EP Validations

EP VALIDATIONS, European Patent Validation – What, When and How? What makes us different?

Going thru the validation process for a European Patent in different countries simultaneously is a complex, time consuming and expensive procedure. Defans Patent is your Turkish partner handles the entire procedure with simple workflows, while you can focus on your own business.

European Patent Validation – What, When and How?

EP Validation is the process of converting a single granted European Patent Application into a national patent in one or more of the 42 European Patent Organization member, extension and validation states. Turkey is one of these 42 states.

According to EPC Art. 65, a granted patent by EPO must be validated by Turkish Patent Office in order to take effect in Turkey. 

The validation process typically involves high quality, technically-qualified translation of all or part of the patent, the payment of fees and the filing of documents within a certain timeframe – usually three months from the European Grant Date.

The actual requirements vary between countries. But in Turkey, the translated copy of the granted patent and the payment to is enough to start the validation process. An exception is applied by Turkish Patent in the revocation proceeding cases as described in EPC Art. 70(3). That is, the original text is used, unless the Turkish translation covers the whole scope.

EP Validation Deadline

The deadline for validation in Turkey has a three months deadline from the European Grant date.

Power of Attorney

We need a signed Power of Attorney from the applicant to present in any time for case related issues within the Turkish Patent Office.

Application Language

The application must in Turkish language. All parts, abstract, description, claims, figures must be translated to Turkish.

The Extension Period

The application language is Turkish but, a three months extension period is given by paying an extra fee during the application to handle the Turkish translation of the EPO granted patent.

Obligation to use

All the validated patents must be commercially used within 3 years, beginning from the national publication date unless the patentee has a valid reason not to do. If there is no valid reason, than a third party could demand a compulsory license usage by a litigation. The license fees also determined by the court in such cases. Compulsory licensing thru Turkish Patent Office by Art. 128 of Turkish IP Law has the almost same effects so usage is the best way to protect the patent validation for 20 years.

What makes us different?

We count on our great experience of EP patent validation. Our multi-lingual professionals make our collaborators comfortable in communication. Our best practiced procedure progress is simple and our collaborators do not need to do anything than conforming the project. After than they sit back and enjoy their time saving.

We offer you:

  • An easy validation management service with a single point of contact,
  • We’ll take care of the rest, keeping you informed at every stage, while you retain control.
  • Competitive costs without any hidden expenses,
  • Our advanced security systems protect your data. We understand the importance of your sensitive information.
  • Certified patent translators for a state of art translations.
  • An efficient follow up management that provides renewals, annual payments and other IP related services.
  • We collaborate with many large and respected IP firms all around the world.