Madrid e-Filing Now Available to Applicants in Turkey
As a result of the cooperation between the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT) and WIPO,Turkey has taken its place among thecountries that enable applicants to file their international trademark applications directly through the Madrid e-Filing service. Before this change, the MM2 form - the application form for the registration of international trademark applications - had to be filled in manually and submitted to TURKPATENT via the EPATS - TURKPATENT’s… »
Failure to Send Information Message by SMS or Email Regarding E-Notification Will Not Affect Term or Validity
Background The amendments made in Notification Law 7201 in 2019 expanded the scope of persons notified by e-notifications to include: public institutions and organisations; lawyers; notaries; experts; and mediators. Following this development, the Regulation on Notification via Electronic Means came into force in 2019. Both the Notification Law and the Regulation on Notification via Electronic Means provide that "the electronic notifications are deemed to have been served… »
Permanent Injunction on the Infringing Pharmaceutical Products on the NPP List
Pharmaceutical products that are not licenced in Turkey and/or licenced but not have been made available to the market can be supplied by Turkish Pharmacists’ Association, Social Security Agency (SSA) and institutions and organizations that are deemed suitable for foreign drug supply by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) (“Foreign Drug Suppliers”) as per to the provisions of the Guideline on Drug Supply and Use from Abroad (“Guideline”). Pursuant to… »
Advertisement Board and Hygienic Products Ads
The advertisements and promotions pertaining to hygiene and health care products have increased in number in parallel with the necessities arising due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The advertisement types subject to special regulations of relevant legislation, including testimonial and comparative advertising practices, have been exercised. The diversity in the advertisements and promotions has been reflected in the decisions of the Advertisement Board and the fundamental notions… »
Draft Telemedicine Regulation Published
The Ministry of Health (MoH) published a draft Regulation on providing remote healthcare services (draft Regulation) and shared it with the stakeholders via the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association for feedback. The draft Regulation is not currently publicly available. The draft Regulation aims to address the legal gap on telemedicine which has become a more pressing concern due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The most important provisions of the draft Regulation… »
Guideline on Named Patient Programme Updated
On 23 October 2021, the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (the Agency) published its amended guideline on the named patient programme (Turkish language) (guideline). The most important amendments concern the bodies authorised to supply foreign drugs and the countries from which products can be supplied. The range of bodies authorised to supply foreign drugs has been broadened, and now in addition to the International Health Services (USHAŞ), Turkish Pharmacist… »