AC
Anasayfa Makaleler Intellectual Property, Trademark and Patent Law

Design Registration: Industrial and Visual Protection

29 Nisan 2026 Intellectual Property, Trademark and Patent Law 1 dk okuma 42 görüntülenme

Design registration protects the appearance (shape, color, texture) of the product. SMK art.55 et seq.

Registration Conditions

  • Innovation
  • Distinctive feature

Designs that cannot be registered

  • Only technical function
  • Contrary to general morality
  • State emblems

Process

  1. To TPMK application
  2. Visual and description
  3. Form review
  4. Registration
  5. Announcement

Duration

  • Registration 5 years
  • 5 extensions of 5 years each → total 25 years

Design Infringement

  • Precautionary precaution
  • Compensation
  • Destruction of products
  • Criminal liability

Unregistered Design Protection

  • "Fine work of art" within the scope of FSEK
  • Europe: 3 years of unregistered protection
  • Unregistered protection limited in Türkiye

Supreme Court 11. HD

11. HD looks for the difference of the "overall impression" in design registration, and accepts that small detail changes do not eliminate design infringement.

Design/trademark lawyer is recommended.

Telif bildirimi This content and all related Q&A texts are protected under Turkish Copyright Law No. 5846. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, publication, adaptation, bulk extraction, or commercial use is prohibited; legal and criminal remedies are reserved in case of infringement.

Hukuki destek arıyorsanız

Bu konuda profesyonel hukuki destek için Aycan Ceylan Avukatlık Bürosu olarak yanınızdayız.

Görüşme Planla