Key points for creating a new trademark 3- What are the searches to be done before the trademark application?

1- SEARCH YOUR COMPANY'S TITLE IN TRADE REGISTRY

If you intend to use your trademark as a company title, we recommend you to search it from the Trade Registry Gazette.

www.ticaretsicil.gov.tr/

2- SEARCH IN ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

If your trademark will be the name of a company based in Istanbul, you can search for a company title in the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce records.

www.ito.org.tr

3- IS YOUR TRADEMARK REGISTERED AS A DOMAIN NAME?

You can check whether your trademark has already been registered as a domain name from the address below.

www.networksolutions.com

4- IS YOUR TRADEMARK REGISTERED AS A COM.TR DOMAIN NAME?

In Turkey, domain name allocation process is done by the Middle East Technical University through the following web address.

www.nic.tr

5- TRADEMARK SEARCH IN TURKEY

You can make a trademark search in the Turkish trademark registry from the following address.

www.turkpatent.gov.tr

6-FIND THE MEANING OF YOUR TRADEMARK IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGES

You can find the meaning of your trademark in the foreign languages from the google trasnlation.

http://translate.google.com.tr/

7- SEARCH YOUR TRADEMARK IN FOREGIN TRADEMARK DATABASES

If you want to register your trademark in foreing countries, then you can make trademark searches in the national trademark databases of countries, in WIPO's international trademark database, OHIM trademark database. 

If you want to get an offer for a trademark registration in Turkey, please fill in the form below: