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Turkey: Restriction Or Solution? Amendments With Regards To The Representation Authority Under The Turkish Commercial Code
An Omnibus Bill that entered into force September 11 has made several amendments to various laws and regulations under the Turkish Commercial Code.... [Read More]
Similarity and the Likelihood of Confusion for Trademarks
Turkey is one of the countries that examine the similarity of trademarks under absolute grounds for refusal. Within this context, similarity is a... [Read More]
Head-on Collision: Toyota’s Anti-counterfeiting Strategy in Turkey
Counterfeiters imitate a wide range of products from pharmaceuticals to handbags and clothes, cosmetics, electronic products, cigarettes and automobile spare parts. According to... [Read More]
New Trademark and Industrial Design Guidelines Promise Much in Turkey
In November 2011 the Turkish Patent Institute published Trademark and Industrial Design Examination Guidelines. The guidelines were prepared with the collaboration of the... [Read More]
New Exception to Trademark Use Requirements in Turkey
The Turkish Court of Appeals rendered a landmark decision regarding the trademark use requirement. According to local legislation and practice, only the use... [Read More]
Energy Sector update: Carbon Disclosure Project Developments
Glimpse into the Energy and Climate Future An associate from Moroğlu Arseven was able to attend a conference regarding the Carbon Disclosure Project... [Read More]
Usage Requirements for Well-known Trademarks in Turkey
The Council of Appellate Circuits of the Turkish Court of Appeals (the council) recently rendered a key decision (2010/11-695 E., 2011/47 K) with... [Read More]
Absence May Make Bad Faith Applicants Grow Bolder
According to Turkey’s design law, a design application that meets all formal requirements becomes effective from the date of the application. In other words,... [Read More]
Burcu Tuzcu Ersin Joins Firm as Counsel
Moroğlu Arseven is pleased to announce that Burcu Tuzcu Ersin is joining the firm as Counsel. Burcu brings eight years of experience in... [Read More]
IP Amendments and Counterfeit Raids in Turkey
The Turkish Patent Institute has amended the guidelines concerning trademark similarity examinations and thousands of counterfeit products have been seized after a raid... [Read More]
Simplified Destruction Proceedings in Turkey
The New Customs Regulation, which came into effect in October 2009, provides a new mechanism for intellectual property right holders, known as ‘simplified... [Read More]
Moroğlu Arseven and Graf von Westphalen Host a Cross-Border Energy Conference in Berlin
Moroğlu Arseven and Graf von Westphalen held a joint conference in Berlin on April 14, 2011 considering recent Turkish legal reforms that encourage... [Read More]