There previously used to be delays in the notifi cation of documents to applicants due to their failure to inform the offi ce ofaddress changes
A provision was added to the IP Code in order to fi nd a solution to the issue of serving documents to rights holders
All documents that could not be served due to an address change have now started to be served via publication through an Official Bulletin
In the past, there used to be delays in the notifi cation of documents to…
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In recent years, developments in digitalization have started to make crucial impacts on many fields, including intellectual property, from creation to monetization and enforcement levels. Brand owners and brand protection professionals are heeding updates in artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain-based technologies such as smart contracts, metaverses and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), with total market trading volume of approximately $12.13 billion only for the first…
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Release agreements that concern employee receivables from employers are subject to certain formal requirements under article 420 of the Code of Obligation No. 6098 (TCO). In this regard, the following conditions must be met:
release agreements that concern employee receivables from employers must be executed in writing;
at the date of release, at least one month must pass from the date of the termination of employment;
the type and amount of the receivable subject to release…
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Regulation on Commercial Advertising and Unfair Commercial Practices (“Regulation”) was amended in a way to include new measures and rules to regulate advertisements containing misleading price information and to protect consumers against unfair commercial practices. The amendments were enacted on February 1, 2022 and entered into force on March 1, 2022.
According to new rules enacted in the Regulation; additional measures were implemented to protect consumers against…
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Introduction
Indefinite-term employment agreements can be terminated by complying with notice periods, unless either party has a just cause for termination.
Article 27 of the Labour Law regulates the right for employees to seek new employment during their notice periods:
Within the notice periods, the employer is obliged to grant the employee the leave to seek new employment within the work hours and without making any salary deduction. Time of the leave to seek new…
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The Law No. 7392, published in the Official Gazette numbered 31796 on April 1, 2022, has introduced significant changes to many issues regulated under the Consumer Protection Law (the “Law”).
The provisions of the new law that relate to timeshare and long-term vacation agreements entered into force on April 1, 2022, before the summer season. However, most of the changes, including those below, will come into effect on October 1, 2022. As the changes are substantial, we…
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