Bring the value of your region under shared protection.
We plan your application process together to secure your product's distinctive features, its link to its region and its sustainable production.
Geographical Indications
PROTECTING REGIONAL VALUES
Bring the value of your region under shared protection.
We plan your application process together to secure your product's distinctive features, its link to its region and its sustainable production.
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Holistic support for geographical indications
We are by your side in the application and implementation processes to protect your product's quality, its link to its region and its production tradition.
- Application preparation: We prepare your file, including the product description, boundaries, production method and inspection plan.
- Strategy and guidance: We determine the type of protection suited to the product's characteristics and plan the implementation strategy together.
- Inspection structure: We support you in identifying the elements needed for a workable inspection plan.
- International perspective: We help you assess the scope of Turkish registration and protection options in other countries.
How does a geographical indication application proceed?
- Preliminary assessment: We analyze your product's protectability and the appropriate type of protection.
- Application file: The product description, boundaries, production method, causal link and inspection plan are prepared.
- Filing the application: The file is submitted to the relevant authority and the process is followed.
- Post-registration implementation: Guidance continues on inspection, use of the emblem and implementation.
Required information and documents
- Product description and production method
- Geographical boundaries and link to the region
- Inspection body details
- A workable inspection plan
Who is it suitable for?
- Producer associations
- Cooperatives
- Local governments
- Relevant public bodies and professional organizations
Geographical Indications
Protecting regional valuesGeographical indications
Bring the value of your region under shared protection.
Scope
Holistic support for geographical indications
We are by your side in the application and implementation processes to protect your product's quality, its link to its region and its production tradition.
- Application preparationWe prepare your file, including the product description, boundaries, production method and inspection plan.
- Strategy and guidanceWe determine the type of protection suited to the product's characteristics and plan the implementation strategy together.
- Inspection structureWe support you in identifying the elements needed for a workable inspection plan.
- International perspectiveWe help you assess the scope of Turkish registration and protection options in other countries.
Types of protection
Types of protection
Three different protections, different characteristics
The appropriate type of protection is determined by considering the product's structure and its relationship to the region.
Designation of origin
All stages of the product's production must take place in the designated geographical area.
Examples
Products shaped by raw materials, production and processing grown and carried out in the same region.
Geographical indication of provenance
A legal link between the geographical area and the product's quality, reputation or other characteristics, and at least one production stage, is required.
Examples
Products that have gained a reputation through region-specific production techniques, even if the raw material comes from elsewhere.
Traditional specialty name
Provides protection for products made with a particular raw material or production method traditionally.
Examples
Products made for many years with a traditional composition or method.
Product — Region — Inspection
The three core elements of the value chain
The purpose of a geographical indication is to protect the product together with its region and inspection system.
Product
The product's distinguishing characteristics and production method are defined.
Region
The geographical boundaries and the causal link between the product and the region are established.
Inspection
The inspection body and the applicable inspection plan are determined.
How does it work?
How does a geographical indication application proceed?
Step 1 / 4Preliminary assessmentWe analyze your product's protectability and the appropriate type of protection.
Let's assess your product together
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