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What are the grounds for a Trademark Application to be opposed in Turkey?

Trademarks are opposed on these grounds: Proprietary rights Conflict with moral principles and public policy Inclusion of geographical indications Generic marks or common terms Conflict with a famous personal name Conflict with a registered design Conflict with trade names Registration under a different name such as name of agent or other representatives Inclusion of an armorial bearing, protected emblem or flag Conflict with a famous mark Breach of copyright Functional, misleading, deceptive, disparaging or descriptive mark

Is it possible to cancel a registration in Turkey?

A registration might be canceled for any of these grounds:

  • Lack of genuine use
  • Incompatible with moral principles and public policy
  • Use of geographical indication
  • Generic mark or common terms
  • Conflict with a personal name
  • Conflict with registered designs
  • Conflict with trade names
  • Mark was registered under a representative’s name
  • Use of protected flags, emblems or armorial bearing
  • Conflict with a well-known or notorious mark
  • Proprietary right
  • Breach of copyright
  • Descriptive, non-distinctive, functional, or misleading/disparaging/deceptive mark

Trademark Registration Process in the UAE

As a brief explanation for the registration procedure, once we receive your instructions and necessary documents, we will then submit the application and documentation to the Trademark Office.

The Trademark Office will examine the application and notify us whether the application is accepted (with or without any conditions of limitations). Once accepted, the application will be published in the Trademark Journal and must also be published in two local newspapers.

After publication, there is a period of 30 days during which written objections to registration may be filed with the Trademark Office by third parties. If any objections are received, these will be forwarded to us within 15 days of filing and we will notify you accordingly. We will have 30 days to respond to any objections received. Based on the objections received and our response, the Trademark Office will determine whether or not to approve registration. If no objections are received within the initial 30 days, or if, following receipt of objections and responses, the Trademark Office decides to approve the registration, the registration will be completed and a registration certificate will be issued.

The time span for completing the registration formalities ranges from 8 to 12 months in the normal course of events. Naturally, in the case of any objection by the Trademark Office or any third party against the mark, the procedure would be longer and separate fees is applicable which is mentioned in the attached sheet.

The single class system is followed in U.A.E.

The registration period is for ten years, after which the registration may be renewed for subsequent ten-year periods.