30 Jan 2017
For the second time, comparative advertising has been postponed in Turkey, now becoming possible from 1 January 2018 onwards. From that date, advertisements will be allowed to include competitors’ titles, trademarks, logos or other distinguishing marks or phrases, as […]
23 Jan 2017
Comprehensive changes have been introduced to Turkey’s Intellectual and Industrial Property regime. New legislation has been eagerly awaited in Turkey, which now unifies provisions for prosecution and enforcement of rights into a single Law (primary legislation) which includes trademarks, […]
18 Jan 2017
Işık Özdoğan has been ranked as a Gold Tier individual by the World Trademark Review in its 2017 WTR 1000 rankings. The World Trademark Review ranks Işık in the top tier for both trademark enforcement and litigation, as well […]
12 Jan 2017
Turkey’s Money Credit and Coordination Board has introduced a new support package, intended to support exporters. The package addresses the tendency by exporters to move towards e-commerce subscription activities. Key changes include expanding the scope of entities involved, as […]
10 Jan 2017
The Turkish Court of Appeal recently confirmed a case upholding a plaintiff’s right to seek compensation for trademark infringement based on a hypothetical license fee that would have been paid if the infringing party had used the trademark under […]
31 Dec 2016
The Turkish Supreme Court recently ruled on the requirement during cancellation actions for the court to determine a trademark’s aim at the time of registration. The court reversed a lower court’s trademark cancellation decision on the basis that the […]
28 Dec 2016
Turkey recently introduced major legislative changes to the pledge and assignment regime, which will facilitate access to finance for SMEs and boosts competitiveness (more). The new regime addresses uncertainties that had previously arisen about which intellectual and industrial property […]
25 Nov 2016
Expert opinions play an important role in resolving disputes handled by first instance courts in Turkey. If solving a dispute requires technical or specialist knowledge and cannot be resolved via the judge’s legal knowledge and professional experience, the Civil […]
20 Nov 2016
The Turkish Capital Markets Board has announced that fees for venture capital investment funds under Article 130(3) of the Capital Markets Law will not be collected between the end of 2017 and the end of 2020. Article 130(3) of […]
1 Nov 2016
After an attempted coup on 15 July 2016, Turkey’s Council of Ministers introduced a nationwide State of Emergency. The State of Emergency ran for three months, starting from 1 AM on 21 July 2016. With a recent decision, the […]
