Previously, in Turkey, when an opposition against a published trademark application was filed, it sometimes took between eight and ten months to receive a decision from the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI). This relatively long time scale was disturbing for clients as in many cases it was affecting their business plans for the Turkish market, especially if the opponent had been considering entering the market but they were afraid of facing legal action against them. Therefore, they wanted to know their position in opposition cases quickly and know if they could get rid of the ‘problem’.