INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES
TR Turkey
New fee rates
The Turkish Patent Institute 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 2014 the following rates apply:
1. Publication of translations of the claims pursuant to Article 67(3) EPC: TRY 500
2. Publication of translations of the patent under Article 65 EPC: TRY 700
Surcharge for extension of the time limit: TRY 450
Publication of a corrected translation of the patent specification: TRY 275 (unchanged)
Publication of the translation of an amended patent specification (opposition, limitation): TRY 360 (unchanged)
3. Renewal fees:
| TRY |
|---|---|
2nd year |
180 |
3rd year |
190 |
4th year |
205 |
5th year |
310 |
6th year |
330 |
7th year |
400 |
8th year |
415 |
9th year |
440 |
10th year |
505 |
11th year |
565 |
12th year |
665 |
13th year |
775 |
14th year |
890 |
15th year |
1 025 |
16th year |
1 165 |
17th year |
1 295 |
18th year |
1 435 |
19th year |
1 585 |
20th year |
1 745 |
Reduction for payment and submission of related documents online: TRY 10 (unchanged)
4. Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications or patents:
Filing fee: TRY 35; the filing fee is increased according to the number of priorities.
Fee reduction for online filing: TRY 10 (unchanged)
5. Registering transfers, licences and other rights:
merger: TRY 350
transfer of title: TRY 50 (unchanged)
assignment: TRY 400
succession: TRY 330
licence: TRY 105
EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"
Users of this brochure (16th edition) should amend Tables III.B, column 2, IV, column 5, VI, column 1, VII, column 2, and IX, column 4, accordingly.
1 "Türk Patent Enstitüsünce 2014 Yılında Uygulanacak Ücret Tarifesine İlişkin Tebliğ (BIK/TPE: 2014/1)", published in "T.C. Resmi Gazete No: 28868, 31.12.2013".