Amendment on Commercial Communication Regulation in Turkey
With the “Regulation Amending the Regulation on Commercial Communication and Commercial Electronic Messages” (“Regulation”) published on 4 January 2020, new obligations were imposed on commercial electronic messaging that would affect all those using electronic messages. Under the new regulations, the most crucial obligation is registry with the newly established Message Management System called IYS. “Data, audio and video content messages that are sent for commercial… »
Circular on the Notifications Made Through the Pharmaceutical Tracking System
The Pharmaceutical Tracking System (İlaç Takip Sistemi, “ITS”) is the system adopted by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Device Agency (the “Agency”) for pharmaceutical industry, enabling to determine the locations of pharmaceuticals in the supply and distribution chain in Turkey. A data matrix is printed on the products’ packaging which allows the tracking of each transaction in the supply chain as of the product’s production or importation. ITS is defined under the… »
Anti-Corruption & Compliance Enforcement and Legislation Developments in 2019
In this article, we review the developments in 2019 about anti-corruption and compliance matters concerning Turkey from both national and international perspectives. Latest Development in EU-Turkey Relationship The European Commission has published “Turkey 2019 Report” as part of 2019 Communication on EU Enlargement Policy.[1] The shortcomings and recommendations to make progress in the fight against corruption are among the topics underlined in the report. The European… »
FICPI-Turkey Holds Intellectual Property Law Seminar in Izmir
FICPI-Turkey arranged the seventh of its traditional roundtable meetings in September, this time focusing on the trade mark similarity concept for the assessment of likelihood of confusion and the approach of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, Türk Patent, and the Courts. Ms. Gökçe İzgi, a member of the Board of Directors of FICPI-Turkey, moderated the meeting accompanied by Mr. Türkay Alıca, who is a Retired Judge of Civil Courts for Intellectual and Industrial… »
FICPI-Turkey Roundtable on the Similarity of Trade Marks and Its Application
FICPI-Turkey held a successful IP Law Seminar in October, at Yaşar University in Izmir, comparing European patent oppositions with Turkish oppositions, and looking at trade mark use and proof of use. Around 90 people attended the meeting. On 25th October, during the “IP Law Seminar”, Dr.-Ing. Christian Wende and Serkan Özkan discussed patent opposition procedures. Christian is a member of FICPI-Germany and Reporter for FICPI CET 4 (Working Group for European Patents);… »
Victory for Versace as Design Is Rejected on the Ground That It Constitutes “Unauthorised Use of an IP Right”
The Intellectual Property Code No 6769 introduced the “unauthorised use of an IP right” as a relative ground for refusal of a design application under Article 67/2 The Patent and Trademark Office recently rejected a design on the ground that it constituted an unauthorised use of Versace’s figurative marks The decision serves as a good example of the implementation of Article 67/2 The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has recently rejected a design application that included an… »