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 […]
17 Aug 2021
Turkey’s Advertisement Board (“Board”) published its Guideline on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices of Social Media Influencers on 4 May 2021 (“Guideline”). Social media posts by influencers deriving financial or other material benefit are commercial in nature under […]
21 Jul 2021
As advertising has evolved, sponsorship has become an important tool – and that in turn has led to the growth of ambush marketing. We look at what ambush marketing is, discuss some prominent cases, and provide advice on how […]
11 May 2021
On 27 April 2021, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO“) announced the launch of Europe’s first ever blockchain platform for secure delivery in real time of IP rights documentation (“Platform”). The Platform makes available in real time, up-to-date […]
11 May 2021
To clarify the current state of the law on social media advertising governed by Consumer Protection Law numbered 6502 (“Law”) and the Regulation on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices (“Advert Regulation”), Turkey’s Advertisement Board (“Board”) published its Guideline […]
5 Jan 2021
The 11th Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation ruled that where the lawsuits are backlogged, mediation is not mandatory for commercial cases initiated with non-monetary claims. Accordingly, it overruled the Regional Court’s decision. In the dispute subject to […]
