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EPO Validation
What is EPO Validation
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act on Filing of European Patent Applications and the Effects of the European Patent in TURKEY, the protection of the European patent in TURKEY is obtained by filing a translation of the specification of the European Patent into Turkish with the Turkish Patent within 3 months as from the date of publication of the mention of the grant of a European patent by the European Patent Office. Failure to comply with this procedure results in the lack of recognition of validity of a European patent in the territory of TURKEY.
Should I appoint a representative in Turkey?
Applicants, who reside outside of Turkey, must be represented by a Turkish patent attorney. At that point, Normpatent is announced as the 17th largest Intellectual Property firm in Turkey at latest Turkish Patent Report and would be glad to assist you in EP validation process.