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 2018 the rates below apply. The figures in brackets are the reduced amounts for users paying fees and filing documents online.

1. Publication of translations of the claims pursuant to Article 67(3) EPC: TRY 1 275 (TRY 850)

2. Publication of translations of the patent under Article 65 EPC: TRY 2 040 (TRY 1 360)

Surcharge for extension of the time limit: TRY 1 150 (TRY 770)

Publication of a corrected translation of the patent specification: TRY 630 (TRY 425)

Publication of the translation of an amended patent specification (opposition, limitation): TRY 850 (TRY 570)

3. Renewal fees:

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

Filing fee: TRY 90; the filing fee is increased according to the number of priorities.

Fee reduction for online filing: TRY 45

5. Registering transfers, licences and other rights:

merger: TRY 800 (TRY 530)

assignment: TRY 915 (TRY 610)

succession: TRY 650 (TRY 430)

licence: TRY 245 (TRY 160)

EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"

Users of this brochure (18th edition) should amend Tables III.B, section 2, IV, section 5, VI.A, section 1, VII, section 2, and IX, section 4, accordingly.