
Minister of Industry and Technology Kacır announced that there will be a fee discount for SMEs' first patent applications.
Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır announced that there will be a 75 percent discount on fees for SMEs' first patent applications and a 50 percent discount on artificial intelligence patents.
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TÜRKPATENT made changes to the fee schedule for 2026.
Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır announced a 75 percent discount on application, research and examination report fees for SMEs' first patent applications; He announced that a 50 percent discount will be applied to the urgent research report fee for certain patent applications in the field of artificial intelligence.
A change has been made in the 2026 fee schedule applied by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT). With the regulation, discounts were provided on certain services in order to encourage SMEs that will apply for a patent for the first time and the patenting of innovations developed in the field of artificial intelligence.
The amendment to the communiqué on the subject was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force.
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Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır announced the new regulation that provides a 75% discount on the first patent applications of SMEs and a 50% discount on urgent research report fees for patent applications in the field of artificial intelligence.

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