10 Feb 2021
European Union (“EU”) Commission published the second “Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List” (“Watch List”) on 14 December 2020 comprises significant information and determination regarding infringement of intellectual and industrial property rights on online and physical markets in non-EU countries. […]
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The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) has issued a principal decision regarding the technical and administrative measures to be taken by data controllers in order to verify the contact addresses provided by data subjects. Within the scope of the […]
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The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) has published its first decision where it does not impose any sanctions on the data controller who took all necessary technical and administrative measures after the data breach. The data breach subject to […]
10 Feb 2021
Information and Communication Technologies Authority (“ICTA”) banned advertising on Twitter, Periscope, and Pinterest for failure to appoint a representative as required under applicable law. Turkey has recently brought a set of amendments on the Law number 5651 on Regulation […]
10 Feb 2021
A security sticker called banderole affixed to a work denotes its authenticity and serves as a deterrent to counterfeiters and required for commercial exploitation of some works. The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Procedures and Principles Regarding Banderol Implementation […]
10 Feb 2021
The Law on the Prevention of Financing the Propagation of Weapons of Mass Destruction number 7262, Canon 20, et. seq., and the Law on Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime number 5549 (“Law 5549”) have been amended to cover, […]
10 Feb 2021
The Law on the Prevention of Financing the Propagation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Number 7262, Canon 20, et. seq., and the Law on Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime number 5549 (“Law 5549”) have been amended to allow […]
10 Feb 2021
Canon 6102 of the Turkish Commercial Code (“TCC“) regarding bearer share certificates and commercial bookkeeping was amended (“Amendment”) in consideration of the Law on the Prevention of Financing the Propagation of Weapons of Mass Destruction number 7262. The Amendment […]
28 Jan 2021
Almost five years passed since the enactment of Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698, whilst much of what were once considered standard business practices in Turkey have become obsolete, if not unlawful. Organizations are now required to implement within […]
18 Jan 2021
Introduction We welcome the new year still reeling from the one just ended; still grappling with the lingering effects of an ongoing global pandemic. No industry or profession emerged from 2020 unaltered. Trademark law practice is no exception. Nevertheless, […]
7 Jan 2021
INTRODUCTION We are in an era where every sphere of our lives is, willingly or unwillingly, shaped or at least touched by technology. As the new norm, technology sets the boundaries for the concept of “normal.” Unavoidably, every profession […]
5 Jan 2021
Turkey Opened Tariff Quota in Polyethylene Terephthalate Chips Import With the Communiqué, the procedure and principles of the tariff contingent opened with the purpose of providing exemption from the additional safeguard measures within the scope of the Decision Regarding […]
