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tubre de 1956. (II.

ENT OF THE 7 AMERICA: IELAND

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ENT OF THE 2UADOR:

dumbide in Affairs l.i&?r of rtion

TURKEY

i llllerchange of Patent Rights and Technical Information for Defense Purposes

.~greenlenl sigrled (11 =Irrkara ,\lay 18, 1956; Entered into force -4pril 2, 1957.

598 C v . $5. Treaties clnd Olher Interncrtional .-lyreemenis [8 vsT

AGREEMENT TO FACILITATE INTERCHANGE OF PATENT RIGHTS ASD TECHh'ICAL INFORMATION FOR DEFENSE PURPOSES

The Government of the United States of America and t h e Government of the Republic of Turkey,

v Desiring generally to assist in the production of equipment

and mnterinls for defense, by facilitnting nnd e.vediting tllr interchange of pntent rights and technical informntion; and

-1cknowledging that the rights of private owners of patents and technical informat.ion should bc fully recognizctl and pro- tected in accordance with the Contracting Governments' laws and regulations npplicable to such patents and technicnl infor- mation;

Have agreed ns follo\vs:

.ARTICLE I

Each Contrncting Government shall, whcncvcr practicnblr N-ithout undue limitation of, or impcllim~nt to. dcfcnse production. facilitate the use of patent rights. ant1 cncournge the flow and use of privately-owned tcchnicnl inforn~ntion. ns defined in -4rticle VIII, for defense purposcs:

(a) Through thc rilctlium of nnj- csisting conlmercinl relation- ships between the o\\.ncr of suc.ll pntent rights and technical infol-mation and tliose in the other country having the riglit to use such patent rights and tccllnicd information; and

(b) in the absence of such esisting rclationships. through the creation of such relationships hy the oisncr ant1 the user in the other country.

provided that. in the case of clnssifiecl informatidn, such arrange- ments are permitted by the Inn-s and security requirements of both Govcrnnlents, and provided further that the terms of all such arrangements shall remain subject to the applicable la~vs of the two countries.

.imerika Birlegik Devletleri HukQmeti ile TiLrkiye Cum-

I >lfidafsa icin liizumlu techizat vc malzemenin istihealine

ihtiro bent1 haklanmn ve teknik maltlmatin miibadelesinin vc tcsrii xolile utndmi surctte yardim etmeyi arzu

1 . -

q eyliyerek; ve ~ ~ ~ u s f miilkiyet altindaki ihtirrr beratlan ve teknik maldmat

dplerinin haklannin Akit HIikQmetlerin ihtira beratlam ve U ~ & maltlmata *mil knnvn ve nizamlan dairesinde k u y e n

[ t 8 w a s l ve korunmasi gerektigini kabul ederek; t. ! gg@daki hiikiimler iizerinde mut$bik kalmiglardw:

i MADDE I

.&t Hiikifmetlerden her biri, mudafaa ile ilgdi istihsalbta veftiz gekilde mani olmayacagi veya bu istihsal4ti tahdid etmiye- j . cegi Nlerde:

I- (a) ihtira berat] haklan ve teknik maldmat sahibi ile diger

rnemlekette iht,ira beratim ve teknik m a l h a h kullanma ha& &ibi arasinda mevcut olabilecek her nevi ticarf miinasebetler vaatssiyle; ve

(b) Bu gibi miinasebat mevcut o l m d g r ahvglde, ihtira berati j hklan vcya teknik maldmat sahibi ile diger memlekette bunlan kullanan arasinda bu cegit miinascbetlerin tesisi suretiyle, :.

1 '. Miidafaa maksatlan icin ihtira berati haklanmn kullamlmas~m

teahil edecek ve VIII.inci maddede t$rif olunan hususf miilkiyet alt~ndaki teknik malQmatin kullan~lmasim ve miibadele edil- mesini tegvik edecektir. $U kadar ki mahrem m a l t h a t mevzuubahis olmasi halinde

her iki Hiikifmetin kanunlan ve emniyet icabati bu nevi munase- 4 bate miisait bulunmahdlr; ve gu kadar ki bu nevi bilQmum / mGnasebatin esaslan her iki HiikQmetin bu husustaki kabili tatbik

kmunlarvla tgbi kalmahdlr.

\!'hen, for defense p~~rposes , technic-nl inforrnt~tion is s11ppliPd by one Contracting Government to the other for information only, and this is stipulated a t the time of sr~pply, the rccipien! Govern, ment shall treat the iechnical information ns tlisclosed i n confi- dence and use its best endeavors to rnsrlrr that tile information is not dealt with in any manner l ikck to prejrltlire thr ri?hts of the owner thereof to obtain p i~ t c r~ t or othrr like stat11:ory protop- tion therefor.

T h e n technical information dealing with categories of items 10

be established bp the Contracting Governments is made arailable by one Contracting Government to the other for the purposes of

defense and discloses an invention which is the subject of a patent or pat,ent applicntion held in secrecy in the count,ry of origin. the recipient count- shall accord similar secrcc? to n cGrresponding patent application filed in the recipient count?. The t~r-o Goy.. crnments shall establish appropriate procctlures for the imple- mentation of tllc secrecy c~onte~nplnted b - this article.

(a) Where privately-on-ned technical information

ii) llns !)r,en c.onlmunic&ted I)?- or on behalf of rhe o\i-ner thereof to the Cont rncting Govern~nent of the country of wLch he is a national, ant1

(ii) is subsequrntly disclosed by that Government to the other Contracting Government for the purposcs oi defense and is used or disclosed I)?- the Intter. Govcrnnlerlt ~vitliout the esprpes or implied consent of the owner, the Contrncting Governments agree, that , where any conlpensatiorl is pnicl to the 011-ncr by the Contracting Government tirst receirinp thc information. sut.11

pajment shall be without prejudice to nny nrrnngements which may be made between the two Governments rcsnrding the assnmp- tion a s between them of liability for conipcnstttion. Thc Techni- cal Property Committee established under Article \'I of this Agreement n-ill discuss nnd mn ke recommcndat ions to the Govern- ments concerning such arrnngements.

(b) m e n . for the purposes of defense. technicnl iufornlbt~on is made available by u. national of one Contrcicting Go\-ernruent to the other Government nt the latter's request nnd 11s~ or &-

XIADDE I1

%ffidafaa maksatlan icin t e h i k malifmabn bir &it HiikQ-

me 'tkn digerine sadece bilgi vermek icin aqklanmasl ve bu

bususun peqinen tebariiz ettirilrnesi halinde maltimatl alan Hiik~met bu rdifmat1 mahrem maldmat muamelesine t&bi tutacsk ve mevzuubahis maldmat~n, mal that sahibinin ihtira beratl a h a k haklamn veya buns mumasil kanud hiikiimlerden nes7et eden sair konlwcu haklanmn tesisinin hicbir ?ekilde iblhl edilmesine meydan vermiyecek qekilde kullanllmas~ icin BZamf gayret sarfedecektir.

MADDE I11

&i t Hiikhetlerce tesbit edilecek smdara dahil teknik mala- matln bir Kkit HiikQmet ten digerine miidafas maksatlan icin

i aClklaamasl ve bu maldmatin menge memlekette gizli tutulmakta I , elan bir ihtirs beratma veya bir ihtira tescil talebine mevzu j tegkii eden bir icadi aciklarnas~ hhlinde mdifmatl alan Hiikth.net ! buns miitenam bir ihtira tescil talebine aynx mahremiyeti tam- 1 yaaktr. Her iki Hukdmet igbu maddede derpig olunan gizliligin

, tstbik edilebilrnesi icin gerekli usr~lleri tesbit edecektir.

MADDIG 1 V

(a) Akit Hiikdmetler, husust mulkiyet altindaki teknik meld- matm,

i (i) Sahibi tarafindan veya onun namma, mumaileyhin kbaas~ bulundugu Akit memleket Hummetine aclklanmasl; ve

(ii) Bil$hare igbu maldmatln mezkdr HiikQmet,ce mudafaa maksatlan icin diger &t HiikQmete aclklanmasi ve bu sonuncu Htikthetin de mevzuubahis malifmat~, sahibinin sarih veya nmni mas1 ahnmadan, kdanmasl veya aciklamas~ h&linde; maldmat~ ilk olarak alan Akit Hiikdmetce mal tha t sahibine bir taminat 6dendig.i takdirde, igbu odeme keyfiyetinin, &it HiikQ- metlerin kendi aralamda tazminat miikellefiyeti haklnnda yapa- bilecekleri anlagmalara tesiri olrnayaca.gmi kabui ederler.

(b) Mtidafaa maksatlan icin teknik maldmatin bir &it Hlikdmetin tebaaa taraf~ndan diger &i t Hiikitmete bu sonuncu Hfikhetin vaki talebi iizerine verilmesi ve igbu rnalhat ln

closure is subsequently made of that information for any purpose whether or not for defense, the recipient Government shall, at the owner's request, take such steps as may be possible under it, laws to provide prompt, just,, and effective compensation for use or disclosure to the extent that the owner mny be entitied thereto under such lr~\vs.

--IRTICLE L,-

Khen one Contracting Government. or rtn entity or agency o m e d or controlled by such Government, o m s or has the right without cost to itself to grant a license to use an invention and that invention is used by the other Government for defense pur- poses, the using Government shnll be entitled to usc the inl*cntion without cost.

.\RTICLE VI

Each Contracting Government shall designate s representative to meet the representative o-t,tthe other Contracting Government to constitute a Technical Property Committee. Each representative may be accompanied by one or more experts or advisers. I t shall be the function of this Committee:

(a) T o consider and make recommendations on such matten relating to the subject of this Agreement as may be brought before it by either Contracting Government;

(b) T o make recommendations to the Contracting Gorern- ments concernine an?. question, hrought to its attention by either Government. rcllat in& to patent rights and technical information which arises in connection with the common defense effort;

(c) T o assist, where appropriate, in the negotiation of com- mercial or other agreements for the use of patent rights and technical information in the common defense effort;

(d) T o take note of pcrtinent commercial or other agreements

I for the use of patrnt rights and technicnl information in the com- mon defense effort, and, where necessary, to obtain the views of t.he two Governments on the acceptability of such agreements;

(p) T o assist-, where approprinte, in tlie procurement of licenses and to make recommendntions. where appropriate; respecting payment of indemnities covrring inventions used in the common defense effort;

TIAS 3800

Turkey-Patent Rights-May 18, 1966 603

Hltkbmetce mlldnfaa maksatlan icin veya bagka gayclerlo t ~ a a l m m veya sciklanman hRlinde m a l h a t sahibinin talehi Izerine, malQmah: alan HLikQmet, kendi kanunlan ahkhm dsiresindOl miimaileyho malQmatin kullan~lmasi veya ac~klanmasi dolaFsiyle hak ettQi Rdil hir tnzminatin derhal fiilcn 6dcnmcsi icin preken tcdbirleri alacaktlr. . .

MADDE V

~ ~ r h a n g i bir Akit HiikQmetin veya bu Iliikbmetin sahip veya kontrol ettii$ muesseatln, herhangi bir icadin

ku~sn&nasi icin gerekli lisansa a h i p olrnalan veya igbu icadin kullanilma~l icin gerekli lisansi hcrhangi bir masraf ihtiyar ,tmcksizin verebilmeleri ve diger HukQmetin do bu icadl miidafaa nlnkstsllarl icin kullnnmak istemesi halinde, bu sonuncu HiikQ~nct bil~bedel mezkQr icadt kullanmgn yetkili olncnktlr.

MADDE VI

*&it HiikQmetlerce, bir Teknik Miilkiyet Komitesi t e~k i l &ek iizere birer t.emsilci b y i n olunacsktlr. Temsilcilere bir .,p daha fazla eksper veya mugavir terfik edilebilir. Komitenin deruhte edecegi vazifeler agsg~da gosterilrnigtir:

(a) Bu Ahlagma ile ilgili olarak Akit HiikQmet.lerin herhangi biri braflndan kendisine sorulacak meseleleri tetkik etmek ve tavsiyelerde bulunmak;

(b) Miiyterek mudafaa gaj~et ler i ile ilgili olarak ihtira bera t~ haklarl r e teknik maldmata miiteallik olarak Akit HiikQmet- Ierden herhangi biri taraflndan nazan dikk?t.ine arzedilen bilbmum rneseleler hakhnda tavsiyelerde bulunmak;

(c) Miigterek mudafaa maksatlar~ icin ihtira berati haklan ve teknik malQmatln istimRline mutedair ticarf ve dieer mahiyetteki anlegmalann akdi hususundaki miizRkerata liizurnu h$linde pardm etmek;

(d) Miigterek mudnfaa gayretleri icin, iht.irn berati haklarlnln vo teknik malQmatin istirniili hususunda yapilncak t.icarf ve diger mahiyettcki anlagmalara ittilfi kesbetmck ve icabl hhlinde her rki Hiikdn~etin bu cegit anlagrnalar~n gayani kabul olrip olmsdlgi hususundaki gorii.$erini ist.ihs41 etmek;

(e) Lisanslarln temini hususunda, luzumu hfilinde, yard~mlarda bulunmak ve miigterek mudafaa gayretleri icin kullanllan icatlar dolaylsiyle ijdenecek tazminntlar hr~susunda liizumu hfilindc. tavsiyelerde bulunmak;

i f ) To encourage projects for technical collaboration betwF tind among the armed services of the t,wo Contracting Gore, ruents and to facilitate the use of patent rights and technic81 1

formation in such projects; (g) T o keep under review all questions concerning the use, i

the purposes of the common defense effort, of all inventions n-hi are. or hereafter come, within the provisions of -Article 1-1

(h) To make rccornmendation to the Contracting Grover ~nents. either n-ith resprct to particular cases or in general, on t means by which any disparities betwcen the laws of the t, countries governing the compensat.ion for or otherwise cancer ing technical information made available for defense purpos ]night be remedied.

ARTICLE VII

Vpon request, each Contracting Government shall, as far practicable, supply to the other Government all necessary i! formation and other assistance required for the purposes of:

in) affording the owner of technical information made a~a i l ab for tlefensc pmposes as contelnplated by this -Agreement the 01 portunity of protecting and preserving nnp rights he mny h n ~ in the technical informntion; and

(b) assessing payments and awards arising out of the use patent rights and technical information made available for defens purposes as contemplated by this Agreement.

(a) "Technical information" 8s used in this Agreement mean information originated by or peculiarly within the linowledee o the owner. thereof and those in privity n-ith him and not availabl, to the public.

(b) The term "use" includes manufacture by or for u Con trncting Government.

(c) Sothing in this Agreement shall apply to patents. paten applications nnd technical information in the field of tltorni, enerm.

id) Nothing in this Agreement shall contravene present o. iuture security arrangements between the Contracting Goren. Inents.

:e, for vhich I wen-,- 'n the

two lcern- 'Poses

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Con-

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( f ) Iki k t Hiikdmet sillhli kuvvetleri arasinda teknik ivbirligi acak tegebbiisleri trgvik etmek ve bu gibi teqebbiislerde $$: brat1 haklannln vr t ~ k n i k maldmat~n kullsn~lmaslnl

k o l a y ~ ~ ~ t m a k ; (g) v.inci madde a h k h l n a giren Yeya bundan biiyle girecek

"lsD bilthn~m i c a t h n miigterek mudafaa gayvretleri i ~ i n kullan~l- m,,,ns miitedair butiin meseleleri incelemek;

(h) ,&kit memleketlerin mudafaa maksatlarl i ~ i n aclklanan t e b i k maldmah muteallik veya bu hususta odenecek tazminata ,,iitedair kanunlsrl ahkAm araslnda mevcut aykulltklann gide- ,ilmesi csreleri hususunda Akit Hiikitmetlere rnuayyen hbllerde veVs ~mumi olarak tsvsiyelerde bulunmak.

Xbt Hiikilmetlerden her biri diger HiikQmetin talebi iizerille imkh nisbetinde:

(a) Bu .4n~a~lnacia deipig olunan vekilde i~liidafaa maksatl~rl i Cin verilnlig 01~11 teknik malQmatln sahibine igbu ~rialthnnt iizerindeki biitiin haklarinln inuhafaza ve siyanetini ssglarn~k I m k b m verrnek ; ve

(b) fgbu Anlagmada derpig olunan gekilde uiiidafaa maksatlm1 rerilmig olan teknik m a l t h a t ~ n ve ihtira berati haklarlnln

istim&linden neg'et edecek istihkak ve tediyenin tayin ve tesbiti iqin,

Gereken butiin liizumlu rnalilmati ve diger yardlmlan temin edecektir.

~ I A D D E VIII

(a) igbu Anlagmadaki "teknik mal that" tlbiriiden, bizzat malamat sahibinden sldlr olan veya miinhaswan maIQmat sahi- binin veya kendisinin bu hususta bilgi verdigi kirnselerce bilinen ce umuma apiklanmayan mnl tha t anlaq~llr.

(b) iiKullanmak" tdbiri Akit Hiikilmet tarafindan veya HiikQmet narmna yapllan imallti ihtiva eder.

(c) iBbu Anlagmam herhangi bir hiikmii atom enerjisi sahasln- daki ihtira beratlama, ihtira tescil taleplerine ve telrnik maldmata ymiI deEfiIdir.

(d) 1$bu :Inlagmi ahkBma &it HiikQmetIer araslnda hblen mevcut bulunan emniyet anlagmalannl ihlAl edemiyecegi gibi h i d e bu gibi anlagmalar aktedilmesins demhni tegkil etmiyecektir.

( iO( i I - . S. 'l'renlies ( [nd Other Internrctionlzl .-lgrcerrzents js v s ~

(a) This Agreement shall enter into force['] on the date of receipt by the Government of the United States of .Irner.icn, of a notification in writing from tlte Government of the Republic of Turkey of approval of the .\greement in accordance with the constitutional procedures of Trirkey.

(b) The terms of this -4greement may be reviewed a t nny time a t the request of either Contracting Government.

(c) This Agreement shall terminate six months after notice nf

, termination by either Contracting Government but without prejll- dice to obligations and liabilities which have then accrued pur- suant to the terms of this Agreement.

Apr. 2. 1957.

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tice of preju- d pur-

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MADDE IX

(,) igbu M a g m a Tiirk Te$kilBti Ekasiye ahkgmi dairesinde Ldagmanm tnsvib edildigi hususunda Turkiye Cumhuriyeti H i i k ~ e t i n c e yapllacak tahriri tebligatln Amerika Birlegik Devletleri Hi ikhe t ine viirudu tarihinde mer'iyete girecektir.

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(b) i$bu Anlaqma a h k h herhangi bir Akit H i i k h e t i n talebi ile her zaman yeniden gozden ge~irilebilecektir.

(,) f$bu Anla~ma herhangi bir Akit H u k h e t i n feshi ihbar tarihinden itibaren 6 ay soma yuriirliikten kalltacak; ancak ivbu fesih keyfiyeti Anlagma ahkami dairesinde o ano. kndar tcessiis etmi$ vecibe vc mesuliyetleri ihl81 etmiyecektir.

In witness whereof the under- signed, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Gov- ernments, have signed the pres- ent Agreement.

Done a t ,Warn, in duplicate, in the English and Turkish lan- guages, each of which shall be of equal authenticity, this eight- eenth day of May 1956. .

Keytiyeti tasdken HukQmet. leri tarafindan usulu dairesind, selbhiyetli kdmmlg olan ve awgl- (la irt~zalar~ bulunan temsilciler isbu Anlagmay1 imzalarmqlardlr.

;inkara'da bugiinku on sekiz ?*layls 1956 tarihinde, a"ml &recede muteber olmak iizere f n w c e ve Tiirkce metinler halinde iluqer niisha oiarak tanzim edllrni~tir.

For the Government of the Tiirkiye Cumhuriyeti United States of America H i i k h e t i Xdma

Amerika Birlegik Devletleri For the Government of the H i i k h e t i hdlna Republic of Turkey FOY D. KOHLER >I XGRI BIRGI

[SEAL) [SEAL]

TURKEY Interchange of Patent Rights and Technical Information for

Defense Purposes: Filing of Classified Patent Applications

, Agreement e f d by h n g e of notes Signed at Ankara March 17 and September 16, 1959; Emered into force September 16, 1959.

T h American Amba88ador to the Turkish Jfinister of Foreign Affairs NO. 1034 ANKARA, ~Varch 17, 1959. EXCELLENCY :

I have the honor to refer to the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Rapublic of Turkey to Facilitats Interchange of Patent Rights and Technical Information for Defense Purposes, which was signed at Ankara on May 18,1956,['] and to the discussions between representatives of our two Governments regarding procedures for the reciprocal filing of classified patent applications under the terms of Articles VI and I11 of this Agreement. I attach a copy of the procedures prepared during the course of these discussions and agreed to by those representatives.

I am now instructed to inform you that the enclosed procedures have been agreed to by the Government of the United States of Amer- ica. I would appreciah it if you mould confirm that they are also acceptable to your Government. Upon receipt of such confirmation, my Government will consider that these procedures shall thereafter govern the reciprocal filing of classified patent applications, in ac- cordance with the terms of the aforesaid Agreement.

Please accept, Excellency, the rene~ed assurances of my highest consideration.

Enclowre : m y of Procedures.

His Excellency FATIN RijsTa Z O ~ U ,

Minieter of Foreign Affairs, Ankara.

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January 1959

PROCEDURES FOR RECIPROCAL FILING OF CLASSIFIED PATENT APPLICATIONS

IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TURKEY

1. G e w d The following procedures are in implementation of Article I11 of

the Agreement between the Government of t.he United States and the Government of the Republic of Turkey to Facilitate Interchange of Patent Rights and Technical Information for Defense Purposes which was signed on May 18, 1956, and entared into force on April 2,1957. The purpose of these procedures is to facilitate the filing of patent applications involving classified subject matter of defense inkrest, by inventors of one country in the other country, and to guarantee adequate security in such other country for the inventions disclosed by such applications. These procedures are based upon the following understandings with respect to basic security requirements:

(a) Each Government has authority within its jurisdiction to im- pose secrecy on an invention of defense interest which i t considers to involve classified matter.

(b) The authority of each Government, when acting as the origi- nating Government, to impose, modify or remove secrecy orders shall be exercised only a t the request, or with the concurrence, of national defense officials of that Government, or pursuant to criteria established by national defense agencies of that Government.

(c) Secrecy orders shall apply to the subject matter of the inven- tions concsrned, and prohibit unauthorized disclosure of the same by all persons having access thereto.

(d) Adequate physical security arrangements shall be provided in all Government departments, including Patent Offices, handling inventions of defense interest and all persons in these departments and offiw required to handle such inventions shall have been security cleared.

(e) Each Government shall take all possible steps to prerent un- authorized foreign filing of patent applications which may involve classified subject matter of defense interest.

( f ) Permission for foreign filing of a patent application involving classified subject matter of def ens0 interest shall remain discretionary with each Government.

( g ) The recipient Government shdl assign to the invention in- volved a classification corresponding to that given in the country of origin and shall take effective measures to provide security protection appropriate to such classification.

7 . am :e, JW e agents or ed, prior to thereto, as

ffices. we country a patent in fied aspects re channels.

a purposes, :recy under 181,C1] and in Turkey:

.mmissioner lit filing in with para-

lations, the

in Turkey

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(2) One copy to the appropriate section of the United States Embassy in Turkey. The lettar transmitting the docu- ments to the United States Embassy in Turkey shall indicate the security classification given to the application in the United States, &ate that the invention involved or information relating thereto has been made available to the Turkish Government for purposes of defense, and state that the applicant has authorization to 61e a corresponding application in Turkey under the provisions of Title 35, United States Code, Section 184. It shall also include in- structions for the Embassy to inquire of appropriate Turk- ish Ministry of Defense officials as to whether the Turkish attorney or agent designatad by the applicant is security cleared in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph 1 (h), supra.

(e) I f the designated attorney or agent is not security cleared, the Turkish Ministry of Defense shall so inform the appropriate section of the American Embassy, which shall forward such infor- mation to the United States defense agency which initiated the secrecy order. It shall then be necessary for the designated attorney or agent to -me security cleared, if time permits, or for the patsnt applicant to select another attorney or agent and submit his m e through the United States defense agency to the Anerican Embassy in Turkey.

( f ) m e n a ,sxuritp c l e a d attorney or agent has been designated, the Embassy shall transmit the documents to him by personal delivery or in any other manner consistent with Turkish security regulations. (g) The Turkish attorney or agent shall then file the application

in the Turkish Patent Office. (h) The Government of Turkey shall then place the application

in secrecy. ( i ) The applicant Shall submit as soon as possible to rhe initiating

ngency the serial number and filing date of the foreign application. 3. Applications Originating in Turkey

The following provisions shall apply when, for defense purposes, a Turkish patent application involving classified subject matter of defense interest has been placed in secrecy under the provisions of Turkish law, and the applicant wishes to file a corresponding appli- cation in the United States of America :

( a ) The applicant shall send a written request to the Turkish Director of Industrial Property, Ministry of Industry, asking per- mission to file such an application in the United States of America.

(b) Permission to file a classified patent application in the United S t a h shall be conditional upon the npplicant npeeing to:

(1) Make the invention involved or any information relating thereto available to the United States Government for pur- poses of defense;

. . . . . - 392 ITS. Treaties and Other International Agreements [ I I v s ~

(2) Waive any right to compensation for damage which might arise under the laws of the United States by virtue of the mere imposition of secrecy on his invention in the Unitsd States, but reserving any right of action for compensation provided by the laws of the United States for use by the United States Government of the invention disclosed by the application.

(c) Upon obtaining permission to file in the United States, the applicant shall foma;rd to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, four copies of the foreign patent application, all in conformance with Turkish security regulations.

(d) The Turkish Ministry of Defense shall retain one copy and transmit, through diplomatic channels, the remaining documents m i v e d from the applicant, sirnultan~usly, as follows:

(I) One wpy to the Military Attache in the United States Em- bassy in Turkey for use by the United States Government for defense purposes ; and

(2) Two wpies to the Military Attache at the Turkish Embassy in the United Stake. The letter transmitting the documents to the Military Attache at the Turkish Embassy in the United. Statss shall indicate the security classification given to the application or patent in Turkey and state that the invention involved and information relating thereto has been made available to the United States Government for purposes of defense, in accordance with provisions of Title 35, United S t a t . Code, Section 181-188, inclusive. I t shall also include instructions for the Military Attache to inquire of the Secretary, ,inned Services Patent Advisory Board, Patents Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department of the Army, Washington 25, D.C., ss to whether the American attorney or agent designated by the applicant is security cleared in accordance with the provi- sions of subparagraph 1 (h) , supra.

(e) I f the designated attorney or agent is not security cleared, the Secretary, Armed Services Patant Advisory Board, shall so inform the Military Attache, who shall forward such information to the Turkish Ministry of Defense. It shall then be necessary for the desig- nated attorney or agent to become security cleared, if time permits, or for the patent applicant to select another attorney or agent and sub- mit his name through the Turkish Military -4ttache to the Secretary of the Armed Servicas Patent Advisory B o d .

( f) When a security cleared attorney or agent has been designated, the Turkish Military Attache shall transmit the documents to him by personal delivery or in any other manner consistent with United States security regulations. The designated attorney or agent shall

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then file the application in the United States Patent Office and shall forward to the Secretary of the Armed Services Patent Advisory Board a copy of the application as filed, ss well as a copy of the docu- ment issued by Turkey to the patent application permitting him to file in the United States. (g) The Government of the United States shall then place the

application in secrecy. 4. Subsequent Correspondence Between Applicant and Foreign

Petent O@e (a) -U sub-uent correspondence of a classified nature between

an applicant in either country and the patent o5ce in the other coun- try shall be through the same channels as outlined for the original application.

(b) Unclassified formal notification such a s statements of fees, extensions of time limits, etc., may be sent by the patent offices directly to the applicant or his authorized representative without any special security arrangements. 5. Removal of Secrecy

(a) A secrecy order shall be removed only on the request of the originaking Government.

(b) The originating Government shall give the other Government at least six weeks notice of its intention to remove secrecy and shall take into account, as far as possible, any representations made by the other Gorernment during this period. 6. Notifiation of Changes in Law8 and Regulations

Esch Government shall give the other Government prompt notice through the Technical Property Committee of any changes in its laws or regulations affecting these procedures.

The Aseistant Secretary General for IVATO ['I d f a i r s in the Turkish Minietry of Foreign Affairs to the American Smbnssador

ANKAU, 76 September, 1959

EXCELLENCY, I have the honor to refer to your Excellency's Note and its en-

closure datad March 17,1959 which reads as follows :

. ' North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ' Republic of Turkey

Ministry of Forelgn Affairs

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"Excellency : I have the honor to refer to the Agreement between the Govern-

ment of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Turkey to Facilitate Interchange of Patent Rights and Technical Information for Defense Purposes, which was signed a t Ankara on May 18, 1956, and to the discussions between representa- tives of our tmo Governments regarding procedures for the reciprocal filing of classified patent applications under the terms of Articles VI and I11 of this Agreement. I attach a copy of the procedures pre- pared during.the course of these discussions and agreed to by those representatives.

I am now instructed to inform you that the enclosed procedures have been ~gxwxl to by the Government of the United States of America. I would appreciate i t if you would confirm that they are also acceptable to your Government. Upon receipt of such confirma- tion, my Government will consider that these procedures shall there- after govern the reciprocal filing of classified patent applications, in accordance with the terms of the aforesaid acre ment.

Please accept, Excellency, the renewed assarances of my h igha t consideration."

I have the honor to inform pour Excellency that my Government is in agreement with the above arrangement.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to your Excellency the assurances of my highest considerat.ion.

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His Excellency F L E T C ~ WARREN,

Ambaesadar of the United Sta-tea of America,

Ankara.

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