The applicant who wants to protect his invention in more than one country uses the international patent system.
Methods
- Direct application: Separately (costly) in each country
- Paris Agreement: To other countries within 12 months from the first application
- PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty): 150+ with a single application. country
- EPC (European Patent):For EU countries
PCT Process
- Turkish application (TPMK)
- PCT application within 12 months
- International research report (WIPO)
- International preliminary examination (optional)
- National stage for each country after 30 months
Paris Treaty Advantage
- First application date provides protection (priority)
- "Same-dated" application to other countries within 12 months
- The publicity of the invention does not matter in this period
Cost
- PCT: average 5,000-15,000 ��
- National stage in each country: additional
- Patent attorney fees
- Annual fees in each country
EPO (European Patent Office)
- 38 countries with a single application
- National patent in each country after approval
- Single case (UPC) — after 2023
Supreme Court 11. HD
11. HD accepts that it requires "completion of the national stage" for international patents to be valid in Türkiye, otherwise there is no protection in Türkiye.
Patent lawyer is recommended.