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 2020 the rates below apply.

1. Publication of translations of the claims pursuant to Article 67(3) EPC: TRY 2 210

2. Publication of translations of the patent under Article 65 EPC: TRY 1 380

Surcharge for extension of the time limit: TRY 1 250 

Publication of a corrected translation of the patent specification: TRY 700

Publication of the translation of an amended patent specification (opposition, limitation): TRY 920

3. Renewal fees:

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

Filing fee: TRY 50; (increases depending on the number of priorities).

5. Registering transfers, licences and other rights:

mergers: TRY 590

assignments: TRY 590

successions: TRY 590

licences: TRY 240

EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC"

Users of this brochure (20th edition) should amend Tables III.B, section 2, IV, sections 5 and 8, VI.A, section 1, VII, section 2, and IX, section 4, accordingly.