Pursuant to the Regulation Indicating the Implementation of the European Patent Convention Regarding the Grant of European Patents in Turkey (the Regulation), a European patent application in which Turkey is designated is accepted as a national Turkish patent application starting from the moment an application number is given by the EPO. Once the application is filed before the EPO, the patent owners normally pursue the procedure before the EPO and then, once the patent is…
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The Trademarks Directorate refused an application for a mark consisting of a device and the phrase ‘Clinical Trial Center’ due to a lack of distinctiveness
The REEB upheld the applicant’s appeal, concluding that the phrase was not the main element of the mark
The device element was sufficient to render the mark distinctive
The Re-examination and Evaluation Board (REEB) of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has overturned a first-instance decision issued by the…
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On 14 March 2023, the Presidential Decree numbered 6932 Amending the Decision on Pricing of Medicinal Products for Human Use (“Decision”) was published in the Official Gazette numbered 32132.
With the Decision, a new rule have been introduced on the real source price calculation completing the rule introduced in November 2022. With the prior amendment in the Decision in November 2022, a rule had been introduced stating that products that do not have a retail sale in the…
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As a consequence of lawsuits filed against provisions of the Alternative Reimbursement Regulation dated 10 February 2016, due to the regulation being published without obtaining the Ministry of Health’s opinion, the articles subject to the lawsuits were cancelled based on formal deficiency.
On 12 May 2023, a Alternative Reimbursement Regulation (Regulation) was published in the Official Gazette numbered 32188 and entered into force on the date of publication.
While the…
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AI Applications Under the Radar of Data Protection Authorities
Concerns about how artificial intelligence (AI) systems use and store data collected from users have been frequently debated by data protection authorities and professionals dealing with data security and privacy issues lately. These discussions are kept in the public eye through decisions, publications, and press releases related to the subject.
The Italian Data Protection Authority, Garante per la Protezione dei…
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Along with the progress in information technologies, the fact that even the smallest daily needs are met through electronic commerce has resulted in the advertisement and marketing of goods and services mainly through telecommunication networks. With the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, the sales of goods and services in electronic environment, which have reached a serious potential in recent years, have also caused an increase in the personal data processing activities of…
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