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The Constitutional Court has examined the request for annulment of Article 151/2-b of the Industrial Property Law No. 6769 (“IPL”). Upon examination, it was decided that regulating the net profit obtained by the infringer of industrial property rights as […]

The Decision Amending the Decision on the Pricing of Human Medicinal Products (“Amendment Decision“) was published in the Official Gazette dated March 21, 2025 and numbered 32848, and entered into force on the date of its publication. The amendment […]

The Communiqué on Amendments to the Social Security Institution’s Health Implementation Communiqué (“Amendment Communiqué”) was published in the Official Gazette dated February 23, 2025, and numbered 32822. It entered into force on its publication date, with retroactive effect from […]

The Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Sampling and Analysis Method Criteria for the Official Control of Trace Elements and Processing Contaminants in Foods (‘Communiqué’) entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 12 February 2025 and […]

The Letter of Intent on Cooperation for Accelerated Patent Examination between the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TPTO) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) was signed on September 12, 2024. This agreement has been developed within the […]

On 28 January 2025, Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) Düsseldorf Local Division delivered a decision[1] in a patent infringement action brought by Fujifilm Corporation (“Fujifilm”) against Kodak GmBH, Kodak Graphic Communications GmBH and Kodak Holding GmBH (together referred  as “Kodak”), […]

The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Drug Reimbursement of the Social Security Institution (“Amending Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 28 November 2024 and numbered 32736, and entered into force as of its publication date. The Amending […]

The Regulation on Market Surveillance of Medicinal Products for Human Use and Foods for Special Medical Purposes, published in the Official Gazette dated November 21, 2024, and numbered 32729, comprehensively addresses market surveillance activities concerning medicinal products, active substances, […]

The Regulation on the Withdrawal of Medicinal Products for Human Use and Foods for Special Medical Purposes was published in the Official Gazette dated October 23, 2024 and numbered 32701 and entered into force as of the date of […]

The Regulation on Registration of Plant Varieties (“Regulation”), published in the Official Gazette No. 32665, took effect on September 17, 2024, repealing the previous regulation (“Previous Regulation”). One of the most fundamental amendments is to allow the application processes […]