14 Oct 2021
A recent Turkey’s Advertising Board (“Board”) decision concerned the commercial signboard advertisement of a servicer of electrical appliances. The ad displayed without license the registered trademarks of several well-known appliance brands. The usage of the trademarks registered with the […]
14 Oct 2021
The General Court of the European Union (“Court”) considered that the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”) sound mark application that consists of the sound opening a drink can and a following fizzling sound, as lack of distinctiveness in […]
14 Oct 2021
Regulation Amending the Wage Guarantee Fund Regulation (“Amendment Regulation”) has entered into force after being published in Official Gazette dated 30 September 2021 and numbered 31614. The Amendment Regulation aims to clarify the procedures and principles to be applied […]
14 Oct 2021
A new development is added to the recent studies in artificial intelligence (“AI”) regulation in Turkey. After the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, which we included in the MA Gazette Edition 107, another study came from the Personal Data Protection […]
14 Oct 2021
On 16 September 2021, the Personal Data Protection Authority published certain guidelines on the processing of biometric data by data controllers (the “Guidelines”). The Guidelines consider biometric data generally as personal data the processing of which may reasonably result […]
14 Oct 2021
The Agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the People’s Republic of China on International Road Transport of Passengers and Goods (“Agreement”), signed on 13 May 2017 within the scope of the “One Belt, One Road” project of the […]
14 Oct 2021
The Medium Term Program (2022-2024) (“MTP”), co-developed by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the Presidency of Turkey, Presidency of Strategy and Budget, was approved by Presidential Decision numbered 4474 and was published in repeated Official Gazette dated […]
14 Oct 2021
Medical Devices Regulation Amending the Regulation on Testing, Control and Calibration of the Medical Devices (“Amendment Regulation”) has been published in Official Gazette dated 10 September 2021 and numbered 31594. Amendment Regulation issued by the Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical […]
14 Oct 2021
With the Regulation Amending the Regulation on Intermediaries Trading on Commodity Exchanges (the “Amendment Regulation”) published in Official Gazette dated 25 September 2021 and numbered 31609, the conditions of the stockbroker and stock agent are amended. The amendments made […]
14 Oct 2021
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Financial Crimes Investigation Board of the Republic of Turkey and Financial Information Analyzing Unit Concerning Cooperation in the Exchange of Financial Intelligence Related to Money Laundering, Associated Predicate Offences […]
