Trademark application documents

Türkiye: practical decision and evidence

For a trademark file, prepare applicant identity, the exact sign, goods/services and official fee information. Add priority, consent, transliteration or representation documents when applicable. A generic company profile alone is not the complete trademark application.

Worked file: the mark file contains a company brochure but not the exact sign version or goods list. Obtain approved identity, representation and justified wording, then check any priority, consent or authority documents. Reconcile the final ePATS receipt with instructions before describing the application as complete.

Applying for a trademark

Before a Turkish trademark filing, identify the owner, exact sign and actual goods/services, then check earlier rights. Submit the correct ePATS application and official payment information. A domain purchase or company incorporation does not replace trademark registration.

Choosing Nice classes

Choose Nice classes from a concrete list of products and services, using the official accepted wording. Check both present activity and planned lawful expansion. Class numbers alone do not describe the full scope and different classes can still contain similar services.

Individual or company ownership

Choose the applicant according to the intended legal owner, not convenience alone. Record individual or company identity and any assignment arrangements. A shareholder and the company are different persons; rights held personally are not automatically company assets.

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 — Trademark applications and procedures
• WIPO Lex — Türkiye — Industrial Property Law No.6769
• TÜRKPATENT / ePATS — Official electronic application system
• TÜRKPATENT — Nice classification for trademarks