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Guidelines on Licensing Allergen Products Published

On 9 March 2022, the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (Agency) published on its official website the Guidelines on Licensing of Allergen Products (Turkish language). The Guidelines were prepared in accordance with the Regulation on Licensing of Human Medicinal Products (Regulation) which was recently published (see Legal update, New Regulation on licensing of medicinal products for human use (Turkey)). The Regulation divided the abridged marketing authorisation… »

New Guidelines on Authorisation and Packaging of Homeopathic Medicinal Products

On 24 December 2021, the Regulation on Licensing of Homeopathic Medicinal Products (Regulation) was published in the Official Gazette. Pursuant to the Regulation, on 15 March 2022 the Medicines and Medical Devices Agency published the Guidelines on Licensing of Homeopathic Medicinal Products (Turkish language) and the Guidelines on Packaging and Product Information, Readability and Tracking of Homeopathic Medicinal Products (Turkish language). The Guidelines regulate the… »

A Fairer Way to Determine Royalties in Turkish Compulsory Licensing

Compulsory licensing, which is regulated by both  Article 99 of the repealed Decree Law  551 and  Article 129 et seq of the Industrial Property Law, which follows Article 31 of the Trade-Related Aspect of Intellectual Property (TRIPs), is a fairly recent institution in Turkey. However, covid-19 has given new urgency to the debate on this issue.   Even though it has never actually been applied, compulsory licensing has been widely discussed, not only as a convenient tool to… »

How Should Turkish Private Sector Read the 2021 Corruption Index?

The term corruption is often defined as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. Corruption does not only kill public trust, but also prevents countries from unleashing their potential. Many studies indicate the negative correlation between corruption and sustainable economic growth. Entrepreneurship, investment, and business expansion all depend on transparency and accountability and may only flourish in an environment where corruptive attempts are fought back… »

Amendments on the Communiqué Concerning the Mergers and Acquisitions Calling for the Authorization of the Competition Board

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Merger and Acquisitions of 2021 Being 309 merger and acquisition notifications were notified to and reviewed by the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) in 2021. TCA has granted authorization to 277 of them, conditional authorization to 3 of them, and has found that 29 of them are not subject to an authorization at all. It is seen that 37 of the merger and acquisition notifications examined in 2021, were related to the chemical and mining sectors, 32 of them were related to… »

Recent Developments & Turkey’s Position on SEPs: Navigating The Technology-Driven World

Standard essential patent (SEP) appears to be the new buzzword of patent law considering the upward trend in patent litigation arising from SEPs. Indeed, the continuous technological advancement supports the creation of SEPs so this trend is likely to continue in the near future. Accordingly, SEPs is a concept arising from the interaction between patent rights, which provide exclusive use of an invention and ‘standards’ aimed at the widespread and mandatory use of this… »

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