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While the European Union has long determined its approach to trademark issues for parallel imports and repackaging of pharmaceuticals, Turkish courts and legislation lack a unified and established practice on the issue. In fact, the current regulatory regime in […]

Expert opinions play an important role in resolving disputes handled by first instance courts in Turkey. If solving a dispute requires technical or specialist knowledge and cannot be resolved via the judge’s legal knowledge and professional experience, the Civil […]

Moroğlu Arseven Partner, Burcu Tuzcu Ersin, spoke during the inaugural ScaleX Day, hosted by ScaleXVentures on 20 November 2016 at Kolektif House in Istanbul. The event focused on scaled start-ups seeking internationalization or successful exits. Burcu discussed legal aspects […]

Turkey has introduced a new system for procurement of railway passenger transportation services. From 1 May 2018 onward, railway train operators will be chosen via a tender procedure, announced by the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication (“Ministry”). […]

Moroğlu Arseven Partner, Burcu Tuzcu Ersin, acted as a moderator during an interactive workshop titled “Building a Successful Legal Practice in the European Start-up Industry”, chaired by Pablo Vinageras from Garrigues, Barcelona at the 2016 International Bar Association’s European Start-up Conference in London ‪on […]

Given the potential risks posed to public health, the pharmaceutical sector is one of the most strictly regulated sectors in many countries, including Turkey. In recent years, the importation of foreign pharmaceutical product has grown immensely in Turkey. Manufacture […]

Moroğlu Arseven Partner, Burcu Tuzcu Ersin, attended and contributed to the 2016 International Bar Association’s (IBA) annual conference held in Washington DC from September 18 to 23. During the event, she participated in a panel discussing employment and immigration Issues. The […]

Three senior staff members at Moroğlu Arseven have been recognized in the 2016 international editions of Who’s Who Legal. The annual awards recognize recipients’ individual work across a range of practice areas. şık Özdoğan – Recognized for her work in Trademarks. […]

An overview of notable decrees by the Council of Ministers and communiqués by the Ministry of Economy regarding prevention of unfair competition in imports, made during August 2016.  Anti-Dumping Duty Placed On Seamless Drawn Pipes Imported from China  The […]

Sometimes traders obtain branded goods removed from their original packaging. Before sale to consumers, the branded product is repackaged and either the original trademark or other trademarks are put on the new packaging. This is an issue frequently faced […]