Trademarks
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OUR TRADEMARK SERVICES
A trademark is one of the most important assets of a business, serving as the fundamental element that allows a product or service to be identified and promoted in the market.
As the key to achieving commercial success, trademarks represent the values and professional image. For this reason, ensuring that your trademark is legally protected is of utmost importance.
Trademark protection grants the exclusive right to use the registered trademark within a specific territory during the protection period (10 years, renewable every 10 years). This reduces the risk of infringement and facilitates legal recourse for entrepreneurs in case of violations.
Additionally, a registered trademark enhances customer trust and strengthens your commercial reputation. As a valuable business asset, trademark rights can be traded and generate additional income for your company.
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Our Services
We provide a comprehensive range of services in trademark registration and protection processes both domestically and internationally. With our expert team, we offer strategic trademark management and legal consultancy tailored to our clients’ business goals. Our services include:
Conducting national and international preliminary research to create trademark protection strategies aligned with your company’s business and marketing objectives.
- Trademark applications before TÜRKPATENT and international trademark applications through WIPO
- Applications for motion, color, sound, and well-known trademarks
- Renewal of trademark protection rights and making amendments to registry entries
- Conducting similarity analyses for registered trademarks (phonetic and visual comparisons)
- Monitoring trademarks nationally and internationally, competitor analysis, opposition filing, and submitting counterarguments
- Oppositions to provisional refusal decisions of TÜRKPATENT, including negotiating with the adversary party to obtain letters of consent when necessary
- Trademark non-use cases before IP courts (handled by TÜRKPATENT starting from 2024)
- Trademark infringement cases, including obtaining preliminary injunctions before civil courts
- Trademark infringement criminal cases before criminal courts, including seizures
- Trademark invalidation cases before IP courts
- Cancellation cases of TURKPATENT decisions
- Assignments of trademarks, including pursuing the process before notary public
- Preparing license agreements and recording licenses
- Providing trademark awareness training
- Consulting on international trademark protection methods, including WIPO Proof
- Filing international applications through the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Collaborating with IP colleagues worldwide to provide trademark services globally for our national clients
We are here to offer solutions that enhance the commercial value of your trademarks and ensure long-term protection. Contact us to secure your trademark and take confident steps toward the future.