Specially Protected Trademarks

I - Well-Known Trademarks (1):

National and international regulations contain many definitions of well-known trademarks. This is because being well known is a phenomenon that differs in each specific case, does not conform to predetermined criteria and changes over time.

In general, well-known trademarks can be defined as “an association that arises reflexively among people in the same environment, regardless of geographical borders, culture or age and without distinguishing between customers and other subjective interests and relationships, linked to strong attachment to a person or undertaking, assurance, quality, advertising power and a wide distribution network.”

By selecting the well-known trademark protection type in the search section, you can list the trademarks that have well-known trademark status in Türkiye.

(1) Well-known trademarks within the scope of Article 6bis of the Paris Convention (trademarks protected under Article 7/1(i) of Decree-Law No. 556).

II - WIPO Protection (2):

This category covers signs that serve a guarantee and control function, or signs belonging to official institutions and organizations, that have been communicated to the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) via WIPO. For example, the designations OECD, IMF and WTO are protected under this category.

(2) This category consists of trademarks protected under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention (Article 7/(g) of Decree-Law No. 556).

III - Turkish Protection (3):

This category protects signs relating to the sovereignty of the Republic of Türkiye; signs and names accepted by the state as official control and guarantee marks; signs and names of a non-economic nature belonging to the state, local administrations and other public legal entities; signs and names belonging to professional organizations with public institution status, which cannot be registered as trademarks or service marks; signs and names belonging to associations recognized by a Council of Ministers decision as working for the public benefit; and other signs that must be protected in the public interest (such as political party emblems).