1 Sep 2021
As the global economy grows, technology expands, and the sale of electronic goods increases, principles of exhaustion rights relating to trademarks are becoming more relevant as various products are sold across international borders. The concept of gray market goods […]
17 Aug 2021
Turkey’s Advertisement Board (“Board”) published its Guideline on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices of Social Media Influencers on 4 May 2021 (“Guideline”). Social media posts by influencers deriving financial or other material benefit are commercial in nature under […]
5 Jul 2021
IP In association with Gordon Harris & Mathilda Davidson of Gowling WLG Intellectual Property Comparative Guide: Questions A. Types of IP Rights What different types of intellectual property rights exist in your jurisdiction to protect: (a) Inventions (e.g. patents, […]
9 Jun 2021
On 12 April 2021, the European Commission (“EC”) granted protected designation of origin (“PDO”), effective 1 October 2021, to Halloumi cheese produced on the island of Cyprus. The significance of the PDO to Cypriot Halloumi producers cannot be underemphasized. […]
27 May 2021
Non-fungible tokens (“NFT”s) have taken internet by storm after the sale of a JPEG image in NFT format for 69.4 million USD on March 11, 2021. Following this sale, the sale of tweets, videos, and other digital content in […]
21 May 2021
Istanbul’s First Instance IP Court recently dismissed a negative declaratory action (the “Case”) against our client citing plaintiff’s lack of standing because the pharmaceutical at issue was unlicensed as of the when the action was started. The ruling is […]
11 May 2021
On 27 April 2021, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO“) announced the launch of Europe’s first ever blockchain platform for secure delivery in real time of IP rights documentation (“Platform”). The Platform makes available in real time, up-to-date […]
11 May 2021
To clarify the current state of the law on social media advertising governed by Consumer Protection Law numbered 6502 (“Law”) and the Regulation on Commercial Advertisement and Unfair Commercial Practices (“Advert Regulation”), Turkey’s Advertisement Board (“Board”) published its Guideline […]
16 Mar 2021
The Commercial Advertising and Unfair Commercial Practices Regulation was recently amended with the amendment regulation (“Amendment Regulation“) published in Official Gazette dated 3 February 2021, and numbered 31384, to include misleading packaging under the rubric of unfair and deceptive […]
10 Feb 2021
European Union (“EU”) Commission published the second “Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List” (“Watch List”) on 14 December 2020 comprises significant information and determination regarding infringement of intellectual and industrial property rights on online and physical markets in non-EU countries. […]
