Dünya Sağlık Örgütü 11.03.2020 tarihinde, Coronavirüs salgının (COVID-19) pandemi olarak tanımlanabileceğini belirtmesiyle beraber, bütün dünyada olduğu gibi, Türkiye’de de bir dizi önlemler alındı. Bunlardan biri de 7226 sayılı Kanun’la bazı sürelerin durmasına ilişkin düzenlemedir. Bu düzenlemenin birçok olumlu etkisi olmakla beraber, uygulamada bazı belirsizlikleri de beraberinde getirdiği bir gerçektir. Bunlardan bir tanesi, SMK’da belirtilen hoşgörü sürelerinin bu Kanun hükmüne göre durup durmayacağı ve SMK’da yer alan bütün hoşgörü sürelerinin aynı şekilde ele alınıp alınmayacağıdır. Bu çalışmada, SMK’daki hoşgörü süreleri ikiye ayrılarak incelenmiştir: Bir yandan marka ve patente ilişkin kullanmamaya ilişkin hoşgörü süresi, diğer yandan ise patent ve tasarımlar için öngörülen başvurudan önceki hoşgörü süresi. Çalışmanın sonunda, kullanmama sürelerine bağlı hoşgörü süresinin hak düşürücü süre olmadığı ve dolayısıyla 7226 sayılı Kanun’un kapsamında kalmadığı; buna karşın tasarım ve patentlerin başvurusundan önce yapılan açıklamalara ilişkin tanınan hoşgörü sürelerinin hak düşürücü süre niteliğinde olduğu ve dolayısıyla 7226 sayılı Kanun’un kapsamına girdiği sonucuna varılmıştır.
On 11.03.2020 the World Health Organization stated that the coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19) could be identified as a pandemic, and a number of measures were taken in Turkey, as in the world. One of these is the provisions of Law No. 7226 concerning the stop of certain periods. Although there are many positive effects of this arrangement, it is a fact that some uncertainty in practice is brought with it. One of these is whether the tolerance periods specified in the SMK shall stop or not according to the provisions of this Law and whether all tolerance periods contained in the SMK shall be treated in the same way. In this study, the tolerance periods in SMK were studied by dividing into two: on the one hand the tolerance period for non-use in relation to brands and patents, and on the other hand the tolerance period before the application for patents and designs. At the end of the study, it was concluded that the duration of tolerance related to the duration of use was not a decrease period and therefore did not remain within the scope of Law No. 7226; however, the recognized duration of tolerance regarding the statements made before the application of designs and patents was a decrease period and therefore entered the scope of Law No. 7226.
The World Health Organization (WHO) assessed that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be characterized as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. After this assessment, serious measures were adopted worldwide in an attempt to prevent further spread of the virus. In Turkey, the regulation regarding the Suspension of Judicial Time Limitations (Law No. 7226) was adopted to prevent the propagation of the virus, alongside other precautions. This arrangement has engendered some uncertainties in practice, although it has many positive effects. One of them is whether the grace periods as specified in Turkish Industrial Property Law (IPL) will be suspended according to this Law and whether all the grace periods in IPL will be handled in the same way. We handled the grace periods in two ways in this study: the grace period related to the non-use of the trademark and the patent and the grace period granted before the patent and design application. We concluded at the end of the study that the grace period for non-use is not a prescription period; therefore, this period is not covered by Law 7226. However, the grace period granted for the explanations made before the application of the design and patents is qualified as a prescription period, and thus, it falls within the scope of Law No. 7226.
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