According to the decree Law No. 551 regulates the patent law and patent registration procedure of Turkey. The main points of Turkish patent System is:

 Turkey is a PCT member country
 Turkey is a EPC member country
 Turkish Patent Institute maintain searches and examinations on certain IPC classes.
 Utility models are accepted and render a protection period of 10 years.
 Utility models do not require a search and examination of inventive step

The followings cannot be granted with patent certificate:

a) Discoveries, scientific theories, mathematical methods;
b) Plans, methods, schemes/rules for performing mental acts, for conducting business/trading activity, and for playing games.
c) Literary and artistic works, scientific works, creations having an esthetic characteristic, computer programs.
d) Methods involving no technical aspect, for collecting, arranging, offering/presenting and transmitting information/data.
e) Methods of diagnosis, therapy and surgery applying to human or animal body.
The provision under the paragraph one, subparagraph (e) of this present Article, shall apply neither to the products and compositions (per se) used in connection with these methods nor to their process of manufacturing.
Patent shall not be granted for inventions in respect of following subject matter.
a)Inventions whose subject matter is contrary to the public order or to morality as is generally accepted.
b) Plant and animal varieties/species or processes for breeding/plant or animal varieties/species, based mainly on biological grounds.

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