1. The Industrial Property Code No. 6769 (the
IP Code), which was prepared by the Turkish Patent and Trademark
Office (the Office), is the main legislation in Turkey codifying
all kinds of IP rights in Turkey. The IP Code which has abolished
previous IP related Decree-Laws entered into force on 10 January
2017 upon publication in the Official Gazette.
2. The IP Code regulates all IP rights in a
single code. It is divided into five chapters, and the first four
chapters of the law relate to trademarks, geographical indications,
designs and patent rights, respectively. The principles, rules and
conditions regarding the protection of patents are stated in Book 4