National Law relating to EPC, VII. Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications, Türkiye
Contracting state | Türkiye |
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1Basis for conversion |
Deemed withdrawal pursuant to Art. 77(3) EPC R. 19 RegEPC |
2Procedural steps to be taken |
(a) Payment of national filing fee: TRY 160* The filing fee is increased according to the number of priorities, see List of Fees. (b) Filing in duplicate of a Turkish translation R. 20 RegEPC |
3Time limit for taking procedural steps referred to in section 2 |
3 months after receipt of the request for conversion by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office R. 20 RegEPC |
4Must a national professional representative be appointed? |
The procedural steps referred to in section 2 must be taken by a professional representative before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, if the applicant has neither a residence nor his principal place of business in Türkiye. R. 20 RegEPC |
5Special features |
In the case indicated in section 1 the EP application may be converted into a national patent or utility model application. R. 19 RegEPC |
* Note: all fees are revised annually on 1 January.