Opposition
There are two opposition proceedings before the TPI;
Opposition against the published trademark on the Official Trademark Bulletin: After the first examination process of the TPI, in terms of the Decree Law no. 556 article 7, the trademarks are being published on the Official Trademark Bulletin every month. Third parties are able to oppose against this/these publications.
Appeal against the TPI’s decisions;
- TAfter the rejection of the third parties oppositions against the published trademark, this rejection decisions can be appealed within two months.
- The application could be rejected in terms of the article 7 or after the publication in terms of article 8. This kind of trademark rejection decisions can be appealed within two months, as well.
This possible appeals’ examination authority Re-examination and Evaluation Board decides by majority of votes. The Re-examination and Evaluation Board’s decisions are final decisions; applicants/petitioner third parties could file Court Action against these decisions.
Please file the Communication form send e-mail to our info@mtppatent.com address/send fax message to +90 312 230 5483 for more information about the Opposition Proceedings in Turkey or have correspondence with our head Office for your queries.
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