Northern Cyprus – Updates

A revised regulation has been issued in order to simplify the requests. Accordingly, they are as follows:

Trademarks

Filing

• Simply Signed Power of Attorney (no legalization or notarization are required as before).

Renewal

1. Simply signed power of attorney.
2. Renewal Application should be filed at any time, but no more than 3 months before the expiry date. If no renewal fees are paid, the Registrar will advertise in the Official Gazette the lapsed Registration, and in this case it is possible to file a late Renewal Application within 2 months of the date of advertisement.

Assignment/ Merger

1. Power of attorney simply signed by the Assignee.
2. Deed of Assignment/ Merger simply signed by both parties.
3. Registration Certificate for endorsement.

Change of Name

1. Simply signed Power of Attorney reflecting the new name.
2. Notarized Certificate attesting the change of name issued by the competent authority.
3. Registration Certificate for endorsement.

Change of Address

1. Simply signed Power of Attorney reflecting the new address.
2. Notarized Certificate attesting the change of name issued by the competent authority.
3. Registration Certificate for endorsement.

Kindly note that service marks are still not registrable.

Patents

Filing Requirements

As you may know, any Patent Application should be based on a UK registration, and the privileges and rights conferred by a patent registered in Northern Cyprus continue to be in force according to the British patent duration.

Requirements are as follows:

1. Two copies of the specifications (with drawings if any) of the UK Patent (Notarized or legalized).
2. A Notarized Certificate of the UK Patent Office giving full particulars of the grant of patent on such specifications.
3. A Legalized or notarized Power of attorney.

Designs

Designs are still not registrable in Northern Cyprus. A law which enacted when Cyprus was a British Colony is still in force, according to it, designs registered in the UK are deemed to be valid as if they are registered locally in Northern Cyprus.