by the European Patent Office, in its annex,  
is given.  
If the owner of the European patent is a natural or legal person who does not reside within the 
borders of the Republic of Türkiye or does not engage in industrial or commercial activity, the 
translation is submitted by a proxy.  
The publication fee of the translation specified in the fee notification is paid within the period 
specified in paragraph 1 of this article.  
(Amended paragraph: OG-30/3/2013-28603) In case the translation is not submitted within the 
period specified in the first paragraph of this article, an additional three-month period may be 
requested within this period, to be added to the end of this period. The additional time request fee 
and translation publication fee specified in the fee notification are paid together with the request.  
(Amended paragraph: OG-22/5/2008-26883 ) The translation must comply with the formal 
conditions specified in the second to twelfth paragraphs of Article 49 of the Regulation Indicating the 
Implementation of the Agreement on Granting European Patents.  
If the Turkish translation is not submitted to the Institute within the stipulated time period or 
the fee is not paid, the European patent is deemed invalid in Türkiye from the very beginning.  
Publication of the Turkish Translation of the European Patent Chapter  
Article 13 – The Institute publishes the translation submitted in accordance with Article 12 of 
this Regulation. The European patent, of which the Turkish translation of the fascicle is published, is 
announced in the Official Patent Bulletin.  
Changed Text as a Result of Objection or Restriction Process  
Article 14 —  (Changed with its title:RG-30/3/2013-28603)  
S If a European patent is amended as a result of the objection process pursuant to the provision 
of Article 101 of the Convention or is restricted according to the provision of subparagraph (b) of Article 
105 of the Convention upon the request of the patent owner, this amendment shall be accompanied 
by the translation publication fee of the changed text within three months from its announcement in 
the European Patent Bulletin. The provisions of Articles 12 and 13 of this Regulation are applied for 
the submission and publication of the Turkish translation to the Institute. If the Turkish translation of 
the changed text is not submitted to the Institute with the translation publication fee in due time or if 
additional time is not requested by paying the additional time fee along with this fee, the European 
patent is considered invalid in Türkiye from the very beginning.  
CHAPTER FIVE  
European Patent Application and Binding Text of the European Patent  
Coverage of Protection  
Article 15 – In case the Turkish translation given in accordance with Article 9 or 12 of this 
Regulation is narrower than the text of the European patent application or the European patent in the 
processing language, the Turkish translation shall be taken as the basis for determining the scope of 
protection, excluding invalidation proceedings.  
Corrected Turkish Translation  
Article 16 – The European patent or applicant may submit the corrected Turkish translation to 
the Institute at any time.  
The corrected translation has the effect of Article 7 or 11 of this Regulation only when the 
provision of Article 10 or 13 of this Regulation is met.  
Goodwill Use  
Article 17 – In cases where the use of the person who has started to use the invention in good 
faith or who has made serious preparations for the use of the invention after the publication of the 
corrected translation is not considered an infringement according to the first Turkish translation of the 
European patent application or European patent fascicle, the patent owner's permission is obtained 
due to the requirement of the enterprise. can continue free of charge.  
CHAPTER SIX  Annual Fees  
Payment of Annual Fees for European Patents  
Article 18 —   (Amended:OJ-22/5/2008-26883)  
(Amended paragraph: RG-30/3/2013-28603) Annual fees regarding the European patent are 
paid to the Institute by the European patent owner or his representative in accordance with the first 
paragraph of Article 141 of the Convention.  
If the owner of the European patent is a natural or legal person who does not reside in the 
Republic of Türkiye or does not engage in industrial or commercial activity, the annual fees for the 
European patent are paid by an attorney.  
the annual fees for the European patent, which are due and payable within three months after 
the publication of the grant of the European patent, are paid to the Institute within this period, it is 
deemed to have been paid in a valid manner and no additional fee is requested.  
CHAPTER SEVEN  
Conversion to a National Patent or Utility Model Application  
Conversion  
Article 19 — (Amended: OG-22/5/2008-26883)  
A European patent application selected by Türkiye, which is deemed to have been withdrawn 
according to the third paragraph of Article 77 of the Convention, may be converted into a national 
patent or utility model application.  
Acceptance of Conversion Request  
Article 20 – The conversion in Article 19 of this Regulation, within three months from the date 
of receipt of the conversion request by the Institute;  
a) National application fee,  
b) The Turkish translation of the original text of the European patent application or the Turkish 
translation of the modified text of the application before the European Patent Office, if the applicant 
has requested that it be taken as a basis in the national proceedings,  
It is accepted by the European patent applicant or his/her representative upon submission to 
the Institute.  
If the European patent applicant is a natural or legal person who does not reside in the Republic 
of Türkiye or does not engage in industrial or commercial activity, the national application fee and the 
Turkish translation of the application are submitted by a proxy.  
The provisions of the Decree-Law and the Regulation Indicating the Implementation of the 
Decree-Law on the Protection of Patent Rights No. 551 are applied to the applications whose 
conversion request is accepted.  
The accepted conversion request is announced in the Official Patent Bulletin.  
In the Turkish patent or utility model document fascicle resulting from the conversion of a 
European patent application, it is stated that this patent or utility model has been converted from a 
European patent application.  
CHAPTER EIGHT  
Double Protection  
Double Protection  
Article 21 - When a European patent in which Türkiye is selected and a national patent or utility 
model certificate are given to the same person or his successor, with the same priority date, if the 
same application date or if priority right is claimed, the European patent will continue without being 
changed as a result of the objection process. If an objection is granted or no objection is made during 
the objection process, the national patent or utility model provision expires at the end of the objection 
process. 
CHAPTER NINE  
Other Provisions  
Information Requests  
Article 22 —  (Amended:OJ-22/5/2008-26883)  The Institute receives the information requests from the European Patent Office in accordance 
with the provisions of Article 150 of the Regulation Indicating the Implementation of the Agreement 
on Granting European Patents.  
Force 
Article 23 – This Regulation enters into force on the date of its publication.  
Executive 
Article 24 – The provisions of this Regulation are executed by the President of the Turkish Patent 
Institute.