7 Jun 2016
Turkey has enacted a range of legislation regarding cooperation with foreign states on criminal matters, including criteria and procedures for making and executing requests. The updated legislative framework outlines criteria for extradition from Turkey, including circumstances Turkey can refuse […]
30 May 2016
Moroğlu Arseven has been noted as a recommended firm for patent litigation and transactions by IAM Patent 1000 is its 2016 awards. The firm receives specific mention for the cross-over between patents and corporate or M&A work. Based on […]
20 May 2016
In a 2016 Turkish case, the Assembly of Civil Chambers clarified the approach to interpreting evidence submitted to prove use of service marks in non-use actions. The decision clarifies how to prove use of service marks in Turkey for […]
18 May 2016
It was first published in May 2017 in the UBB Competition Committee bulletin . The Competition Board (“the Board “) issued a decision indicating that the attitude of acceptance of statements received from employees of the undertakings under investigation has changed. The Board, with […]
11 May 2016
Işık Özdoğan has been recognized as one of the world’s Top 250 Women in IP by Managing Intellectual Property in its 2016 edition. Işık leads Moroğlu Arseven’s 13-person intellectual property team and she is the only Turkish practitioner noted in the […]
10 May 2016
Online sale of over the counter (“OTC”) pharmaceutical products is banned in Turkey because the legislative framework does not specifically address this market segment. Rather, local legislation deems OTC products to be effectively the same as pharmaceuticals, which can […]
9 May 2016
The Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) opened the Draft Industrial Property Law for public consultation and that period closed on March 4. The draft law contains provisions on trademarks, patents, industrial designs and geographical indications, all of which are currently […]
2 May 2016
Turkey’s Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Board (“Board”) has introduced an associability check, comparing registered names, trademarks, emblems, or logos for tobacco companies, against companies in other sectors. The Board will gradually complete associability checks, evaluating certain criteria. The […]
27 Apr 2016
Q: As a dispute resolution expert, what trends have you noticed in terms of methods of dispute resolution over the last year? There is an increase in commercial cases before courts across Turkey. The business which could not cope […]
26 Apr 2016
Historically, Turkey, the determination of resale price maintenance (“YSFB“) open-public (hardcore) that characterize as one of the vertical restraints are among the competition law regimes. In the past, it is possible to come across instances in which the Competition Board (“the Board“) has […]
