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One of the most significant updates in the Guideline on the Scheduling Processes for Marketing Authorization Applications of Medicinal Products for Human Use (“Scheduling Guideline”) is the new regulations regarding hybrid applications. Firstly, the Scheduling Guideline has been updated […]

Constitutional Court Decision (“Decision”) was published in the Official Gazette dated May 20, 2024 and numbered 32551. The decision involves the evaluation of the sentence “… cannot assert the industrial property right as a ground of defense in the […]

  The Guideline prepared by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) has been updated and published on the official website of the Agency. Within the scope of the updated Guideline, the regulations regarding the “Source of Supply […]

Pursuant to the Article 26 of the Industrial Property Law (“IPL”), it is possible to cancel a trademark on account of non-use if the trademark has not been seriously used without a justifiable reason within five years from the […]

Patents are a crucial component of intellectual property protection because they foster innovation and creativity while defending the rights of inventors. Patents grant exclusive rights to inventors or innovators for a limited period of time. The patent holder has […]

A trademark registration both makes the right holder the sole user of the trademark and ensures the prevention of its unauthorized use. In accordance with the principle of territoriality, however, trademarks enjoy such protection only within the borders of […]

Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) has published amendments to the Guide on License Renewal for Human Medicinal Products (“Guide”) on 18.05.2023 which was prepared within the scope of Article 21 of the Regulation on Licensing of the […]

The Regulation on Procurement of Medicines from Abroad (“Regulation”) was prepared by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) and entered into force on 3 February 2023.  Within the scope of the Regulation, references are made to the […]

The establishment of the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) is a subject that currently occupies the agenda of patent systems in Europe. Seventeen members of the European Union (“EU”) have signed the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on 20.06.2013 […]

Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (“TITCK”)’s Guidelines for the Classification of Diversification Applications and Variation Applications Within the scope of the Guideline, it is aimed to help the classification of applications by comparing diversification applications with variation applications, […]