Intellectual property rights definition is legal rights that are provided on the products that people create with knowledge and labor. Establishment of the rights over the Turkey intellectual properties comes into play with the creation of the work.
There is territoriality in protection. It provides protection for 70 years.
Intellectual Property Rights
The following conditions are necessary for an idea to be protected as a work:
- Being a product of an ideal effort,
- Having the properties of the owner,
- Having been formed,
- Entering one of the types of works considered in the law.
Types of Works to be Protected
- Science and literature works
- Musical works
- Works of art
- Cinema works
- Processing and Collections
Rights Obtained by Intellectual Property Rights in Turkey
- Material Rights
- Right of Adaptation
- Right of Reproduction
- Right of Distribution
- Right of Representation
- Right of Communication to the Public
- Transfer of Rights
The owners of works or inheritors may transfer their financial rights mutually or nonreciprocally, periodically or indefinitely. It is essential that the contracts on financial rights are written and the rights to be transferred are shown separately.
How to Obtain Intellectual Property Rights in Turkey?
In order for an idea or work of art to be safeguarded as an intellectual property, it must be a result of an ingenious effort and carry the conditions defined by law.
According to this, the owner of a work is the person who created it. A work can have more than one owner.
Rights Provided to the Owner in Turkey
The rights provided spiritually, such as the right to supply works.
- Material Rights
- Right of Adaptation
- Right of Reproduction
- Right of Distribution
- Right of Representation
- Communication to the Public
- Right to Share and Follow
- Registration System:
Once the documents requested by the Sistem Patent intellectual property unit are fully prepared, the application is made online and registration certificate is obtained within about 1 month. One copy of the registration certificate is given to the applicant and this right is valid for 70 years. A copy of this is also kept in the ministry.