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New law implementing regulation for
legislation related to patent rights has entered into force on November 5,
1995. With this new patent legislation for Turkey following modern
provisions were brought.
- Utility
Model Certificate
- Granting
by examination and non-examination system
- Patentability
criteria (novelty, inventive step, industrial applicability)
- Publication
of the applications
- Opposition
by third parties
- Protection
terms starting from date of application (7 years for non-examined
patents, 10 years for utility models and 20 years for examined patents)
- Employee
Inventions
- Compulsory
License compatible with TRIPS Agreement
- Compensation
of damages against infringement
- Documents
Evidencing Infringement
- Non-realised
income and increasing the non-realised income
- Reputation
of the invention
- Establishment
of Specialised Courts
- Publication
of Court’s Decision
Turkey also became a member of European
Patent Agreement at the beginning of the year 2000
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