4 Aug 2020
1. What is the forum for the conduct of patent litigation? All patent cases are handled by the specialised Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights Civil Courts (“IP Courts”), which only exist in Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir. In other cities, […]
6 Jul 2020
Turkish Medicine and Medical Devices Office (“TITCK”) has updated Guideline regarding Scientific Meetings and Educational Activities within the scope of the Regulation on the Sale, Advertising and Promotion of Medical Devices (“Guideline”) on 27 April 2020 and introduced some […]
26 Dec 2019
The Regulation on Supporting the Film Sector (“The Regulation Determining the Scope”) which regulates the principles and procedures for supporting the development and strengthening of the film sector, was published in the Official Gazette numbered 30919 on 15 October […]
28 Nov 2019
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices (“Amendment Regulation”) was published in Official Gazette number 30916 on 12 October 2019. The Amendment Regulation revises and clarifies certain articles of the Regulation on Commercial Advertisement […]
24 Sep 2019
Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency has amended the Regulation on Licensing of Medicinal Products for Human Use with regards to the suspension of licenses. Under the Regulation on Amendment of the Regulation on Licensing of Medicinal Products for […]
18 Jul 2019
The World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) has announced that it has received Brazil’s accession document to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks. Accordingly, Brazil has become a member state of the Madrid […]
21 Jun 2019
Turkey’s Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“TMMDA”) announced the information and documents that should be submitted via “online system” within the scope of “e-transformation in public” for import applications of blood products, human medicinal products containing blood products as […]
12 Jun 2019
IP Stars recognizes Moroğlu Arseven in four practice areas in 2019. The firm rises to Tier 3 for Patent Contentious while maintaining its place in Tier 2 for both Trade Mark Contentious and Trade Mark Prosecution. Moroğlu Arseven continues […]
31 May 2019
European Commission has published a memorandum (“Memorandum”) regarding the leaving of the United Kingdom (“UK”) from the European Union (“EU”) without any agreements (“No-deal Brexit”) and impact of such on industrial products including medical devices. Therefore, Turkish Medicines and […]
12 Apr 2019
On 2 April 2019, the European Union (“EU”) has filed a request for consultations against Turkey’s measures on production, importation, and marketing of the pharmaceutical products to the World Trade Organisation (“WTO”). The EU’s main argument is that such […]
