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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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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