In light of the Turkish Prime Minister’s recent visit to Iran, the removal of sanction is opening up new opportunities for Turkey; with other nations following suit.
Upon confirmation from the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran has completed the necessary preparatory steps to start the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on January 16, 2016, both the US and the EU announced that certain economic and financial sanctions had been lifted.
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Turkey has been among the fastest growing insurance markets of its size in Europe. Along with the rapid growth in its insurance sector, there have been major changes to its legislation in the last few years. New laws have improved the regulatory framework and brought the industry more in to line with international practice. Although its top three insurers are Turkey-based, the market has a high level of foreign investment from Gulf countries, Malaysia and Europe.
The current…
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On February 24 2016 the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) published its long-awaited draft IP Law proposing amendments to patent rights in Turkey. The government has decided to regulate all IP rights in a single act: Book 4 of the act covers patent rights, while Book 5 covers common clauses for all IP rights (ie, trademarks, geographical indications, designs and patents).
Improvements
The draft appears to be promising, particularly in comparison to the previous proposals to…
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Introduction
On January 8 2016 the Social Security Institution announced details of the application form required to request access to the personal data that it holds. The application form was prepared by the Data Sharing Commission, established as part of the Social Security Institution pursuant to the Guidelines on the Procedures and Principles Relating to the Use, Sharing and Protection of Social Security Institution Data. The Social Security Institution’s announcement…
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On 24 February 2016 the Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology circulated the draft IP Law on the website of the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI), inviting comments and suggestions.
The draft law seeks to replace the Decree-laws pertaining to the protection of trade marks, patents, geographical indications and designs, all of which date back to 1995, by bringing all those rights together within the ambit of a single Code. It mainly incorporates provisions already…
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On 24 February 2016 Turkey’s Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology circulated a draft IP Law on the website of the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) as part of a consultation exercise.
The intention of the Turkish government is to replace the current Decree-laws on the protection of trade marks, patents, geographical indications and designs — which date back to 1995 — with a single consolidating and amending Code. The trade mark chapter includes changes which seek to…
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