Turkey

Decree-Law No. 551 of June 24, 1995 on the Protection of Patent Rights (as last amended by the Decision of the Constitutional Court No. 2009/19 of February 5, 2009)

Year of current version:	2009
Date of last amendment:	February 5, 2009
Date of entry into force of original text:	June 27, 1995
Date of Text (Issued):	June 24, 1995
Type of Text:	IP Laws: issued by the Executive
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions), Utility Models
Available Texts:
Turkish	551 sayılı Patent Haklarının Korunması Hakkında Kanun Hükmünde Kararname
Related Legislation:	Relates to Implementing Regulations under Decree-Law No. 551 of June 24, 1995 on the Protection of Patent Rights (as last amended by Regulation No. 27207 of April 21, 2009) (TR073) Implementing Regulations to the Convention on the Grant of European Patents (EPO) (as last amended by Law No. 26883 of May 22, 2008) (TR099) Is amended by Decision of the Constitutional Court No. 2009/19 of February 5, 2009 Cancelling Some Provisions of Decree-Law No. 551 on the Protection of Patents Rights, and Decree-Law No. 554 on the Protection of Industrial Designs (TR071) Law No. 5194 of June 22, 2004 Amending Decree-Laws No. 551, 556, 554 and 555 (TR046) Law No. 4128 of November 7, 1995 on the Amendments to the Decree-Laws No. 551, 552, 554, 555, 556 and 560 (TR043)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Decree-Law No. 551 of June 24, 1995 on the Protection of Patent Rights (as last amended by Decree-Law No. 566 of September 22, 1995, and Law No. 4128 of November 7, 1995) (TR017)
WIPO Lex No.:	TR074