Precautions to Be Taken in Clinical Trials Due to COVID-19
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, precautions needed to be taken in the field of clinical trials where it is requisite to ensure the protection of the rights, safety and wellbeing of trial participants. In this regard, European Medicines Agency published Guidance on the Management of Clinical Trials during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic on 20 March 2020 and released revised Version 2 on 27 March 2020 and recently updated Version 3 (“EMA Guidance”) on 30 April 2020. The EMA… »
COVID-19: Restrictions on Promoting Medicines
In accordance with general precautions established by the government due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency published new arrangements in March 2020 on promotional activities concerning medicines to encourage social isolation. On 19 March, the Agency published an announcement (Turkish language) indicating that product promotion representatives of the pharmaceutical companies must cease visiting health institutions and establishments… »
COVID-19: Precautions to Be Taken in Clinical Trials
On 20 March 2020, the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency published an announcement (Turkish language) on precautions to be taken in clinical trials due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement states that sponsors of clinical trials should continuously assess risk and update their research organisations accordingly. This risk assessment should take into account the COVID-19-related priorities, reduce the burden of research centres and follow social isolation… »
Court of Appeal Grants Protection to Relatively Weak Mark in Questionable Decision
TURKPATENT found that there was no likelihood of confusion between AFİYETLE DİYET and AFİYET The IP Court, the District Court and Court of Appeal disagreed, concluding that there was a likelihood of confusion The case shows that there is no established approach to weak trademarks Background In 2014 the defendant applied to register the trademark AFİYETLE DİYET (which may be translated as ‘diet with health, appetite’) in Classes 5, 9, 29, 30, 31 and 32. The plaintiff, the… »
Enforcement: An International Litigation Guide 2019, Turkey
I. PRE-FILING REQUIREMENTS/DEMAND LETTERS Although it is not mandatory to send a demand letter before instituting proceedings in this jurisdiction, it is common to send such a letter. Although it is not mandatory to attempt to settle with the other party before instituting proceedings in this jurisdiction, it is commonly done. It is neither mandatory nor common to engage in mediation or other alternative dispute resolution proceeding with the other party before… »
Prohibition on Termination and Unilateral Unpaid Leave Enters Into Force
Introduction On 17 April 2020 the Law on Minimising the Impacts of the New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak on Economic and Social Life and the Amendment of Certain Laws (7244) (the Amendment Law) was published in the Official Gazette (31102) and entered into force. The most significant amendments introduced to the Labour Act, the Act on Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining Agreements and the Unemployment Insurance Act include: the prohibition on employers terminating… »