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