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| Abbreviation | TURKPATENT |
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| Formation | June 24, 1994 (1994-06-24) |
| Type | Governmental agency |
| Purpose | Intellectual property |
| Headquarters | Hipodrom Cad. 115,Yenimahalle |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′48″N32°49′40″E / 39.94676°N 32.82773°E /39.94676; 32.82773  Turkish Patent and Trademark Office Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (Turkey) |
Region served | Turkey |
Parent organization | Ministry of Industry and Technology |
| Website | www |
TheTurkish Patent and Trademark Office (Turkish:Türk Patent ve Marka Kurumu or TÜRKPATENT) (TURKPATENT) is anintellectual property organization with a special budget being attached to theMinistry of Industry and Technology of theRepublic of Turkey. Established on June 24, 1994, inAnkara as an independent legal entity,[1] it is liable under special judiciary provisions with the objective of supporting the technological development in Turkey and of establishing and protecting of industrialproperty rights, as well as providing the public with the worldwide information on industrial property rights.
In October 2016, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has been appointed as International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority under thePatent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). As of October 2016, the appointment was not effective yet.[2]
