Industrial Design Registration
WHAT IS DESIGN?
Design is the appearance in which all or a part of a product forms various elements or features that can be perceived by human senses such as line, shape, color, shape, texture, material flexibility or embellishment.
In order for a design to be protected, it is necessary to carry the following features;
A) Innovation
A design is the same if it is not presented to the public elsewhere before the date of application or launch. Designs are considered the same if they differ only in small details.
B) Distinctive quality
The concept of discrimination is used to designate specific qualities and properties of something. This design is distinguishable if there is a clear difference between the overall impression that an industrial design leaves on the informed user and the overall impression that another user leaves on such a user.
C) Product or part of the product
A design that is independent of the product does not see legal protection. The design to which protection is to be applied must be applied to a product or part (Annex 3 b. As product in KHK; Object, compound system or parts of this system, set, set, packages, combinations of multiple objects or presentations that can be detected together, graphic symbols and typographic characters.
D) Perception of human senses
Design is a feature and concept related to the appearance of the product. The characteristics of the design, while primarily addressing the sense of sight of the person; It can be detected with other senses
PROTECTION DATE
Registered design is granted "Industrial Design Registration Certificate". The protection period for registered designs is 5 years from the date of application.
This means that the employee can be extended for a total of 25 years to be renewed every five years.
Filing requirements:
1. Name and address of the applicant;
2. Representations and brief descriptions of the designs (8x8 cm). Representation can be prepared as drawing, picture, graphic, photograph or a similar way, but must clearly show all special characteristic of design and must be suitable to publish.
3. Power of Attorney, simply signed by the applicant, legalization is not required;
Power of Attorney is not required for filing but will be needed in case of a recordal of assignment, cancellation, withdrawal or deletion of goods.
STAGES
Application&Formal examination: Subsequent to application, TPI officials formally examine the application and, within a month, TPI assigns a Turkish industrial design application number to the application along with a decision to publish the application.
Publication: Within a month after the formal examination is completed, industrial design application is published in TPI’s industrial design bulletin for 6 months. During the publication period, third parties can file their oppositions. The TPI can accept or deny the oppositions depending on their grounds.
Registration: Within two months after the publication term is expired, The TPI send Industrial Design Registration Certificates.
Contact us to protect your product with design registration and to do design application processing.