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 2019 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 1 720 (TRY 1 150)

2. Publication of translations of the patent under Article 65 EPC: TRY 2 755 (TRY 1 840)

Surcharge for extension of the time limit: TRY 1 550 (TRY 1 040)

Publication of a corrected translation of the patent specification: TRY 850 (TRY 580)

Publication of the translation of an amended patent specification (opposition, limitation): TRY 1 150 (TRY 770)

3. Renewal fees:

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

Filing fee: TRY 80; the filing fee is increased according to the number of priorities.

Fee reduction for online filing: TRY 40

5. Registering transfers, licences and other rights:

merger: TRY 800 (TRY 530)

assignment: TRY 720 (TRY 490)

succession: TRY 680 (TRY 460)

licence: TRY 280 (TRY 195)

EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"

Users of this brochure (19th edition) should amend Tables III.B, section 2, IV, section 5, VI.A, section 1, VII, section 2, and IX, section 4, accordingly.