The PTO is determined to maintain its well-known trademark registry, even though the Court of Cassation held that it has no authority to do so
Rights owners may continue to file applications for the recognition and recordation of their trademarks as well knownbefore the PTO
New regulation is expected to give the PTO explicit authority to keep the well-known trademark registry
Background
In 2020 the Court of Cassation concluded that the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) had…
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Service by publication has come into effect
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office put discussions over well-known trade mark registry on its agenda
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office’s official website was updated
Service by publication has come into effect
Notification procedure was a significant issue at the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (Office) since it not only causes delays in the application processes but also affects the IP right holders using their rights.…
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Introduction
It is common practice for companies to provide business credit cards to certain employees who have managerial responsibilities and/or make frequent payments on behalf of the company in scope of their duties. It is also common for these companies to encounter situations where employees will use business credit cards for personal expenses either intentionally or by mistake. In cases where the employers suspect that an employee has used their business credit card…
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Earlier this year the Turkish minister of health announced that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had made a compulsory licence decision about the active ingredient molnupiravir. In line with the fact that the decision was made directly by the president, it was understood that the provision of a compulsory licence due to public interest was applied. However, the patent owner was not notified of the presidential decision nor was it publicly accessible, so the terms, the licensee…
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On 25 August 2022, the Social Security Institution Reimbursement Regulation (Turkish language) was published in the Official Gazette numbered 31934. The regulation has replaced the previous Social Security Institution Reimbursement Regulation from 2016. The most important amendments are made on the Pharmaceutical Reimbursement Commission's (PRC) working procedures.
The regulation includes new definitions for therapeutic reference (TR) group, biosimilar medicinal product…
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The Social Security Institution’s (“SSI”) Regulation on Drug Reimbursement (“Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette no. 31934, dated 25.08.2022. With this new Regulation, the Social Security Institution Drug Reimbursement Regulation dated 10.02.2016 was abolished.
The most important amendments that came into force with the Regulation are the introduction of new definitions, new provisions regarding the prioritization of the applications for the reimbursement of…
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