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. […]
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Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“TPTO”) has published Guideline for Design Examination (“Guideline”) to give information regarding the practice of the provisions on design application within Industrial Property Law numbered 6769 (“IPL”) and the Regulation on the Application of […]
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Fast-Track Procedure Regulations in Criminal Procedure (“Regulation”) regulating the procedures and principles regarding the implementation of article 250 of the Criminal Procedure Law Number 5271, was published in the Official Gazette dated 31 December 2019 and entered into force […]
25 Feb 2020
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Licensing of Medicinal Products for Human Use (“Amendment Regulation”) was published in Official Gazette number 30976 on 8 January 2020, entering into the effect on the same day. Notable changes under the […]
31 Jan 2020
Investigation Regarding Imports of “Gas-Fired Instant Water Heaters” from China Ended The General Directorate of Imports of the Ministry of Trade initiated an investigation to determine whether dumping will continue or re-occur in case the anti-dumping measures applied in […]
31 Jan 2020
Turkish Constitutional Court has recently ruled that dismissal of the objection request on the grounds of time expiry without taking the date of notice into consideration violates the right of access to the courts. In the present case, The […]
31 Jan 2020
General Assembly on the Unification of Judgments of Court of Cassation (“General Assembly”) has recently evaluated a partial lawsuit, where a collection of a pecuniary claim with its interest is requested. The Court of Cassation decided that if the […]
31 Jan 2020
23rd Chamber of the Supreme Court established that the statute of limitations shall be applicable as 10 years for recourse claims between the main employer and the sub-contractor under a subcontracting agreement. In the event of a valid subcontracting […]
31 Jan 2020
The Regulation Amending the Trade Registry Regulation (“Amendment Regulation”) was published in Official Gazette number 30976 on 12 December 2019. The Amendment Regulation changes to the Trade Registry Regulation (“Regulation”), published in Official Gazette number 28541 on 27 January […]
31 Jan 2020
Since 1990, Middle East Technical University (“METU”) managed the administration and registration of “.tr”. domain names through its Nic.tr system, pursuant to the protocol signed with ICANN. Pursuant to Regulation numbered 27752 on Internet Domain Names (“Regulation”) published in […]
31 Jan 2020
The Law Amending the Law on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions and Certain Other Laws (“Amendment Law”) was published in the Official Gazette numbered 30956 on 22 November 2019 and, entered into effect […]
26 Dec 2019
Turkish Constitutional Court recently evaluated a claim against an article permitting Revenue Administration to action to be taken by pursuant to 4760 numbered Law of Private Consumption Tax (“Law of PCT”), when the illegally imported goods not bearing mandatory […]
