Businesses needs easy, cost-effective ways to protect their inventions in multiple countries. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, offers an advantageous international filing and prosecuting system for temporarily protecting patents across borders until they are filed in each target territory in due time.

By filing one international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), applicants can simultaneously seek protection for an invention in 148+ countries throughout the world. PCT system does not grant a patent application but provides for applicants with extra time to delay national/regional filings and with international search and preliminary examination reports which are very useful to understand the patentability risks of an invention prior to major nationalization cost.

If you intend to file patent applications outside Turkey, we can determine whether or not it is prudent for you to file directly in each foreign country or through the advantageous PCT filing system or by taking advantage of other routes, based on an assessment of your needs, i.e. your action plan, budget, number and name of target jurisdictions, protection and enforcement capabilities.

Destek Patent has extensive experience and expertise in domestic and international patent protection, independent indications of which the firm has been continuously named as Turkey’s top-ranked IP firm for more than 20 consecutive years according to official patent filing and registration statistics by the Turkish Patent Institute by managing a total patent portfolio of about 10.000 domestic and 1.000 foreign patents and utility models. We understand clients’ needs and expectations regarding expert counseling, fast response, clear communication and cost-effective quality trademark services. Should you require our professional services, please just contact us through global@destekpatent.com.tr.