Having affected the entire world, the Covid-19 pandemic also had an impact on trademark law as it has other areas of law. When considered in detail, we see that trademark law is affected in various aspects by the Covid-19 pandemic.
As a matter of fact, when we look at the period during March, April, and May, when the pandemic just started, one of the most apparent examples of this impact is that the number of trademark applications throughout the Covid-19 period has risen…
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The Competition Authority announced that the Competition Board decided to launch an inquiry related to the online advertising sector on 21.01.2021.
As mentioned in the announcement, the online advertising sector has a complex supply chain which includes various services and actors. It has been emphasized that the market is in an intricate structure and develops rapidly. Similar to the global practice and having become subject to inquiries in some countries, the broadcasting…
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Filing trademarks on a broad list of goods and services without the intention to use is common practice in Turkey. Owners of such trademarks might have acted in bad faith at the time of filing, or could abuse their rights arising from such trademarks while enforcing them.
To illustrate, owners of overly broad trademarks may request third parties to pay a high amount of monies to grant them letters of consent, to withdraw their opposition, or to engage in co-existence…
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2020 was a difficult year for businesses as humanity started to live through the first global disaster of the millennium, the Covid-19 pandemic. Just as the fluctuations in the economy and our changing work and lifestyles due to long months spent at homes destroyed our understanding of “normal.” As a result, business mentality, preferences and actions taken during the crisis have all changed.
Although it is inevitable for trademark filings to be affected by these changes, the…
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Turkey’s first official diagnosis of COVID-19 was announced on March 11, 2020. Since then, the country has experienced lockdowns, quarantines, travel bans and limited access to public services at various levels. There were months where the legal and administrative bodies’ effectiveness was inversely proportional with the curve of pandemic.
Incidentally, brand enforcement activities were also heavily affected, especially during the second and third quarters of 2020. However…
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When we take a closer look at the history of the Turkish judiciary system, the Court of Cassation has been an institution existing under different names and with different powers since 1868, and it serves as the supreme court of our judicial justice system. The Court of Cassation has taken the current position and duties together with the establishment of regional courts of justice, and the adoption of the triple justice system.
Prior to the establishment of regional courts…
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