Melis focuses on intellectual property matters, including trademarks, patents, designs and unfair competition. She assists clients to protect, enforce and commercialize these rights. Melis focuses primarily on helping clients deal with intellectual property disputes.
Melis has assisted many well-known brands and patents on both sides of intellectual property conflicts and lawsuits. For instance, preparing to cease and desist letters, assisting clients to manage the negotiation process, as well as filing invalidation, infringement and unfair competition lawsuits to protect or enforce clients’ rights.
She supports managing multiple global trademark portfolios, helping clients to develop customized strategies. Such strategies combine various legal mechanisms, to address the complexities and dynamics of each portfolio and client’s commercial aims. For instance, filing oppositions, collecting evidence about proof of use, as well as assisting during negotiations for consent, coexistence or ownership arrangements.
Melis supports a broad range of international companies, most notably in manufacturing, food and beverage, retail, leisure and hospitality sectors.
Before joining the firm, Melis worked at the Appeal Board of the European Union Intellectual Property Office for one year as a part of a traineeship program.
ADMISSIONS
- Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Attorney (2018)
- Istanbul Bar Association (2017)
EDUCATION
- LL.B. Law, Istanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Law (2015)
- Erasmus Student Exchange Program, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2013)
LANGUAGES
- Turkish
- English
- German