Article 16

INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES

TR Turkey

New fee rates

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has informed us that some patent fees have been changed.1

Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in Turkey are advised that from 1 January 2020 the rates below apply.

1. Publication of translations of the claims pursuant to Article 67(3) EPC: TRY 2 210

2. Publication of translations of the patent under Article 65 EPC: TRY 1 380

Surcharge for extension of the time limit: TRY 1 250 

Publication of a corrected translation of the patent specification: TRY 700

Publication of the translation of an amended patent specification (opposition, limitation): TRY 920

3. Renewal fees:

4. Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications or patents:

Filing fee: TRY 50; (increases depending on the number of priorities).

5. Registering transfers, licences and other rights:

mergers: TRY 590

assignments: TRY 590

successions: TRY 590

licences: TRY 240

EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"

Users of this brochure (20th edition) should amend Tables III.B, section 2, IV, sections 5 and 8, VI.A, section 1, VII, section 2, and IX, section 4, accordingly.