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Article 61 of Law numbered 7338 on Amendments to Tax Procedure Law and Certain Laws (“Omnibus Bill”) is published in Official Gazette dated 26 October 2021 and numbered 31640, amended Law numbered 7194 on Amendment of Digital Services Tax, […]

Article 17 and 18 of Law numbered 7338 on Amendments to Tax Procedure Law and Certain Laws (“Omnibus Bill”) is published in Official Gazette dated 26 October 2021 and numbered 31640, introduced amendments to the tax inspection location and […]

With article 3 of Law numbered 7338 on Amendments to Tax Procedure Law and Certain Laws (“Omnibus Bill”), published in Official Gazette dated 26 October 2021 and numbered 31640, duplicated article 20/C was introduced to Income Tax Law numbered […]

Law numbered 7338 on Amendments to Tax Procedure Law and Certain Laws (“Omnibus Bill”) is published in Official Gazette dated 26 October 2021 and numbered 31640, amending and introducing new regulations for the tax law. Article 2 of the […]

With the introduction of the Industrial Property Law (“IPL”), the “proof of use” practice, which is applied in EUIPO and many countries, came into force in trademark opposition cases. In this article, we discuss how it works in Turkey. […]

How can patent owners best enforce their rights in your jurisdiction? The most effective way for a patent owner to enforce its rights is to initiate an infringement action against the alleged infringers before the specialised intellectual and industrial […]

In accordance with Communiqué No. 2021/4 Amending the Block Exemption Communiqué on Vertical Agreements (“Amendments Communiqué”) published in the Official Gazette on 5 November 2021 with number 31650, the market share threshold in the Block Exemption Communiqué No. 2002/2 […]

What is the forum for the conduct of patent litigation? In responding to this question, please include details of the relevant division/chamber/section of the relevant courts/tribunals, and consider whether these fora have specialist patents/technical judges, whether parties are faced […]

In Turkey, and perhaps elsewhere, today’s technological revolution has made it harder for businesses to register and enforce trademarks because changing technology has made it more difficult to classify products. The problem has become more acute as we move […]

A recent Turkey’s Advertising Board (“Board”) decision concerned the commercial signboard advertisement of a servicer of electrical appliances. The ad displayed without license the registered trademarks of several well-known appliance brands. The usage of the trademarks registered with the […]