Guidelines on Non-Clinical Evaluation of Vaccines
On 6 October 2020, the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency published Guidelines on Non-Clinical Evaluation of Human Vaccines (Turkish language) to provide guidance on vaccine development procedures. The guidelines regulate non-clinical evaluations and obtaining appropriate results from them, which are prerequisites for initiating clinical trials on a vaccine candidate. Non-clinical evaluation refers to all in vivo and in vitro tests performed before and during the… »
Guidelines on Named Patient Programme Amended
The Amended Guidelines on Named Patient Program (“Guidelines”) has been published by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) on September 25, 2020. The Guidelines explains the procedure on the supply from abroad of drugs that are not authorized in Turkey and/or not available on the Turkish market due to various reasons. This Guidelines was first published in 2014, amended in 2015 and 2017, and finally published in its most current version on September 25… »
The Importance of Special Conditions When Coping with Negative Oil Prices and Covid-19
One way in which the Covid-19 pandemic has affected traders and producers is the shock negative pricing rates for crude oil. On 20 April 2020, the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the benchmark for pricing US oil, fell as low as minus USD 37.63. Although the situation only lasted for a few hours, its global impact is measured in millions of dollars. As a result of globalisation, individual investors in Turkey profoundly felt the plunge in prices thousands… »
The Restriction on Foreign Currency Denominated or Indexed Contract Prices Continues
With the Presidential Decree numbered 85 and dated 12.09.2018, amendments were made on the Decree on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Lira numbered 32 and it was regulated that, besides the exceptions to be determined by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, the contract prices and other payment obligations of all kinds of movable and immovable purchase and sale and renting, financial leasing and employment, service and work contracts between the Turkey-resident public… »
Terms of Termination Ban, Unilateral Unpaid Leave and Short-Time Working Allowance Have Been Extended Once Again
With two very recent Presidential Decrees published in the Official Gazette (31287) dated 27 October 2020, the terms set out for termination ban and unilateral unpaid leave, which were to expire by 17 November 2020, have been extended until 17 January 2021; and the term set out for the short-time working allowance granted in scope of COVID-19 has been extended until 31 December 2020. Extension of termination ban and unilateral unpaid leave With the Presidential Decree 3135… »
Determining Similarity of Goods and Services in Trademark Opposition Proceedings
This article aims to discuss similarity of goods and services in case of an opposition against a trademark application before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (the office). Article 6/1-b of the IP Code sets forth that* “the trademark applied for shall be rejected in circumstances where it is identical or similar to an earlier application/registration, covers the same/similar goods or services therewith and creates a likelihood of confusion on the part of the public in… »