31 May 2019
Turkey has recently adopted new legislation requiring application to mandatory mediation for monetary claims arising from Intellectual Property Law. Law Number 7155 on Procedures of Initiation of Execution Proceedings Concerning Monetary Receivables Originating from Subscription Agreements (“Law Number 7155”) […]
31 May 2019
The Turkish Constitutional Court ruled that blocking access to the site with the domain name “www.xxxkargomagdurlari.com” [“xxxcouriervictims.com” in English] considering it as against the rule of good faith pursuant to article 55 of Turkish Commercial Code, is not against […]
30 Apr 2019
As stated in our previous article, by the date of 5 December 2018 Turkey introduced new plain packaging rules for tobacco and announced that details will be provided with a regulation. Mentioned regulation, The Regulation on The Methods and […]
27 Mar 2019
The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“TPTO”) has transferred the geographical indication (“GI”) inventory to the digital media. The inventory is now reachable from www.ci.gov.tr. Newly established website contains; The database regarding the geographical indication/traditional cultural specialties registry, Statistics regarding […]
4 Feb 2019
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices (the “Amendment Regulation”) was published in Official Gazette. The Regulation on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices, which was published in the Official Gazette number 29232 on […]
7 Jan 2019
Turkey’s Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) has announced the principles regarding the approval of secondary packaging and storage facilities, as set forth in Article 7(3) of the Regulation on Medical Products for Human Use published in Official Gazette […]
6 Dec 2018
Turkey has introduced new rules for producing, marketing, on-site maintenance and sustainably using seeds. The new regime aims to prevent genetic erosion for local varieties of field crops, vineyard/garden plants and other plant varieties. The new rules outline procedures […]
3 Dec 2018
The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has considered the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (“EUIPO”) decision about a request to invalidate a 3D trademark registration for the four-fingered KitKat chocolate bar. It declared that the evidence which Nestlé had […]
22 Nov 2018
Turkey’s Ministry of Customs and Trade (“Ministry”) has continued to organize training courses and seminars in 2018, addressing intellectual property rights at customs points. The first was held in Mersin on 24 and 25 October 2018, attended by right […]
13 Nov 2018
Turkey has introduced new rules for tags, tariffs and price lists for retail goods and services. From 3 October 2018 these must also include the effective date for sales and unit prices. The Ministry of Trade has also announced […]
