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A trademark is a sign that that it is capable of distinguishing the goods and services of one undertaking from the goods and services of other undertakings. Collective Marks, Guarantee Marks, Trade Marks, Service Marks 10 years from the date of filing of the application. (or the first priority date) The request for renewal shall be submitted and the renewal fee paid within a period of six months before the last day of the month in which the protection ends. In failing this deadline, the request may be submitted within a further period of six months from the last day of the month in which the protection ends upon payment of an additional fee. SIGNS THAT CANNOT BE REGISTERED -trademarks identical or confusingly similar with a trademark registered earlier or with an earlier filing date for registration in respect of an identical or same type of product or services, -trademarks which consist exclusively of signs or indications which serve in trade to indicate the kind, characteristics, quality, intended purpose, value, geographical origin, or designate the time of production of the goods or of rendering of the service or other characteristics of goods or services, - trademarks which consist exclusively of signs and names used to distinguish specific groups of craftsmen, professionals or tradesmen or - Kamu düzenine ve genel ahlaka aykırı markalar. Changes of the informations of owner of the trademark should be recorded to the register. The 6 month period for claiming priority start from the date of filing of the first application. 1) information identifying the applicant(s) 2) Representation of the mark suitable for reproduction in min 5x5 cm and max 7x7 cm size, (if the mark includes words of a language other than English or non-roman characters, a transliteration of the characters into roman letters and a translation into English should be provided) 3) List of the products or services for which the trademark shall be used, (General expressions should not be used and all products or services should be clarified.) 4) If the mark is registered in another country, then information about the registration (registration no, country, date, etc.) 5) If priority is claimed, a copy of the priority document obtained from the country of the receiving office of the earlier application giving rise to the priority. 6) Power of Attorney (No legalization) 7) Registration Fee will be asked if Turkish Patent Institute decides to register the mark.
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