Online Trademark Registration

Trademark registration is the official recording of your company name, logo or product/service brand with the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT). A registered trademark gives the owner the exclusive right to use that sign for 10 years and to oppose unauthorised use through legal means. If your brand is not registered, the business name you built over years can be filed by malicious third parties. At Bogahost we manage the entire process from application to registration on your behalf.

In Türkiye the trademark registration process usually takes 8 to 12 months from application to final registration. The process involves TÜRKPATENT's review of the application for formal and absolute grounds for refusal, publication in the Official Trademark Bulletin, a 2-month opposition period and, if no opposition is filed, issuance of the registration certificate. At Bogahost we prepare a complete application to speed up the process. If a third party opposes during the publication phase, your defence process is also handled professionally.

A registered trademark is legally protected for 10 years from the date of registration. After this period the trademark does not lapse automatically; you only need to renew it. By paying a renewal fee every 10 years, trademark protection can be extended indefinitely. At Bogahost we track your renewal date and remind you before it expires so you do not lose your trademark rights.

The Nice Classification is an international system that organises goods and services into 45 separate classes: 34 for goods and 11 for services. When applying for a trademark it is critical to select the classes that match your activity, otherwise you may not obtain full protection against a similar mark in another class. For example, class 42 is common for software services and class 35 for retail. The expert team at Bogahost provides free consultancy to determine the most suitable Nice classes for your business.

Yes, conducting a similarity search before applying is critical for both time and cost. Bogahost specialists scan the TÜRKPATENT database for potentially identical or similar marks and assess the likelihood of rejection in advance. If high similarity is detected, we suggest small adjustments to your brand name or a different Nice class strategy. This greatly reduces the risk of receiving a rejection after months of waiting.

After your trademark application passes the formal examination by TÜRKPATENT it is published in the Official Trademark Bulletin, and a 2-month opposition period begins from that date. During this period third parties or rights holders can oppose your application on the grounds that it infringes their rights. If an opposition is filed, the Bogahost expert team prepares your response and manages the process professionally. If no opposition is filed or it is rejected, your registration certificate moves to the final issuance stage.

Yes, trademark registration is not limited to companies; individual entrepreneurs, freelancers and ordinary citizens can also apply as natural persons. For individual applications, your Turkish ID number and contact details are sufficient; a tax certificate or company documents are not required. You can register the trademark under your personal name and later transfer or licence it to a company you establish. At Bogahost we handle both individual and corporate applications with the same care.

A trademark registered through TÜRKPATENT only provides protection within Türkiye; if you sell abroad you must also register in the target countries. The most common method is the Madrid Protocol, which allows you to register in many countries with a single application and covers more than 100 jurisdictions. For the European Union a single EUIPO registration grants protection in all EU member states. Bogahost offers consultancy and file-management services for Madrid Protocol and EUIPO applications.

Your trademark registration does not renew automatically at the end of the 10-year protection period; a renewal application must be filed with TÜRKPATENT before expiry. Renewal applications can be filed starting 6 months before expiration. If you miss the deadline, renewal is still possible within an additional 6 months for an extra fee; otherwise your trademark becomes open to third-party applications. At Bogahost we record the renewal date well in advance and notify you before it expires.

The cost of trademark registration depends on the number of classes in your application: for each class there is an official TÜRKPATENT fee and a Bogahost service fee. Current amounts are calculated instantly in the application wizard on this page according to the classes you select; the official fee and the service fee are shown separately, and VAT is added to the total. The service fee covers preliminary search, filing, file follow-up and management of the publication stage.

No, trademark registration and domain registration are completely separate legal processes and do not substitute each other. Domain registration (e.g., yourcompany.com) means you purchase the right to use a domain name from the registrar but does not create trademark rights. Trademark registration formally establishes through TÜRKPATENT that the mark belongs to you in specific goods/services classes. As Bogahost we provide both domain and trademark registration together to protect your brand from every angle.