In the First Half of 2022, 126,783 Domestic Industrial Property Applications Were Submitted

The Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey announced that in the first half of 2022, a total of 126,783 domestic industrial property applications were made to the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT), including 3,657 patents, 3,229 utility models, 87,932 trademarks, and 31,965 designs. According to Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank's announcement regarding the first-half data, domestic patent applications increased by 3% compared to the same period last year. There was a 34% increase in domestic utility model applications and a 28% increase in domestic design applications.

Highlighting the significant increases in domestic industrial property registration numbers, VARANK stated, "In the January-June period, the number of domestic patent registrations increased by 11% to reach 1,719, while the number of domestic utility model registrations rose by 38% to 1,273. During this period, there was a 50% increase in domestic trademark registrations, resulting in 70,603 trademark registrations. The number of domestic design registrations also increased by 38%, reaching 31,589."

VARANK noted that the institutions with the highest number of patent applications between January and June were Mercedes-Benz Türk with 112 applications, ASELSAN with 71, and Arçelik with 61.

He also emphasized that there was a significant increase in geographical indication applications, stating, "Geographical indication applications saw a 120% increase in the first six months of 2022 compared to the same period last year, with 163 geographical indication registrations made during this time."

Looking at TÜRKPATENT's statistics for the first six months of 2022, 14 universities ranked among the top 50 organizations filing patent applications, with universities making 333 patent and utility model applications. Yıldız Technical University and Istanbul Gelişim University shared the top spot with 17 applications each, followed by Erciyes University with 13, and İstanbul Technical University, Üsküdar University, and Ege University with 12 each.

According to the distribution of industrial property applications by province, the ranking for patent applications was as follows: Istanbul, Ankara, and Bursa. For trademark and utility model applications, the ranking was Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir; and for design applications, it was Istanbul, Bursa, and Ankara. The provinces with the highest geographical indication applications were Balıkesir, Hakkari, and Malatya (16), followed by Bursa (15) and Konya and Sakarya (7).

With the registration of Giresun's round hazelnut, the number of registered geographical indications for Turkey increased to 8 in the European Union. Previously, Antep baklava, Aydın figs, Aydın chestnuts, Bayramiç white, Malatya apricots, Milas olive oil, and Taşköprü garlic had received geographical indication status.

The ranking of institutions with the highest number of patent applications, as stated by VARANK, is as follows:

- Mercedes-Benz Türk: 112
- ASELSAN: 71
- Arçelik: 61
- Tırsan Treyler: 49
- Vestel Beyaz Eşya: 47
- Bilim İlaç: 41
- Vestel Elektronik: 37
- Türk Telekom: 25
- Femaş Metal: 21
- Sanovel İlaç: 21
- TUSAŞ: 18

Source: Turkish Patent and Trademark Office