The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has taken over invalidation actions based on non-use of trademarks from courts as of January 2024
23 January 2024
As already known, in January 2017, the new trademark and patent law No. 6769 came into force in Türkiye, which is almost identical to EU law and includes essential changes.
It was already known in 2017 that in January 2024, the Turkish Patent Office would take over invalidation actions due to the non-use of trademarks by the courts.
This is an essential step as hundreds of thousands of trademarks in Türkiye are not in continuous use, which poses obstacles for clients in obtaining trademark rights.
As of January 2024, the Turkish Patent Office has taken over invalidation actions due to the non-use of courts and decide itself. Therefore, the applicants may claim rights much more cheaply and in less time by challenging the rights of others who are not in use within the scope of a significantly simplified process.
However, it is assumed that complaints already filed before the courts will not be overtaken by the Office.
Dilek Zeybel
Trademark & Patent Attorney
E: dilek@starkerip.com
