The European Patent Convention (EPC) is a part of Turkish national domestic law and is enforced in Turkey under Article 90 of the Turkish Constitution. Furthermore, it was formed under international agreement and as a result cannot be claimed as unconstitutional.
The EPC law can be applied directly in Turkey and therefore it is legally binding. Alongside other member states, Turkey also declared and signed the EPC and as such recognises the competence and the decisions of the…
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The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in Turkey is subject to the International Private and Civil Procedure Law, under which enforcement actions must be filed before the civil courts of first instance, which are comprised of general-jurisdiction civil courts and specialised courts (eg, labour courts, IP courts and consumer courts). While the jurisdiction of family courts in enforcing judgments and awards on family matters is…
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An effective and fair judicial system is indispensable for a developed country welcoming foreign investors. The Turkish judicial system, however, has not yet achieved this. This is mainly due to the lack of efficient tools for collecting evidence which would help parties to provide sufficient information in a dispute to prepare themselves and the court at the outset of a civil proceeding. Without such preparations, the proceedings become long and complex, leading both…
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The Tenth Development Plan, which covers 2014 to 2018, emphasises the government’s aim of enhancing international accreditation and standard-setting capacity to provide the effective and sustainable use of research infrastructures and to foster greater cooperation between the public and private sectors.
In order to achieve this aim, the Turkish government had declared a policy of transforming research centres within universities and public institutions into sustainable…
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The Tenth Development Plan of Turkey, which spans the period between 2014 and 2018, emphasises the necessity to enhance the country’s accreditation and standard-setting capacity at international levels. This is to provide effective and sustainable use of research infrastructures through diversification, as well as a desire to foster greater cooperation between the public and private sectors.
According to this development plan, measures should be taken to establish platforms…
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The fight against corruption is a serious challenge in the pharmaceutical sector in Turkey and worldwide. This is because the state is generally the main buyer of goods and services provided by pharmaceutical companies and healthcare professionals such as doctors play a significant role as decision makers in the purchasing process.
Interactions between pharmaceutical companies, healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations are highly regulated by general…
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