Some of the trademark-related services provided by iprtr may be listed as follows:

• Dispute resolution and litigation. 
• Similarity searches before trademark applications;
• Consultancy in trademark portfolio management and application strategies;
• Trademark applications in Türkiye;
• International trademark applications through the Madrid Protocol;
• Monitoring similar trademark applications;
• Renewal of trademark terms;
• Recording of changes related to title, type, and address;
• Requesting documents (e.g. copies of registration certificates, trademark registry copies, certificates of priority right) from the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office;
• Opposition against decisions of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office;
• Opposition against third-party trademark applications or responding to oppositions of third parties;
• Drafting, negotiating and recording of trademark-related agreements (e.g. assignment agreements, license agreements, letters of consent);
• Customs measures for the protection of trademarks;
• Dispute resolution and litigation. 
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Some of the patent (and utility model) related services provided by iprtr may be listed as follows:

• Patentability assessment;
• Consultancy in patent portfolios, patenting strategies and the incentive programmes of Turkey (e.g. TÜBİTAK and KOSGEB);
• Patent applications in Türkiye;
• International patent applications through international treaties;
• EPC validations in Türkiye;
• PCT national phase applications in Türkiye;
• Payment of annual patent fees;
• Recording of changes related to title, type, and address;
• Requesting documents (e.g. copies of certified patent documents, certificates of priority right) from the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office;
• Opposition against decisions of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office;
• Opposition against third-party patent applications or responding to oppositions of third parties;
• Drafting, negotiating and recording of patent-related agreements (e.g. assignment agreements, license agreements, letters of consent);
• Customs measures for the protection of patents;
• Dispute resolution and litigation.
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Some of the design-related services provided by iprtr may be listed as follows:

• Design applications in Türkiye;
• International design applications through the Hague Agreement;
• Renewal of design terms;
• Recording of changes related to title, type, and address;
• Requesting documents (e.g. copies of registration certificates, design registry copies, certificates of priority right) from the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office;
• Opposition against decisions of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office;
• Opposition against third-party design applications or responding to oppositions of third parties;
• Drafting, negotiating and recording of design-related agreements (e.g. assignment agreements, license agreements);
• Customs measures for the protection of designs;
• Dispute resolution and litigation. 
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Türkiye is a party to the most significant international treaties for the protection of IP rights. By means of such treaties, it is possible to submit an application through the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office for the protection of an IP right in another country.

Treaties through which iprtr may submit an application from Türkiye for the protection of the IP rights in the member states are as follows:

Treaties through which iprtr may submit an application from Türkiye for the protection of the IP rights in the member states are as follows:

• Trademarks: The Madrid Protocol;
• Patents: The Patent Cooperation Treaty (“PCT”) and European Patent Convention (“EPC”);
• Designs: The Hague Agreement (Geneva Act 1999).

We also represent our foreign clients in relation to their international applications before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office.

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At iprtr, we deal with every aspect of copyright.

Some of the copyright-related services provided by iprtr may be listed as follows:

• Copyright applications in Türkiye,
• Drafting and negotiation of copyright-related agreements (e.g., assignment agreements, license agreements, employment agreements and contracts for work),
• Advising on infringement claims,
• Dispute resolution and litigation.
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We are authorized to represent our clients at every stage of IP-related disputes before civil and criminal courts, courts of appeal and all administrative authorities.  With our extensive experience in litigation, our dispute resolution practice covers all types of intellectual property rights.

We assist our national and international clients in the following matters and proceedings, including but not limited to:

• Infringement analysis, monitoring, and investigations,
• Cease and desist letters,
• Mediation and settlement negotiations, 
• Interim injunctions and seizures of counterfeits, 
• Infringement actions, 
• Determination actions and compensation actions, 
• Court actions against the final decision of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office,
• Court actions for the invalidation or cancellation of IP rights,
• Criminal complaints,
• Contractual disputes,
• Unfair competition,
• Customs measures.
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