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The Turkish Constitutional Court Reframes the Principles for Surveillance of Employee E-mails
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey (“Court“) rendered its decision (“Decision”) dated 17 September 2020 on surveillance of employee e-mails, which... [Read More]
Guideline on Digital Data Review During On-Site Inspections of Turkish Competition Authority
What it Brings and How it Resonates from Privacy and Data Protection Perspective Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) has published its Guideline on Digital... [Read More]
TPTO Takes Helpful Approach to Classification
Under Turkish law, identical or indistinguishably similar trademarks covering the same classes (or classes which cover the same kind of goods) cannot co-exist.... [Read More]
Position Mark Protection in Turkey
Under today’s economic conditions and competitive market system, companies should think outside the box and create original brands, to distinguish their goods and... [Read More]
CJEU: Courts may Order Host Providers to Take Down Illegal Content
The Court of Justice of the European Union(“CJEU”) has rendered its long-awaited decision on the process started in 2016 with Austrian Green Party... [Read More]
Turkish Trademark and Patent Office Publishes New Guideline for Absolute Grounds Examination
The Turkish Trademark and Patent Office (“TPTO”) has published the new Trademark Examination Guideline regarding the examination of the absolute grounds based on... [Read More]
Turkey: Mandatory Mediation for Commercial Disputes
Turkey introduced new legislation which came into effect on 1 January 2019 providing for mandatory mediation as a prerequisite for commercial disputes before... [Read More]
Turkey Adopts Mandatory Mediation for Monetary Claims Arising From IP Law
Turkey has recently adopted new legislation requiring application to mandatory mediation for monetary claims arising from Intellectual Property Law. Law Number 7155 on... [Read More]
The European Union Initiates Dispute Resolution Procedure Against Turkey Before the World Trade Organization
On 2 April 2019, the European Union (“EU”) has filed a request for consultations against Turkey’s measures on production, importation, and marketing of... [Read More]
Turkey Extends State of Emergency For Three Further Months From 19 October 2016
After an attempted coup on 15 July 2016, Turkey’s Council of Ministers introduced a nationwide State of Emergency. The State of Emergency ran... [Read More]
