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Dez 01, 2011 (Newsletter Issue 14/11)
Turkey
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Change of Practice in Class 35


Although Turkish Patent Institute (Turkish PTO) accepts specifications for retail services with the reference to the goods or types of goods to which those services relate in international applications designating Turkey, it did not accept such specifications which provide details with regard to the goods or types of goods to which those services relate in local applications until 19th October 2011.

Before 19th October 2011, Turkish PTO used to amend all types of retail service specifications with the exact wording of the explanatory notes to class 35 of the NICE Classification, which is “the bringing together, for the benefit of others, of a variety of goods (excluding the transport thereof), enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those goods”.

The Turkish PTO has changed its practice with regard to retail services specifications with an announcement which was published in Official Gazette on 19th October 2011 and has gone into effect in the same day. The said announcement may be seen at the official website of the Gazette here

Now, specifications for retail services with the reference to the goods or types of goods to which those services relate are accepted in Turkey. In addition, the exact wording of the explanatory notes to class 35 for retail services also continue to be accepted in trademark applications.

Source: Abdurrahim Ayaz, Istanbul Patent & Trademark Consultancy, Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey