Patent Registration
Protecting your technical inventions through patents in Türkiye, Europe, and beyond turns R&D investment into a defensible competitive advantage.
Patents are the legal backbone of innovation-led businesses. GlobalB Law advises startups, scale-ups, and technology companies on patent strategy, application drafting coordination, and prosecution across TÜRKPATENT and the European Patent Office (EPO), as well as PCT international applications for broader coverage. We work alongside technical experts and patent attorneys in the relevant jurisdictions to ensure applications are filed with commercially sound claim sets that reflect both the invention's scope and the business's competitive landscape.
For software, AI, and fintech companies, sectors where the boundary between patentable technical effect and non-patentable abstract idea is keenly contested, we provide clearance opinions, freedom-to-operate analyses, and invalidity assessments. These inform product development decisions, investor due diligence, and licensing negotiations before disputes arise.
We also structure patent licensing agreements, co-ownership arrangements between founders or R&D partners, and IP assignment provisions in employment and contractor agreements. When a patent is challenged or infringed, we coordinate enforcement strategy across jurisdictions, including the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Europe, and advise on litigation risk with a clear commercial lens.
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Can software or an AI algorithm be patented?
Both the EPO and TÜRKPATENT allow patents on software-implemented inventions that produce a technical effect beyond the software itself, mere abstract algorithms are excluded. We assess your invention against current examination practice and advise on the claim drafting strategy most likely to succeed.
What is the difference between a national patent and a PCT application?
A national application is filed directly in one country. A PCT application is a single international filing that delays national-phase entry for up to 30 months across 150+ countries, giving you time to assess commercial potential before committing to multi-country prosecution costs.
How do we protect a patent we developed jointly with a contractor or co-founder?
Joint inventorship and co-ownership must be clearly governed by written agreements specifying who can exploit the patent, who bears costs, and what happens on exit. We draft or review these provisions in R&D agreements, founder agreements, and contractor engagements from the outset.
What is freedom-to-operate and when do we need it?
A freedom-to-operate (FTO) analysis assesses whether your product or process infringes any third party's granted patent claims in a target market. It is most important before a product launch, during M&A due diligence, or when entering a new jurisdiction where competitors are active.
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