1 Aug 2022
The Turkish Industrial Property Code No. 6769 (“IP Code”) establishes trademark rules in Turkey. However, it does not specifically define what a trademark is. Instead of providing a specific definition, there are only certain features of trademarks described in […]
27 Jul 2022
Guideline on Communication, Organization and Responsibilities of Stakeholders in Market Control Programs (“Guideline”), prepared by Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) Medicine Inspection Department, has been published on 22 April 2022. The Guideline aims to define and navigate […]
27 Jul 2022
Turkey initiated arbitration procedure against the World Trade Organization’s (“WTO”) report concerning the dispute between Turkey and the European Union (“EU”) regarding Turkey’s localization of pharmaceuticals practice. The dispute between the EU and Turkey was initiated by the complaint […]
27 Jul 2022
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) has published two decisions that would affect the practice in the banking sector, underlining that the processing of the personal data of the bank customers and transferring them to the third parties by […]
27 Jul 2022
The Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) has published 15 new decisions on 23 May 2022. Most of the decisions revolve around the transactions made under conditions where the data controllers are e-commerce platforms. Most notable decisions are as follows: […]
27 Jul 2022
The board resolution of the Energy Market Regulatory Board (“EPDK”) dated 12 May 2022 and numbered 10971 (“Board Resolution”) was published in Official Gazette dated 13 May 2022 and numbered 31834. Thus, the provision of the Electricity Market Connection […]
27 Jul 2022
The Presidential Decree numbered 5552 published in Official Gazette dated 13 May 2022 and numbered 31834. The decree amended the Articles of Association of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (“CBRT”), in parallel with the amendment made […]
27 Jul 2022
The Regulation on Granting the Debtor the Right to Sell in accordance with the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law (“Regulation”) was published in Official Gazette dated 28 May 2022 and numbered 31849 and entered into force on the same date. […]
27 Jul 2022
With the Circular on Financial and Social Rights (“Circular”) published by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance-General Directorate of Public Financial Management and Transformation on 4 July 2022, the severance payment limit has been determined as TRY 15,371.40. The […]
20 Jul 2022
In systems where the registration is not mandatory for trademark use, it is apparent that the trademark registration strengthens the protection provided to the trademark. However, regarding trademark protection, being limited only to national and / or international trademark […]
