The Turkish Patent Institute (TPE) is an intellectual property organization

Intellectual property organization

Intellectual property organizations are organizations that are focused on copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property law concepts....

 with a special budget being attached to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Ministry of Industry and Commerce (Turkey)

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for industrial and commercial affairs in Turkey....

 of the Republic of Turkey. Established on June 24, 1994 in Ankara

Ankara

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

 as an independent legal entity, it is liable under special judiciary provisions with the objective of supporting the technological development in Turkey and of establishing and protecting of industrial property rights, as well as providing the public with the worldwide information on industrial property rights.

As mentioned under the Vision of the institute, "The Turkish Patent Institute provides effective protection and widespread usage of industrial property rights ensuring that Turkish industry and technology plays a leading role in global competition. It strives to be a leading institution in the world of industrial property."

Mission

1. Contributing to the development of Turkish economy and technology by encouraging productivity and innovation.
2. Providing effective protection of patent
   Patent
   A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
   
   s, trademark
   Trademark
   A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
   
   s, industrial design
   Industrial design
   Industrial design is the use of a combination of applied art and applied science to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability of a product, but it may also be used to improve the product's marketability and production...
   
   s and other industrial property rights.
3. Disseminating the awareness and knowledge of industrial property rights throughout the country and to cooperate with the related sectors.
4. Providing a customer orientated, timely and high quality service to constitute an effective industrial property system by strengthening legal, technical and human infrastructure.
5. Representing Turkey
   Turkey
   Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
   
    on international platforms and strengthen co-operation for the protection of the interests and development of the Turkish economy.

Organs and administrative units

1. Managing Board
2. Advisory Board
3. Presidency
4. Re-examination and Evaluation Board
5. Main Administrative Units
6. Auxiliary Service Units
7. Consultancy Units

External links

• Official website