Data Protection Law in General
On April 7, 2016, a new law on the protection of personal data came into force in Turkey: The Law on the Protection of Personal Data numbered 6698 (“Data Protection Law”). It is the first law of its kind in Turkey, specifically regulating the protection of personal data. The Data Protection Law is a step towards harmonizing Turkish legislation with EU legislation, and it was prepared based on Directive 95/46/EC on data protection (“Data Protection Directive”). The Data… »
The Regulation on Sales, Advertisement and Promotion of Medical Devices Has Been Amended
The regulation amending The Regulation on Sales, Advertisement and Promotion of Medical Devices was published in the Official Gazette No. 31232 dated 02.09.2020. The most important amendments made to the Regulation on Sales, Advertisement and Promotion of Medical Devices (“Regulation”) related to the restrictions imposed on medical device sales and advertising activities and regulations on notices to be made in personnel changes. 1. New Regulations Imposed on Sales of Medical… »
Terms of Termination Prohibition, Unilateral Unpaid Leave and Short-Time Working Allowance Have Been Extended Again
Introduction Extension of termination prohibition and unilateral unpaid leave Extension of short-time working allowance Introduction Shortly after the publication of Law 7252 on the Establishment of Digital Platforms Commission and Amendment of Certain Laws in the Official Gazette (Number 31199, dated 28 July 2020), two presidential decrees (Numbers 2810 and 2811) were published in the Official Gazette (Number 31202) on 31 July 2020extending the termination prohibition… »
What Are the Recent Decisions and Announcements Made by Government Health Institutions?
The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), which has been declared as pandemic by the World Health Organization, has led to widespread measures being taken around the world. The coronavirus, first seen in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, has been detected in almost 28 Million cases in 215 countries as of today, creating a global crisis with a death toll of over 900.000. The number of cases and deaths started to rise rapidly after the announcement of the first case detection in… »
COVID-19: Update on Clinical Research Precautions
Dicle Doğan and Fatma Sevde Tan, Gun + Partners On 25 July 2020, the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency published an update to its announcement titled Precautions to be taken in Clinical Research due to the COVID-19 pandemic (Turkish language) that was originally published on 20 March 2020. The update reflects feedback collected from the industry. The updated announcement states the following: Applications to conduct online meetings between research personnel… »
District Court Upholds Foreign Mark Owner’s Opposition Based on ‘Genuine Right Ownership’ Ground
Cummins Inc opposed the registration of the mark GENUINE PARTS on the ground of ‘genuine right ownership’ The District Court ruled that Cummins had genuine rights in the mark due to its registrations in the European Union and the United States As the applicant and Cummins operated in the same field of business, the application had been filed in bad faith Background The principle of ‘genuine right ownership’, which is regulated by Article 6/3 of the Turkish Intellectual… »