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Registry Practice Change Relating to Internal Directives for Representation of Companies

Istanbul Trade Registry (the “Registry”) published an announcement on its website regarding the issues to be considered regarding the scope and limits of representation authorization when preparing internal directives on representation. In joint stock and limited liability companies where the powers of the management body of the company are delegated to limited authorized representatives within the scope of an internal directive, it has become necessary to review the existing… »

New Regulations on Nutrition and Health Claims for Food and Food Supplements

The Regulation on Health Claims for Food and Food Supplements ("Regulation") entered into force through publication in the Official Gazette dated April 20, 2023 and numbered 32169. Regarding nutrition claims, the Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Nutrition Claims was published in the same Official Gazette and entered into force. The Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Nutrition and Health Claims, which regulated nutrition declarations and health declarations for food and food… »

Does the Appeal Period for an Application For Legal Remedy Begin Upon Announcement of the Constitution

Background Under Turkish law, the time period for an application for legal remedies (appeal and cassation) against court decisions begins, in principle, once the parties have been notified of the decision. However, some laws stipulate that the time period begins from the announcement of the decision by the court to the parties present at the hearing. The courts of first instance usually only announce a summary of the judgment at the decision hearing. The courts provide their… »

The Protection of European Patents in Turkey and the Compensation of Damages

Pursuant to the Regulation Indicating the Implementation of the European Patent Convention Regarding the Grant of European Patents in Turkey (the Regulation), a European patent application in which Turkey is designated is accepted as a national Turkish patent application starting from the moment an application number is given by the EPO. Once the application is filed before the EPO, the patent owners normally pursue the procedure before the EPO and then, once the patent is… »

PTO Issues Important Decision on Distinctiveness of Trademarksconsisting of Device Element and Descriptive Words

The Trademarks Directorate refused an application for a mark consisting of a device and the phrase ‘Clinical Trial Center’ due to a lack of distinctiveness The REEB upheld the applicant’s appeal, concluding that the phrase was not the main element of the mark The device element was sufficient to render the mark distinctive The Re-examination and Evaluation Board (REEB) of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has overturned a first-instance decision issued by the… »

Decision on Pricing of Human Medicinal Products Has Been Amended

On 14 March 2023, the Presidential Decree numbered 6932 Amending the Decision on Pricing of Medicinal Products for Human Use (“Decision”) was published in the Official Gazette numbered 32132. With the Decision, a new rule have been introduced on the real source price calculation completing the rule introduced in November 2022. With the prior amendment in the Decision in November 2022, a rule had been introduced stating that products that do not have a retail sale in the… »

Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights - 2nd Edition

While intellectual property rights are mostly studied in isolation, in practice the legal categories created to protect these rights provide only partial legal coverage of the broader context in which such rights are created, used, and enforced. Consequently, often multiple IP rights overlap with respect to the same underlying subject matter. Contributed by our partners Uğur Aktekin and Mutlu Yıldırım Köse, Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (Second Editon) published… »

Alternative Reimbursement Regulation published

As a consequence of lawsuits filed against provisions of the Alternative Reimbursement Regulation dated 10 February 2016, due to the regulation being published without obtaining the Ministry of Health’s opinion, the articles subject to the lawsuits were cancelled based on formal deficiency. On 12 May 2023, a Alternative Reimbursement Regulation (Regulation) was published in the Official Gazette numbered 32188 and entered into force on the date of publication. While the… »

Evaluating ChatGPT and AI Applications from the Personal Data Protection Perspective

AI Applications Under the Radar of Data Protection Authorities Concerns about how artificial intelligence (AI) systems use and store data collected from users have been frequently debated by data protection authorities and professionals dealing with data security and privacy issues lately. These discussions are kept in the public eye through decisions, publications, and press releases related to the subject. The Italian Data Protection Authority, Garante per la Protezione dei… »

Personal Data Protection Board Decisions on Commercial Electronic Messages

Along with the progress in information technologies, the fact that even the smallest daily needs are met through electronic commerce has resulted in the advertisement and marketing of goods and services mainly through telecommunication networks. With the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, the sales of goods and services in electronic environment, which have reached a serious potential in recent years, have also caused an increase in the personal data processing activities of… »

New Guidelines on Named Patient Program was Published

The pharmaceuticals not authorized in Turkey or those not available in the market, despite being authorized, shall be procured from abroad upon the request of a physician and special authorization in cases where patients require such pharmaceuticals. Until recently, this exceptional import regime for pharmaceuticals was regulated by the Guidelines on the Supply of Pharmaceuticals from Abroad published by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency ("TİTCK"). In line with… »

Turkish MDR and IVDR Amended

On 2 April 2023,  regulations amending the Turkish Medical Device Regulation (Turkish language) and the Turkish In Vitro Medical Device Regulation (Turkish language) were published in the Official Gazette numbered 32151.  They amend he transitional provisions stipulated in the which was published in the Official Gazette numbered 31499 to be in line with the transitional provisions applicable to  Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) and Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR).   The… »

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