Competition Law Perspective on The Prohibition of Exports in the Supply of Pharmaceuticals
Update: Investigations open on Roche Müstahzarları San. A.Ş. upon 13th Chamber of the Council of State’s annulment of the Competition Board’s decision no. 10-44/785-262. I. Background The Competition Board (“the Board”) has had the chance to examine the clauses containing restrictions or prohibitions on exports in contracts for the supply of pharmaceuticals put in place by the supplying firms. The complaint filed by Co-Re-Na Pharmacy Warehouse (“Corena”) contained allegations… »
Un examen juridique de la modernisation de l’Union Douanière UE- Turquie
Un examen juridique de la modernisation de l’Union Douanière UE- Turquie Des motivations différentes, un objectif commun L’union douanière (« UD ») adoptée par la décision 1/95 de Conseil d’Association CE-Turquie du 22 Décembre 1995 est la source de droit principale gouvernant le commerce bilatéral entre la Turquie et l’Union Européenne (UE). Elle est l’un des tout premiers exemples d’un accord commercial bilatéral conclu par l’UE avec un Etat non-membre. L’UD unifie les… »
Proposed Changes to Copyright Law
The Turkish Intellectual and Artistic Works Law No 5846 (the Copyright Law) is the law regulating copyright protection in Turkey. Law 5846 was first enacted in 1951. It has been amended several times in 1995, 2001 and more recently in 2004 to comply with the requirements of international treaties. Since November 2016, a Draft Law has been prepared amending Law 5846 and the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism has recently published the Draft Law, including the proposed… »
New code of conduct for trademark attorneys enters into force
The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office recently published the Regulation on the Code of Conduct and Discipline of Patent Attorneys and Trademark Attorneys, with the aim of regulating: the rules and procedures applicable to the conduct of patent and trademark attorneys; l the Disciplinary Board of Patent and Trademark Attorneys; the methods to be used to detect acts requiring a disciplinary penalty; and other disciplinary issues. In Turkey, the rules on patent and trademark… »
Life Sciences Newsletter, June 2017
New system for medical devices launchedDicle Doğan and Merve Çimen, Gün + Partners >On 2 June 2017, the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency announced a new electronic system for registration of medical devices (and cosmetic products) in Turkey. The new system, called the Product Tracking System (UTS), replaces the Turkish Pharmaceutical and Medical Device National Information Database (TITUBB) and as of 12 June 2017, companies have started to use the new system… »
The Regulation on the Code of Conduct and Discipline of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office
The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has published the Regulation on the Code of Conduct and Discipline of Patent and Trademark Attorneys on May 17, 2017. Up to now, there has been no regulation directly referring to Code of Conduct and discipline of Patent and Trademark Attorneys. The rules for the attorneys were firstly regulated by the Law of the Establishment and Functions of Turkish Patent Institute no. 5000 dated November 06, 2003; however this law used to regulate… »