Design representations

Türkiye: practical decision and evidence

Prepare consistent views that disclose the same design and its relevant visible features. Explain omitted views and any excluded parts where required. Mixed colours, inconsistent shapes or unclear contours can leave the intended protection uncertain.

Worked file: a single application mixes black-and-white drawings, colour photos and different proportions. Decide whether these show one design consistently or several variants, then prepare coherent views. Mark excluded material clearly using the chosen office practice so the claimed appearance is understandable.

Partial design protection

For a partial design, identify the visible part claimed and clearly distinguish the remainder. Make all views consistent with that choice and verify local representation practice. Ambiguous broken lines can be interpreted as decoration instead of excluded matter.

Furniture and product designs

For furniture and product designs, identify whether protection is sought for the whole product or a visible part. Prepare consistent views and separate variants. A new mechanism and a new appearance raise different protection questions.

Packaging and graphic designs

For packaging and graphic designs, separate the visual appearance, brand sign and technical container function. Prepare representations of the protection sought and a disclosure chronology. A trademark certificate does not automatically protect every packaging redesign.

Official filing and support

This guidance concerns Turkish rights unless a section expressly names another jurisdiction. Kayra can coordinate research, document preparation and follow-up. Registration, opposition and grant decisions belong to the competent office. Verify any required representative’s registration and authority before appointing them; court proceedings require appropriately qualified legal representation. The enquiry form requests consultancy, and does not itself file an official application.

Primary official sources

• TÜRKPATENT — Design applications and procedures
• WIPO Lex — Türkiye — Industrial Property Law No.6769
• TÜRKPATENT / ePATS — Official electronic application system
• WIPO / Hague — Guidance on design reproductions