25 Feb 2020
Under today’s economic conditions and competitive market system, companies should think outside the box and create original brands, to distinguish their goods and services from others. Rapidly changing consumer behavior has integrated different elements to the concept of trademark. […]
28 Nov 2019
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 member Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek’s request from Facebook to remove the posts offending her. The CJEU’s decision adds […]
15 Oct 2019
The Turkish Trademark and Patent Office (“TPTO”) has published the new Trademark Examination Guideline regarding the examination of the absolute grounds based on article 5 of Industrial Property Law numbered 6769 (“IPL”). The new guideline updates the previous one […]
25 Sep 2019
Turkey introduced new legislation which came into effect on 1 January 2019 providing for mandatory mediation as a prerequisite for commercial disputes before pursuing the dispute via the Turkish court system. The Law on Starting Legal Proceedings for Monetary […]
12 Apr 2019
On 2 April 2019, the European Union (“EU”) has filed a request for consultations against Turkey’s measures on production, importation, and marketing of the pharmaceutical products to the World Trade Organisation (“WTO”). The EU’s main argument is that such […]
9 Nov 2018
Bankruptcy postponement under the Turkish Bankruptcy Law was heavily criticised on the basis that it was open to manipulation. Critics also claimed the protections offered in this scope went beyond the legislators’ intentions due to systematic errors which had […]
19 Jun 2018
The Industrial Property Law (“IP Law”) introduced consent letters to Turkish trademark law in January 2017, a mechanism which practitioners had waited a long time for. After around a year with the new regime, we share some insights on […]
8 Mar 2018
We are connected to the whole world with simply the click of a button. In moments a trade secret can become public knowledge, patents or designs can lose their novelty, or all work and effort invested in IP development […]
15 Jan 2018
Turkey’s Advertising Board (“Board”) ruled on 302 cases during 2017, in the period up to November. Among these decisions, the Board imposed administrative fines totalling 1.2 million Turkish Liras. 63 cases (21%) resulted in detention, while 21 cases (7%) […]
24 Oct 2017
The Turkish legislative regime for doctors’ advertising involves contradictions between provisions in primary and secondary legislation. The uncertainty and legislative gaps mean that in practice, government enforcement and interpretation of advertising limitations are inconsistent. The legislative regime should be […]
