Turkey leader in Europe with number of trademarks

ANKARA (A.A) - Turkey has left behind France in 2011 with the number of applications for 120,000 trademarks and became Europe's leader. Speaking to the Anadolu Agency (AA), the chairman of the Turkish Patent Institute Prof. Dr. Habip Asan said that they began to reap the fruits of their efforts made in the recent years. There is serious awareness in Turkey when it comes to trademarks, Dr. Asan said. In 2011, there were applications for around 120,000 trademarks in Turkey. Turkey, for the first time in history, has become the leading country in Europe with the number of applications for trademarks. Compared to 2010, the number of applications filed for trademarks went up 41 percent. Our success in 2011 is an indication that we are on the right track when it comes to trademarks, Dr. Asan noted. Below is a table showing the number of applications filed for trademarks in Turkey between 2004 and 2011: Year            Number of Applications        Change (%) ----             ----------------------        ---------- 2004                   47,459                    22.5 2005                    60,417                    27.3 2006                    66,855                    10.6 2007                    72,633                    8.6 2008                    74,991                     3.2 2009                    71,604                    -4.5 2010                    85,128                    18.8 2011*                   20,000                     41.1 (*) approximately (Reported by Özcan Yıldırım)