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 […]
16 Mar 2022
1. Cloud Computing 1.1 Laws and Regulations Although there are no specific laws for regulating cloud computing in Turkey, certain rules prescribed in several laws and secondary legislation concerning cloud computing apply in most cases. These rules are mainly […]
11 Mar 2022
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Commercial Advertising and Unfair Commercial Practices (“Amendment Regulation”), published in Official Gazette dated 1 February 2022 and numbered 31737, introduced significant regulations regarding unfair commercial practices. The amendments are effective as of 1 […]
23 Feb 2022
1. General Information 1.1 Governing Copyright Statute Copyright protection in Turkey is governed by the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works numbered 5846 (the “Law”), which came into force on 13 January 1951 and was amended in 1983, 1995, […]
21 Feb 2022
1. Intellectual Property Rights and Granting Procedure 1.1 Types of Intellectual Property Rights The Turkish legal system provides for “patents” and “utility models” for the protection of inventions. Both of these forms of protection are based on statutory […]
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 […]
24 Dec 2021
The administration of the domain names with .tr extension has been handled by Nic.tr operating under Middle East Technical University (“METU”) since 1990. However, in accordance with Internet Domain Names Regulation (“Regulation”) published in Official Gazette numbered 27752 and […]
6 Dec 2021
Overview Legislation What is the primary law governing trademarks in your jurisdiction? The Industrial Property Law (‘IP Law’) is the primary source in which the trademark law is regulated. The IP Law was published in the Official Gazette 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 […]
