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Our Services
Leo Patent is a Consultancy Firm on Intellectual Property Rights in Turkey.
We protect the rights of our clients with the intellectual property services we offer in Turkey and abroad. We provide consultancy services to help our clients use their trademark, patent and design rights more efficiently.
We offer services for all your intellectual property rights with our expert trademark and patent attorneys at Leo Patent. We make your trademark, patent, design and geographical indication registration applications on your behalf. We also provide consultancy services on licensing and protection to generate income from your intellectual property.
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Trademark Registration Application
During the trademark application and follow-up processes, we offer services to evaluate the registrability of your trademark, manage the application process and defend against possible objections. We follow all stages from accepting your application to receiving the registration certificate. We provide continuous support to protect and renew your brand.
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Patent Registration Application
During the patent application and follow-up processes, we evaluate the patentability of your invention, manage the application process and develop defense strategies in case of objection. From the moment the application is accepted and the registration certificate is received, we offer continuous support for the protection and renewal of your patent. We provide comprehensive services in national and international patent applications.
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Design Registration Application
During the design application and follow-up processes, we offer services to evaluate the registrability of your design, manage the application process and defend against objections. We follow all stages from accepting your application to receiving the registration certificate. We provide continuous support for the protection and renewal of your design.
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Geographical Indication Registration Application
During the geographical indication application and tracking processes, we evaluate the registrability of your product, manage the application process and develop defense strategies in cases of objection. From the moment the application is accepted and the registration certificate is received, we offer continuous support for the protection and renewal of your geographical indication. We work to bring your products under legal protection.
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International Applications
In international applications and follow-up processes, we manage the applications of your inventions, brands and designs to international organizations such as WIPO, EPO, EUIPO, EAPO. From the moment the application is accepted and the registration certificate is received, we provide continuous support for the protection and renewal of your international rights. We secure your rights on a global scale.
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Intellectual Property Consultancy
Within the scope of intellectual and industrial property consultancy, we develop strategies to evaluate, protect and manage your business's intellectual property assets. We offer patent, trademark and design registration, licensing and technology transfer, infringement analysis and IP support. We raise awareness of your business with training and information services.
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License Agreements
Within the scope of license agreements, we prepare and negotiate agreements for the licensing of your trademarks, patents, designs and copyrights. We offer management and auditing of the license agreement, tracking and reporting of license revenues. We support your license agreements with IP-side support in disputes.
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Copyright
Within the scope of copyrights, we provide IP support in cases of registration, protection and violation of your works. We offer copyright licensing, contract management and digital rights management services. We raise awareness of your business and employees with training and information services.
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Website Domain Names
Within the scope of website domain names, we offer domain name registration, management and protection services. We provide IP support, dispute filings and domain name portfolio management against domain name violations. We offer strategic consultancy for the security and protection of your domain names.
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Trademark protection
- Trademark Search in TürkiyeA trademark search shows whether an identical or confusingly similar mark is already registered or applied for in Türkiye before you file or launch a brand. We search the TÜRKPATENT records and international registrations covering Türkiye, assess the risk class by class and tell you in writing whether to file, adapt the mark or reconsider.
- Trademark Opposition in TürkiyeWhen a conflicting application is published in the Official Trademark Bulletin, the owner of an earlier right has two months to oppose it at TÜRKPATENT. We file oppositions for earlier right holders and defend applicants whose marks are opposed, including the request for proof of use when the earlier mark has been registered for at least five years.
- Appeals Against TÜRKPATENT Decisions (YİDK)If TÜRKPATENT refuses your application in whole or in part, or decides an opposition against you, you can appeal to its Re-examination and Evaluation Board (YİDK) within two months of the decision's notification. We review the decision, build the arguments and evidence and file the appeal.
- Non-Use Revocation of a Trademark in TürkiyeA trademark that has not been genuinely used in Türkiye for five years after registration, or whose use has been suspended for five years without a valid reason, can be revoked for the unused goods and services. Since 10 January 2024 revocation requests are filed with TÜRKPATENT instead of the courts. We file requests to clear blocking marks and defend owners with evidence of use.
- Trademark Watch Service in TürkiyeA trademark watch monitors new applications published in the TÜRKPATENT Official Trademark Bulletin and alerts you to marks similar to yours in time to oppose within the two-month deadline. We review the hits, filter out the irrelevant ones and recommend action only where there is a real conflict.
- Trademark Renewal in TürkiyeA trademark registered in Türkiye is protected for ten years from the filing date and can be renewed indefinitely for further ten-year periods. Renewal is requested in the six months before expiry or, with an additional fee, in the six-month grace period after it. We track your deadlines and file renewals for Turkish and foreign owners.
- Trademark Assignment, Licence and Change RecordalsWhen a Turkish trademark is sold, licensed, merged into another company or its owner changes name or address, the change should be recorded at TÜRKPATENT. Recording makes the transaction effective against third parties and keeps the register, renewals and enforcement in the right name. We prepare the documents and file the recordals.
- Customs Recordal and Anti-Counterfeiting in TürkiyeRegistered trademark owners can ask Turkish Customs to watch for goods that infringe their rights. When a suspicious shipment is detected, customs suspends its clearance and notifies the right holder, who must then act within a short legal deadline. We file the customs application and coordinate the response when goods are stopped.
Patents and designs
- Utility Model Registration in TürkiyeA utility model protects a new and industrially applicable technical solution in Türkiye for up to ten years, through a simpler and usually faster procedure than a patent. It suits product improvements, mechanical solutions and devices with a short commercial life. We assess whether a utility model or a patent fits your invention, draft the application and follow it to registration.
- Patent Search and Freedom to Operate in TürkiyeBefore filing a patent, a patentability search shows how new your invention is compared with what is already published. Before launching a product, a freedom-to-operate (FTO) review shows whether patents in force in Türkiye could block it. We run both searches in patent databases and give you a written opinion you can act on.
- PCT National Phase Entry in TürkiyeAn international PCT application enters the national phase in Türkiye within 30 months of the priority date, with a Turkish translation of the application. We check the deadline, prepare the translation with you, file at TÜRKPATENT and handle examination through to grant, coordinating with your home attorney.
- European Patent Validation in TürkiyeA granted European patent takes effect in Türkiye only when it is validated at TÜRKPATENT: the Turkish translation is filed and the fee paid within three months of the publication of the mention of grant in the European Patent Bulletin. We check the deadline, prepare the translation and complete the validation, then keep the patent in force with annual fees.
- Patent and Utility Model Annual Fees in TürkiyeTurkish patents, utility models and European patents validated in Türkiye stay in force only while their annual fees are paid. We keep a calendar for your portfolio, remind you before each due date, pay the fees at TÜRKPATENT and help when a payment has been missed.
- International Design Registration (Hague System)The Hague System lets you protect an industrial design in many countries and regions with one international application filed at WIPO, in one language and with one set of fees. Turkish applicants use it to expand abroad; foreign applicants use it to designate Türkiye. We prepare and file the application and handle objections from the designated offices.
- Design Renewal in TürkiyeA design registered in Türkiye is protected for five years from the filing date and can be renewed in five-year periods up to a total of 25 years. We track the dates, file the renewal at TÜRKPATENT and confirm the new term, for Turkish and foreign owners.
International
- EU Trade Marks and Designs (EUIPO)An EU trade mark or a registered EU design protects your brand or product design in all 27 EU member states with one application at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). We assess the mark or design, prepare the application and coordinate the filing and any oppositions with our partner attorneys in the EU, so you keep one contact in Türkiye.
- European Patents and the Unitary PatentA European patent application at the European Patent Office (EPO) leads to one examination for up to 39 member states, including Türkiye. After grant, you can request a Unitary Patent for the participating EU member states and validate the patent in the other countries you need. We plan the route, coordinate the EPO procedure with our partner European patent attorneys and handle Türkiye ourselves.
- US Trademarks, Patents and Design Patents (USPTO)The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) registers trademarks and grants utility patents and design patents. Foreign trademark applicants must be represented by a US-licensed attorney, and patent prosecution needs a registered US practitioner. We prepare your filing, coordinate it with our US partners and keep your US rights aligned with your Turkish and other rights.
- Regional Filings: Benelux, OAPI, ARIPO, Eurasian and GCCRegional systems let one application cover several countries: Benelux for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg; OAPI for its African member states; ARIPO for English-speaking African states; the Eurasian Patent Organization for patents across its member states. For the Gulf, filings are made country by country. We choose the right route and coordinate it with partner attorneys in each office.
- National Filings Abroad: UK, China, Japan and UAESome markets call for a national filing, either because no regional system covers them or because a national filing gives better control. We coordinate trademark, patent and design filings in the United Kingdom, China, Japan and the United Arab Emirates with partner attorneys in each country, from one plan and one contact in Istanbul.
- Protecting Your Trademark, Patent or Design in Türkiye from AbroadForeign companies protect trademarks, patents and designs in Türkiye either by filing directly at TÜRKPATENT through a registered Turkish attorney, or by extending an international filing: a Madrid designation for trademarks, a PCT national phase entry or a European patent validation for inventions, and a Hague designation for designs. This guide explains which route fits, what we need from you and what happens after filing.
How We Work
Tell us what you need
By phone, WhatsApp, email or the contact form. We reply in your language.
Written quote
Before any work starts, you receive a quote that lists the official fees and our service fee separately.
Filing and follow-up
We file, watch every deadline and answer office actions on your behalf.
Reporting
You receive a written report at each step, from filing to the final decision.
Where We File
From Istanbul we file before TÜRKPATENT and through WIPO's international systems, and we coordinate filings abroad with partner attorneys registered in each office, so you have one contact and one written quote.
WIPO systems
- Madrid System (trademarks)
- PCT (patents)
- Hague System (designs)
Europe
- EUIPO (EU trade marks and designs)
- EPO (European patents)
- Unitary Patent
United States
- USPTO trademarks
- USPTO patents
- USPTO design patents
Regional routes
- Benelux (BOIP)
- OAPI
- ARIPO
- Eurasian Patent Organization
- GCC-related routes
National offices
- United Kingdom
- China
- Japan
- United Arab Emirates
What We Handle
As registered trademark and patent attorneys, we represent clients before TÜRKPATENT and coordinate their filings abroad. The work we take on is listed below. Court proceedings, such as invalidity or infringement actions, are conducted by lawyers and fall outside our services.
Trademark Searches and Filings
- Clearance and availability searches before filing
- Filing and drafting goods and services lists under the Nice Classification
- Responses to office actions, including provisional refusals under the Madrid System
- Appeals against refusals to the TÜRKPATENT Re-examination and Evaluation Board (YİDK)
Trademark Protection and Maintenance
- Oppositions and responses to oppositions under Article 6 of Industrial Property Law No. 6769 (SMK)
- Non-use matters: proof of use and revocation requests before TÜRKPATENT
- Well-known mark arguments and evidence
- Renewals
- Recordals of transfers, licences, mergers and changes of name or address
- Trademark watch service
- Support for customs recordal applications
Patents and Utility Models
- Patentability and prior-art searches
- Drafting descriptions and claims, with technical experts where needed
- National patent and utility model applications
- PCT national phase entry in Türkiye
- Validation of European patents in Türkiye
- Responses to search and examination reports
- Annuity monitoring and payment
- Post-grant oppositions and responses
Industrial Designs
- Design applications
- Requests for deferment of publication
- Designations of Türkiye in international registrations under the Hague System
- Renewals
- Oppositions and responses
Geographical Indications and Traditional Product Names
- Applications for designations of origin and geographical indications
- Traditional product name applications
- Preparing the product specification and supporting documents
- Oppositions during the publication period and responses
International Filings
- International trademark registrations under the Madrid System
- PCT international patent applications
- International design applications under the Hague System
- National filings abroad coordinated with authorised local partners
- Priority deadline management
Agreements, Copyright and Domain Names
- The industrial property side of licence and assignment agreements, and their recordal
- Support with registration and deposit of copyright works
- Domain name strategy and support in domain dispute resolution proceedings
Portfolio Management and Audits
- Inventory and audit of trademark, patent and design portfolios
- Monitoring of renewal, annuity and opposition deadlines
- Protection strategy aligned with business plans
- Review of unused or redundant registrations
Illustrative Scenarios
The scenarios below are illustrative, anonymised examples. They show how we approach typical situations; they are not reports of specific client matters or results, and the outcome of every case depends on its own facts and evidence.
When a former distributor files your mark first
Shortly after a distribution agreement ends, a foreign brand discovers that its former Turkish distributor has applied to register the brand's mark in its own name.
Within the two-month publication period, an opposition is filed under SMK Article 6, relying on filing by an agent or representative without consent and on bad faith, backed by the agreement, correspondence and evidence of prior use.
The Office refuses the distributor's application. Had the mark already been registered, the same evidence could support an invalidity action before the courts, conducted by lawyers.
A partial refusal for a growing online store
An e-commerce start-up applies for its brand in several classes. The Office partially refuses the application because of a nearly identical earlier mark covering retail services.
The specification is narrowed to what the business actually needs, a letter of consent is requested from the earlier mark's owner, and an appeal is filed with YİDK within two months for the remaining refused items.
The application proceeds to registration in the narrowed classes, giving the start-up a registered right for its core business without a prolonged dispute.
A product launch at a trade fair
A manufacturer plans to unveil a kitchen appliance with a distinctive design and an improved locking mechanism at an international trade fair next month.
The design is filed before the fair and a utility model application is prepared for the mechanism. The 12-month grace period is treated only as a fallback, since not every country recognises it.
The company exhibits with its filings already in place and keeps its options open for filings abroad within the priority period.
Entering Türkiye close to the 30-month deadline
A European technology company decides late to protect its invention in Türkiye. Its PCT application is only weeks away from the 30-month national phase deadline.
National phase entry is made on time, the Turkish translation of the description and claims is coordinated with a technical translator, and priority documents and formal requirements are completed within the periods set by the Office.
The application enters the Turkish national phase and continues to examination, keeping its original priority date.
What our clients say
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“Mr Burak Unal and his team are amazing professionals. They took care of our case very well. Highly recommended!”
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