29 May 2023
The establishment of the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) is a subject that currently occupies the agenda of patent systems in Europe. Seventeen members of the European Union (“EU”) have signed the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on 20.06.2013 […]
25 May 2023
Does General Data Protection Regulation Protection Personal Data Against Artificial Intelligence? Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has revolutionized the way personal data is analyzed, predicted, and used to influence human behavior, making it a valuable asset. AI has an ability to […]
24 May 2023
Consumer reviews can be as effective as advertisements and promotions in terms of enhancing brand recognition and affecting consumer’s choice of products and services. This statement gains more significance within the scope of online commerce, which witnessed an exponential […]
12 May 2023
On 20 April 2023, the European Parliament adopted the Regulation Proposal dated 24 September 2020 pertaining to Markets in Crypto Assets (“MiCA“), with 517 votes in favor, 38 against and 18 abstentions, which was submitted by the European Commission […]
2 Feb 2023
Introduction 2022 was a year, while we got back to our old habits, we also embraced new understandings – leading a plenty of developments. After the last three slower years, in 2022 we witnessed many remarkable practices in terms […]
16 Jan 2023
The Regulation on E-Commerce Intermediary Service Providers and E-Commerce Service Providers (“Regulation”) was published in Official Gazette dated 29 December 2022 and numbered 32058. Most of the E-Commerce Regulation’s provisions are effective as of 1 January 2023, while remaining […]
6 Dec 2022
The energy sector has been struggling with an unprecedented crisis generated by a combination of many factors, including fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic and consequential supply-chain disruptions, global responses and opposing measures based upon the Ukraine-Russia conflict, State interventions, […]
6 Sep 2022
As the Web3 economy grows—including cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse—so do concerns regarding the protection of intellectual property rights. And these concerns have come to the forefront as more brands take action to enforce their rights. One […]
22 Aug 2022
In Turkey, and in other countries around the world, there is a fairly common misconception that if a trademark is not registered then it’s not enforceable. The truth is that even an unregistered trademark is enforceable in Turkey, although […]
17 Aug 2022
In Turkey, pharmaceutical products for human use cannot be marketed unless they are authorized by the Ministry of Health (“MoH”). In order to grant pharmaceutical license and marketing authorization, MoH requires pharmaceutical companies to submit the results of their […]
