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Turkey Appealed the Decision of the World Trade Organization Panel on the Localisation Policy Regarding Pharmaceutical Products

In Turkey, specific healthcare services are reimbursed by the government due to the social state principle. Accordingly, a large portion of the prescribed pharmaceutical products have been included in the reimbursement list of the Social Security Institution (“SSI”) and the payments of the treatments have been completely or partially made by the SSI.   According to the legal framework, pharmaceutical products with the marketing authorization can be included in the… »

Birleşik Krallık ve Çin’den NFT’ler ile İlgili İki Güncel Mahkeme Kararına Genel Bir Bakış

— Birleşik Krallık Yüksek Mahkemesi’nin “Lavinia Deborah Osbourne v (1) Persons Unknown (2) Ozone Networks Inc Trading as Opensea” Kararı — Çin Hangzhou İnternet Mahkemesi’nin “Qice v. BigVerse” Kararı 2021 yılının başından itibaren adını sıklıkla duyduğumuz ve bugün sanat, müzik, video oyunları ve sinema gibi hayatımızın birçok alanında karşımıza çıkan Non-Fungible Token’lar (NFT) uzun süre gündemde yer alacak gibi görünüyor. Nitekim sadece 2022 yılının ilk çeyreği için… »

What Are the Rules for Alcohol Advertising in Turkey?

Alcohol advertising has been a criticized topic for long time in Turkey. The year 2013 can be considered as milestone in Turkey. There has been a major change in the alcohol regulation. Upon the amendments in the “Tobacco and Alcohol Regulation” any advertising of alcohol products has simply been banned in any kind of media.  This ban has included broadcasts on TV and radio, ads in the cinema, product replacement, printed media as well as social media and digital platforms.… »

Registrability of 3D Trademarks

The Turkish Court of Cassation (the CoC) issued a decision in which the registrability of a 3D medical device trade mark is discussed. This paper aims to provide the details of the matter and to remark upon its importance. Background A 3D device trade mark application covering goods in classes 5 and 10 was filed before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (the Office) and was rejected as the Office found the application as non-distinctive and descriptive. Court Phases The… »

New Regulation Regarding the Use of Consumer Reviews

Consumer reviews have become an important part of the advertising ecosystem. These reviews are very influential to potential customers when they are making a purchasing decision. Marketers use reviews in advertising, they host reviews on their websites, they encourage consumers to post reviews on other sites, and some even try to prevent customers from posting negative reviews at all. Although consumer reviews have such a significant impact, the Turkish Law did not have a… »

COVID-19: Guideline on Risk Management Plans for Vaccines Published

On 24 March 2022, the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (Agency) published on its official website the Guideline on Essential Requirements for Risk Management Plans of COVID-19 Vaccines (Turkish language). The guideline is prepared as an attachment to Module IV of the Guideline on Good Pharmacovigilance Practices. The guideline aims to provide detailed explanations on the procedures and requirements that marketing authorisation holders should complete for… »

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