23 Jun 2023
The European Union Commission (“EU Commission”) published the 2023 Report on the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Third Countries (“Report”). The report categorizes countries according to the extent and persistence of problems in protecting intellectual property […]
1 Mar 2023
The Communique on Turkish Food Codex Edible Casein and Caseinate (“Communique“), issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has been published in the Official Gazette on 13.12.2022 and entered into force on the same day. With the Communique […]
28 Oct 2022
Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (“TITCK”) Medicine Audit Agency published the Guideline for the Risk-Based Good Clinical Practice Audits (“Guideline”) on 8 August 2022. The Guideline aims to define and standardize the processes related to risk-based good clinical […]
27 Jul 2022
Turkey initiated arbitration procedure against the World Trade Organization’s (“WTO”) report concerning the dispute between Turkey and the European Union (“EU”) regarding Turkey’s localization of pharmaceuticals practice. The dispute between the EU and Turkey was initiated by the complaint […]
6 Jun 2022
In accordance with the provisions of the Decision on Pricing of Medicinal Products for Human Use numbered 2017/9901 and the Annunciation on Pricing of Medicinal Products for Human Use, the Ministry of Health takes the necessary measures to ensure […]
29 Apr 2022
Guideline on Advertisements with Price Information, Sale Advertisements and Commercial Practices (“Guideline”) has been published, which has been prepared based on Law on Consumer Protection numbered 6502 and the Regulation on Commercial Advertising and Unfair Commercial Practices (“Regulation”),and accepted […]
1 Feb 2022
“EU Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: Results at the EU Border and in the EU Internal Market 2020” (“Report“) is jointly prepared by the European Commission (“EC”) and European Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”). The Report is composed based on […]
22 Nov 2021
The World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) has announced that it has received the United Arab Emirates’ accession document to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (“Madrid Protocol”). Accordingly, the United Arab Emirates […]
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 […]
3 Sep 2021
On 8 June 2021, the Ministry of Commerce Board of Advertising (the “Board”) considered whether YouTube videos posted by a manufacturer were comparative ads violative the Commercial Advertising and Unfair Commercial Practices Regulation, and the Consumer Protection Law. In […]
