Turkey Takes Off
The Tenth Development Plan of Turkey, which spans the period between 2014 and 2018, emphasises the necessity to enhance the country’s accreditation and standard-setting capacity at international levels. This is to provide effective and sustainable use of research infrastructures through diversification, as well as a desire to foster greater cooperation between the public and private sectors. According to this development plan, measures should be taken to establish platforms… »
Transparency Provisions to Prevent Corruption in Pharmaceutical Sector
Introduction The fight against corruption is a serious challenge in the pharmaceutical sector in Turkey and worldwide. This is because the state is generally the main buyer of goods and services provided by pharmaceutical companies and healthcare professionals such as doctors play a significant role as decision makers in the purchasing process. Interactions between pharmaceutical companies, healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations are highly regulated by general… »
Intepreting the Application of the European Patent Convention in Turkey
The European Patent Convention (EPC) is part of Turkish domestic law and is enforced in Turkey under Article 90 of the Constitution. As an international agreement, it cannot be declared unconstitutional. The EPC can be applied directly in Turkey and is legally binding. Under it, Turkey recognises the competence and decisions of institutions established under the EPC. Member states cannot declare their preference for decisions of European Patent Office (EPO) bodies (eg, the… »
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TPI Upholds Opposition Based Solely on Applicant's Bad Faith
The applicant filed a trademark application for the sign depicted below, seeking registration in Class 3 of the Nice Classification: The opponent is the owner of prior trademark registrations with WIPO for the exact same sign and has been using that sign for the same goods for years. It opposed the application pursuant to: Article 8/3 of the Decree Law No 556 on the Protection of Trademarks (genuine rights of the opponent); Article 8/4 (well-known status of the cited… »
Turkey: A Potential Oil & Gas Hub
Turkey is a country almost barren of oil and natural gas resources. Its production is minimal when compared to its hydrocarbon rich neighbours such as Azerbaijan, Russia, Iraq and Iran. Although recent exploration activities suggest a potential in terms of oil and natural gas, Turkey is not expected to be an important oil or natural gas producer in the short or even mid-term. Although Turkey does not have the natural resources of its neighbours, it still has a specific… »