# When Is the Trademark Registration Fee Paid in Turkey, and What If It Is Not?

> An unpaid trademark registration fee in Turkey ends the application. The 2026 fee is TRY 7,010, due in two months; underpayment and refiling costs explained.

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The trademark registration fee in Turkey is not requested when you file, but by a notification from TÜRKPATENT (the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office) after the application has been published and the opposition stage has closed; under the 2026 schedule it amounts to **TRY 7,010** and must be paid within the **two-month period** set by the Office. An unpaid trademark registration fee in Turkey means that **the application is removed from processing** and the mark is not registered, even if every earlier stage went in your favor (Article 22(1) of Industrial Property Law No. 6769 (SMK)).

Below you will find the difference between the application fee and the registration fee, the stage at which the fee is requested, how the deadline is calculated, what happens if the fee is not paid or is underpaid, and what not paying costs compared with refiling, using 2026 amounts.

## The Difference Between the Application Fee and the Registration Fee

The application fee is the fee paid with the application so that it can be examined; the registration fee is the fee paid at the very end so that a mark that has passed examination and the opposition stage can be entered in the register. The application fee rises with the number of classes; the registration fee is a single item. Under TÜRKPATENT's 2026 trademark fee schedule:

| Item | Schedule code | 2026 amount | When is it paid? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Single-class trademark application fee | 02.01.01 | TRY 2,820 | With the application |
| Additional class fee (2nd class) | 02.01.02 | TRY 2,820 | With the application |
| Additional class fee (each 3rd and subsequent class) | 02.01.28 | TRY 3,150 | With the application |
| Additional class fee (each 3rd and subsequent goods class selected under class 35, group 5) | 02.01.34 | TRY 450 | With the application |
| Trademark registration fee | 02.01.03 | TRY 7,010 | After the opposition stage closes, on notification by the Office |

Official fees do not include attorney service fees. Current amounts should always be checked against the TÜRKPATENT fee schedule, which is updated every year. We cover every cost item from filing to the certificate and beyond in our article on [trademark registration fees in Turkey for 2026](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/trademark-registration-fees-in-turkey-2026).

## At What Stage Is the Registration Fee Requested?

The registration fee is requested once the application has completed all the stages in Article 22(1) of the SMK: the application must be complete or have had its deficiencies remedied, must have been examined on absolute grounds, must have been published in the Official Trademark Bulletin, and either no opposition must have been filed or all oppositions filed must have been finally rejected. In practice, this is the period after the two-month opposition period has passed without opposition, or after the opposition proceedings before the Office have closed.

If the application was partially refused at the absolute-grounds examination, or an opposition was partially upheld, registration takes place for the remaining goods and services and the registration fee is still requested as a single item; the schedule has no reduced registration item for a narrower scope. If a mark has been registered before a stage was completed, it is not treated as registered and the procedure resumes from the incomplete stage; when registration is decided again in that case, the registration fee already paid is not requested a second time (Article 22(2)).

If the application is refused, the registration fee is never requested; what happens to the fees already paid on a refused application is the subject of our article on [whether fees are refunded if a trademark is refused](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/trademark-refusal-fee-refund). If you want to see where the registration fee sits within the whole process, the seven-stage table in our guide to [what happens after filing a trademark application](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/what-happens-after-filing-a-trademark-application) will help. For estimates of the overall timetable, see [how long trademark registration takes](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/how-long-does-trademark-registration-take).

## How Long Is the Payment Period, and When Does It Start?

The payment period is two months. Under Article 12 of the Regulation on the Implementation of the Industrial Property Law (the Regulation), a mark is registered when proof that the registration fee has been paid is submitted within the two-month period set by the Office. This also matches the general rule for procedures where the Law or the regulation sets no specific period: under Article 146 of the SMK, the period for such procedures is two months from the date of notification. Even so, the date to rely on is always the period stated in the notification you receive.

The period starts when the notification is served. Under Article 160(6) of the SMK, electronic service is deemed made on the date you first access the document and, in any event, at the end of the tenth day after it was placed in the electronic mailbox. A fictional example: the notification was placed in your mailbox on 5 May and was not opened; service is deemed made at the end of 15 May, and the two-month period expires on 15 July. If you work with an attorney, service is made on the attorney and counts as service on you (Article 160(4)). Leaving payment to the last day leaves no room for any hitch in the proof of payment reaching the file; even if the last day falls on a weekend or public holiday, do not put the payment off until then.

## What Happens If the Trademark Registration Fee Is Not Paid?

If the trademark registration fee is not paid, or proof of payment is not submitted to the Office in time, the application is removed from processing (SMK Article 22(1); Regulation Article 12). Article 161(1), the Law's general provision on fees, describes the same situation as an application whose proof of payment of a registration-related fee was not submitted in time being "deemed withdrawn". The two wordings do not contradict each other: the specific provision for trademarks speaks of removal from processing, the general provision of being deemed withdrawn, and for the applicant the outcome is the same. That outcome has three concrete aspects.

### The application ends and the mark is not registered

The file is closed before the Office; the mark is not entered in the register as registered and no registration is published in the Bulletin. Because, under Article 7(4) of the SMK, the rights a trademark confers against third parties take effect from publication of the registration, an application that never reaches registration never gives rise to those rights. Registration-dependent tools, such as a criminal complaint or customs measures against counterfeits, cannot be used either.

### The priority of the filing date is lost

For as long as your application was alive, it stood as a bar to identical or similar applications filed after yours. The moment it is removed, that bar disappears: a third party who filed in the meantime is now at the front of the queue, and if you refile for the same mark, you may find their application standing in your way. What you really lose when the trademark registration fee goes unpaid is not TRY 7,010 but that date. The trademark provisions of the SMK contain no separate route for bringing a removed application back into processing; only if the removal decision was wrong can it be appealed within two months of notification (Article 20).

### Fees already paid do not come back

Under Article 161(4) of the SMK, fees paid are not refunded unless otherwise provided. The application and class fees were paid in return for the examination, and they are not recovered once the removal decision is made. On the Office's search screens, too, a removed application appears not as a registration or a pending application but as a closed file. What happens to the attorney's service fee, on the other hand, is independent of the official fees and depends on your contract with the attorney.

## What Changes Once the Registration Fee Has Been Paid?

Once the registration fee is paid, the application becomes a trademark right entered in the register, and that change brings three important consequences. First, the rights a trademark confers against third parties can be enforced from the date the registration is published in the Bulletin (SMK Article 7(4)); the ® symbol should also be used only after this stage.

Second, the term of protection is ten years from the filing date, not from the registration date (Article 23(1)). Delaying payment does not extend protection; it only extends the period without registration. Third, the five-year period of the use requirement runs from the registration date (Article 9(1)). Record the date of registration for that reason; it is one of the starting points for both your renewal and your use calendars.

## Underpayment: A One-Month Additional Period

If you underpaid the registration fee, the application does not fall immediately. Under Article 12 of the Regulation, you are given a one-month additional period to make up the shortfall; Article 161(3) of the SMK also provides that the Office notifies the amount of the shortfall and that it must be paid within one month of that notification. The Law excludes procedures such as the formal examination (Article 15), opposition to publication (Article 18), appeals against decisions (Article 20) and renewal (Article 23) from this one-month rule; the registration fee is not among those exceptions.

If the shortfall is not made up within the additional period either, the application is removed from processing. Article 12 of the Regulation also provides that in this case "the fee received is refunded upon request"; because the provision sits in the article governing the registration fee, it is understood to cover the underpaid registration fee that was paid in. The refund is not automatic and must be requested; for the application and class fees, the general rule applies.

## Not Paying or Refiling? A 2026 Cost Comparison

The reasoning "let's not pay for now; we can refile later" is weak on both cost and risk. For a two-class mark, the comparison using 2026 official fees looks like this:

| Item | Paying the registration fee on time | Not paying and refiling |
| --- | --- | --- |
| First application fees (2 classes: 2,820 + 2,820) | TRY 5,640 | TRY 5,640 (not recovered) |
| Registration fee for the first application | TRY 7,010 | — |
| New application fees (2 classes) | — | TRY 5,640 |
| Registration fee for the new application | — | TRY 7,010 |
| **Official total** | **TRY 12,650** | **TRY 18,290** |
| Filing date | Original date kept | New date; ranks behind applications filed in the meantime |
| Remaining process | Only entry in the register and publication | Examination, publication and opposition period start again |

The table shows official fees only; with a new application the attorney's service fee arises again too. For a three-class application the gap is even wider, because the TRY 3,150 fee for the third class is also paid a second time. Nor is there any guarantee that the new application will reach the same result: an obstacle arising in the meantime may lead to a refusal the first application never faced.

## How Is the Registration Fee Paid?

Like the other procedures on an application, the registration fee is paid through EPATS, using the payment step linked to the file. What matters is not only paying but also making sure that proof of payment reaches the Office's records within the period. The sequence to follow:

1. Put the date of service of the registration fee notification and the last day of the two-month period in your calendar.
2. Compare the amount in the notification with the current schedule; if you have any doubt about the amount or the item, clarify it before paying.
3. Make the payment in EPATS against the relevant application number; a payment made to another file or under the wrong item does not count as the fee for this application.
4. Keep the receipt and the payment record; check within a few days that proof of payment has reached the file.
5. Follow in the file that the registration has been entered in the register and published in the Bulletin.

Once the fee is paid, the mark is entered in the register, the registration is published in the Bulletin and the certificate is issued. We explain what the certificate contains and where it is used in our guide to the [trademark registration certificate](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/what-is-a-trademark-registration-certificate).

## If You Are Thinking of Not Paying: The Withdrawal Option

If you will no longer use the mark, instead of leaving the registration fee unpaid and waiting for the period to run out, you can also withdraw the application. Under Article 28(5) of the SMK, an application may be withdrawn by the applicant before the mark is registered; withdrawal results in the application being removed from processing and is published in the Bulletin (Regulation Article 22(3)). The difference is that the file closes on a date of your choosing rather than after an uncertain wait. If the request is made by an attorney, the power of attorney must expressly include the power to withdraw; if there are several applicants, all of them sign the request (Regulation Articles 22(2) and 22(4)).

In terms of fees, there is no difference between the two routes; in both, the application fees already paid do not come back. We cover the withdrawal procedure, partial withdrawal and how withdrawal differs from surrender in our article on [withdrawing a trademark application](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/withdrawing-a-trademark-application). If there is any chance you will use the mark in future, the table above settles the question on its own: the registration fee is the cheapest option.

## Attorney Follow-Up and Accounting Records

Because months pass between filing and registration, the registration fee is the payment most likely to be forgotten. It should therefore be clear from the outset who will follow it up.

### If you work with a trademark attorney

If an attorney has been appointed, the registration fee notification goes to the attorney and the period runs from the date of service on the attorney. Agree the following three points with your attorney in writing:

- When the registration fee notification arrives, through which channel and how quickly will it be passed on to you?
- Will the attorney make the payment, or will you; and if you will, when is the last day?
- Who will check that proof of payment has reached the file, and how will this be confirmed to you?

### Accounting and keeping records

The registration fee is an official fee, and the payment receipt should be kept both for the company's records and for any dispute that may arise later. We explain in detail how application and registration fees are tracked in a company's accounts in our article on [accounting for trademark registration costs](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/accounting-for-trademark-registration-costs).

## Conclusion

- The registration fee is not requested at filing but by an Office notification after the opposition stage closes; in 2026 it is TRY 7,010.
- The payment period is two months from service of the notification; electronic service is deemed made at the end of the tenth day at the latest.
- If the trademark registration fee is not paid, the application is removed from processing and the priority of the filing date is lost.
- Underpayment triggers a one-month additional period; application fees already paid are, as a rule, not refunded.
- For a two-class mark, not paying and refiling costs TRY 18,290 in official fees instead of TRY 12,650.

### Shall We Track Your Registration Fee Notification Together?

If you think your application is approaching the registration stage, send us your application number via our [contact page](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/iletisim), and we will establish whether the notification has arrived, when the last day falls and how much is payable. Working with trademark attorneys authorized before TÜRKPATENT, Webx handles [trademark registration in Turkey](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/hizmetler/marka-tescil) in a single file from filing to entry in the register, and the registration fee is part of that follow-up.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does the trademark registration fee increase with the number of classes?

No. Under TÜRKPATENT's 2026 schedule, the trademark registration fee (item 02.01.03) is a single item of TRY 7,010, regardless of the number of classes. The number of classes affects only the fees at the application stage: TRY 2,820 is added for the second class and, as a rule, TRY 3,150 for each third and subsequent class. As the number of classes rises, the registration fee's share of the total official cost therefore falls.

### If I do not pay the registration fee, will the Office send me a separate reminder before the deadline?

The legislation does not provide for a second reminder to be sent after the registration fee notification and before the deadline expires. The Office's notification starts the clock and the period runs from it; not opening the notification does not stop it either. You should therefore track the date of notification and the last day yourself and, if you work with an attorney, ask the attorney to confirm in writing the date on which the notification was passed on to you.

### If my application is removed from processing, can I get back the application fees I paid?

As a rule, no. Under Article 161(4) of the SMK, unless otherwise provided, fees paid are not refunded and are recorded as revenue of the Office. The application and class fees were paid in return for the examination of the application, and that examination has been carried out. Because the provision in Article 12 of the Regulation on "refunding the fee received upon request" sits in the article on the registration fee, do not assume the application fees will come back.

### Can I pay the registration fee in advance while the opposition period is still running?

The registration fee is requested by a notification from the Office once the stages in Article 22(1) of the SMK are complete, that is, after the opposition period has passed without opposition or after oppositions have been finally rejected. The right course is to wait for the notification and pay within the period stated in it. Setting the budget aside in advance does make sense, so that the payment is not held up for days waiting for approval or funds once the notification arrives.

### What happens if I paid on time but the payment does not show in the file?

Article 22(1) of the SMK requires not only payment of the fee but also submission of proof of payment to the Office within the period. Keep the receipt on the day you pay and check that the payment appears in the file. If the application is removed from processing even though you paid in time, that is a decision of the Office; you can file a reasoned appeal, together with your proof of payment, within two months of notification (Article 20).

### Can I refile later for a mark whose registration fee I did not pay?

Yes, nothing prevents you from filing again for the same mark. However, the new application starts from scratch with a new filing date: formal examination, absolute-grounds examination, publication in the Bulletin and the two-month opposition period all run again. If someone else has filed for the same or a similar mark in the meantime, priority now lies with them, and your old application gives you no right.

### Is the registration fee lower for a partially refused application?

No. The schedule contains no reduced registration item for partial registrations; if the application is to be registered for the remaining goods and services, the amount payable is still item 02.01.03. After a partial refusal you need to weigh the available options separately, including the consequences of continuing with the remaining scope and of appealing the decision; the registration fee is paid at the end of that assessment, for the remaining scope.

### Is it better to withdraw the application than to leave the registration fee unpaid?

If you have genuinely given up on the mark, withdrawal is the cleaner route: the application ends at your request and this is published in the Bulletin, so the status of the file does not remain uncertain. In terms of fees there is no difference between the two routes, because in both the application fees already paid do not come back. If there is any chance you will use the mark in future, however, both may be the wrong choice; the registration fee costs less than refiling.

## Related Resources

- [Trademark Registration](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/hizmetler/marka-tescil): Explains how a trademark application is handled before TÜRKPATENT, from the preliminary search and class selection to the registration certificate.
- [Trademark Watch](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/hizmetler/marka-izleme): Covers monitoring similar applications published in the Official Trademark Bulletin and reporting them before the opposition period ends.
- [Trademark Registration Fees in Turkey 2026: Official Fees and Total Cost](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/trademark-registration-fees-in-turkey-2026): Trademark registration fees in Turkey 2026: official total TRY 9,830 for one class, TRY 12,650 for two. Itemized TÜRKPATENT schedule, timeline and examples.
- [What Happens After Filing a Trademark Application in Turkey? 7 Stages](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/what-happens-after-filing-a-trademark-application): What happens after filing a trademark application in Turkey: formal check, absolute grounds, Bulletin, 2-month opposition and the TRY 7,010 registration fee.
- [Can a Trademark Application Be Withdrawn in Turkey? Surrender and Fees](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/withdrawing-a-trademark-application): A Turkish trademark application can be withdrawn until registration, but official fees are not refunded and priority is lost. Partial withdrawal explained.
- [Are Trademark Fees Refunded If Your Application Is Refused in Turkey?](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/trademark-refusal-fee-refund): Is there a trademark refusal fee refund in Turkey? Fees paid to TÜRKPATENT are not refunded, and the registration fee is never charged. Exceptions explained.
- [What Is a Trademark Registration Certificate? What It Proves and How to Get One](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/what-is-a-trademark-registration-certificate): What is a trademark registration certificate? Its contents, how it is issued, what to do if it is lost, and which transactions require it.
- [Trademark Assignment Fees in Turkey 2026: Official Fee Schedule, Notary and Total Cost](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/trademark-assignment-fees-in-turkey-2026): The 2026 fee for recording a trademark assignment in Turkey is TRY 5,960. The real cost with notary, attorney, partial assignment and inheritance items.