19 Jun 2018
The Industrial Property Law (“IP Law”) introduced consent letters to Turkish trademark law in January 2017, a mechanism which practitioners had waited a long time for. After around a year with the new regime, we share some insights on […]
13 Jun 2018
The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) updated the guidelines for packaging and patient leaflets related to human medicinal products. Changes primarily relate to how active ingredient should be indicated, as well as phrases which should be included […]
19 May 2018
Turkey has removed the fee which previously applied for changing the name and nature of integrated topography circuit owners in the Integrated Circuit Topography Registry, operated by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office Registry. Previously, when applying to make […]
8 May 2018
Turkey’s Council of Ministers has approved the international Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (“Protocol”). The Protocol outlines precautions for preventing and identifying illicit tobacco trade, as well as controlling supply chains, destroying related products/equipment and cooperation […]
29 Mar 2018
The highest body within the Turkish Court of Appeal system recently rendered a decision in which it discussed the likelihood of confusion for a “House mark + X” combined trademark. The court held that the house mark and also […]
23 Mar 2018
Turkey has updated the leasing financial support scheme which is available to Turkish companies’ foreign entities. The scheme offers support for leasing stores, warehouses and offices. Communiqué number 2016/3 (“Communiqué”) was published in Official Gazette number 30334 on 16 […]
22 Mar 2018
Turkey has amended rules for production, export, import, use, packaging and sale of veterinary medicinal products. Notably, the transition period’s deadline for adapting veterinary products and production sites to meet good manufacturing practices has now been extended from two […]
16 Mar 2018
The Turkish Medicine and Medical Device Agency (“Agency”) has announced inspection figures for cosmetic products during the fourth quarter of 2017. The Agency’s inspections found 111 of 398 cosmetic products (28%) inspected during this period to be either technically […]
8 Mar 2018
We are connected to the whole world with simply the click of a button. In moments a trade secret can become public knowledge, patents or designs can lose their novelty, or all work and effort invested in IP development […]
15 Feb 2018
The World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) has released its 2017 World Intellectual Property Indicators Report (“Report”) outlining territorial rankings on global intellectual property activities during 2016. The Report provides statistics for patents, trademarks, industrial designs, plant varieties and geographical […]
