Legal basis for levying renewal fees

Art. 134, 173 DL No. 551

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R. 18 RegEPC

Enquiries re renewal fees:

Tel.: (+ 90 312) 303 10 00

Fax: (+ 90 312) 303 14 50

www.turkpatent.gov.tr or

www.tpe.gov.tr

1 Amount of fees

plus any charges levied by banks

Note: all fees are revised annually on 1 January.

Fees 2005

2 (a) Due date (in the patent year concerned) (b) Time limit for payment (without surcharge)*

(a) anniversary of date of filing

(b) N/A

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* For first renewal fee to be paid, see Art. 141(2) EPC.

3 Period of grace for payment of fees (with surcharge) (a) duration (b) surcharge

(a) 6 months from due date

(b) 25%

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4 Communication of a reminder in cases of non-payment (a) provided for (b) date of despatch

(a) No

(b) N/A

5 Restitutio in integrum (a) provided for (b) time limit for submitting application

(a) Yes

(b) within 6 months of publication of the notice of lapse

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6 Appointment of a national professional representative for (a) payment of fees (b) communication of a reminder of non-payment (c) proceedings in respect of restitutio in integrum

(a) Yes

(b) N/A

(c) Yes

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7 Information regarding lapse of patent in cases of non-payment of renewal fees

Communication to representative

Publication in the “Resmi Patent Bülteni”

Entry in Register of Patents

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