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Our COVID-19 HUB is designed to keep our stakeholders updated and help them understand the legal effects of COVID-19 outbreak, and take steps to maintain their businesses in Turkey.

Commercial Dispute Resolution Under Turkish Law Rules, Developments and Insights - 2020

Commercial Dispute Resolution Under Turkish Law Rules, Developments and Insights - 2020

We focus on the four main topics of commercial dispute resolution under Turkish law, and the most important and challenging issues in commercial dispute resolution under Turkish law.

Patent Law in Turkey Key Developments and Predictions - 2020

Patent Law in Turkey Key Developments and Predictions - 2020

We focus on the key aspects of patent litigation in Turkey, and the most important or challenging issues in Turkish Patent Law.

Trademark Law in Turkey Key Developments and Predictions - 2020

Trademark Law in Turkey Key Developments and Predictions - 2020

We focus on the eight main challenges encountered in the interpretation and implementation of key changes introduced by the IP Code.

Copyright Law in Turkey Key Development and Predictions

Copyright Law in Turkey Key Development and Predictions

In the report, we outline seven controversial issues that we often encounter in Turkish copyright Law.

Life Sciences Law in Turkey Key Developments and Predictions - 2020

Life Sciences Law in Turkey Key Developments and Predictions - 2020

We focus on the key aspects of life sciences in Turkey, the most important and challenging issues in Turkey’s life sciences industry.

Media and Advertising Law in Turkey Key Developments and Predictions - 2020

Media and Advertising Law in Turkey Key Developments and Predictions - 2020

We focus on the key aspects of media and advertising law in Turkey, and the most important or challenging issues in Turkish media and advertising Law.

Data Protection and Privacy Law in Turkey Key Developments and Predictions

Data Protection and Privacy Law in Turkey Key Developments and Predictions

We focus on the key aspects of data privacy matters and developments in Turkey, and the most important or challenging issues regarding the same.

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January 2021

January 2021

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Shape Mark Registration Decision May be Start of New Trend

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Intellectual Property and Trademarks and Designs || Uğur Aktekin

In what may turn out to be a landmark decision, the Re-examination and Evaluation Board of the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) has overturned a first instance decision and has allowed the registration of a three-dimensional device mark in the shape of an open book (Case 2006/05170, May 23 2007). Previously, the TPI has been very reluctant to allow the registration of three-dimensional marks. Société des Produits Nestlé SA (Nestlé) applied for the registration of the mark for g...»

Court Rejects Patent Institute’s Ferrero Rocher Appeal

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Intellectual Property and Trademarks and Designs || Uğur Aktekin

The Turkish Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by the Turkish Patent Institute against a decision of the Ankara IP Court to allow the registration of a three-dimensional shape for chocolate packaging (Case 2007/1444 E, 2007/4132, March 8 2007). Ferrero SpA filed an application to register the packaging of its Ferrero Rocher chocolates as a three-dimensional mark for goods in Class 30 of the Nice Classification. The institute’s Trademarks Department Directorate rej...»

Patent Institute can’t Spoil FERRERO ROCHER 3D Application

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Intellectual Property and Trademarks and Designs || Uğur Aktekin

The Turkish Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) against a decision of the Ankara IP Court to allow the registration of the three-dimensional shape for chocolate packaging (Case 2007/1444 E. 2007/4132, March 8 2007). Ferrero SpA filed an application to register the packaging of its FERRERO ROCHER chocolates as a three-dimensional mark for goods in Class 30 of the Nice Classification. The TPI Trademarks Department Directorate rej...»

EFES for Beer not Confusing with EFE for Raki

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Intellectual Property and Trademarks and Designs || Uğur Aktekin

The Turkish Court of Appeal has upheld a decision of the IP Court in Ankara which rejected an opposition to the registration of the mark EFE for raki by Elda Enerji Hizmetleri San ve Tic AŞ, the first private company authorized to produce raki by the Turkish Tobacco Products and Alcoholic Beverages Market Regulatory Authority (Case 2006/7083-9027, September 21 2006). The opposition action had been brought by Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt San AŞ (Anadolu Efes) upon the public...»

GUCCI Opposition Fights off GUJI Application After Appeal

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Intellectual Property and Trademarks and Designs || Uğur Aktekin

The Turkish Court of Appeals has upheld a decision of the specialized IP First Instance Court of Ankara, which annulled the Turkish Patent Institute’s (TPI) decision to refuse Guccio Gucci SpA’s (Gucci) opposition against an application to register the mark GUJI (Case 2006/12097 E-2007/848 K, January 25 2007). Gucci holds a number of GUCCI marks registered in Turkey since July 16 1982 for goods and service in Classes 3, 6, 18, 25, 34 and 35 of the Nice Classification. The TPI...»

Araştırma ve Geliştirme Dünyasında “Klinik Araştırmalar” ve Teknoloji Geliştirme Bölgeleri

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Life Sciences || Gün + Partners

ARAŞTIRMA VE GELİŞTİRME DÜNYASINDA “KLİNİK ARAŞTIRMALAR” VE TEKNOLOJİ GELİŞTİRME BÖLGELER  Araştırma ve geliştirme (“Ar-Ge”) faaliyetleri son yıllarda Türkiye’de üzerinde daha fazlaca konuşulan bir yatırım alanı olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Yakın bir tarihte Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı tarafından yayınlanan 2008 yılı Katılım Öncesi Ekonomik Program’da ülkemizde Ar-Ge harcamalarının GSYH içindeki payının 2006 yılı itibarıyla yüzde 0,76 olduğu, ancak AB ortalaması yüzde 1,84 old...»

Aural Similarity with VİGOSS Sees off BİGOS Application

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Intellectual Property and Trademarks and Designs || Hande Hançar and Uğur Aktekin

The Re-Examination and Evaluation Board of the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) has upheld a decision finding the marks BİGOS and VİGOSS aurally confusingly similar. Bigo Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd Şti, a local manufacturer, filed an application to register BİGOS as a trademark in Class 25 of the Nice Classification. Bulur Giyim Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şti filed an opposition on the grounds that the application is confusingly similar to its senior trademark VİGOSS under Ar...»

Bad-faith MAINETTI Registration Hung out to

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Intellectual Property and Trademarks and Designs || Uğur Aktekin

In a landmark decision, the Re-examination and Evaluation Board (the administrative appeal board) of the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) has upheld an opposition to the registration of the trademark MAINETTI in the name of a local company (Case 2006-M-598, May 4 2006). Local company Hidropres Aski Sanayi Ticaret Limited Sirketi (Hidropres) applied to register the trademark MAINETTI for all goods in Classes 20 and 21 of the Nice Classification, and for services in Class 35. Clo...»

Supreme Court Affirms Extensive Protection for Well-known Marks

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Intellectual Property and Trademarks and Designs || Uğur Aktekin

In a case published in March 2006 the Turkish Supreme Court confirmed that trademarks that are well known under Article 6bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property are protected against confusingly similar third-party applications that cover different goods and services. The decision also confirmed that in the case of bad-faith applications, revocation actions are not subject to time limitation (Case 2005/11-476 E, 2005/483 K, September 21 2005). Th...»

BROWNI not Generic for Chocolate Cakes, Court Rules

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Intellectual Property and Patent and Utility Models || Özge Atılgan Karakulak

The Ankara IP Court of First Instance has ordered that the trademark ULKER BROWNI CHOCOLATE CAKE be revoked on the grounds of likelihood of confusion with the senior marks BROWNI and BROWNI GOLD (Case 2005/23, October 27 2005). Eti AS filed a petition for the cancellation of the registration of the mark ULKER BROWNI CHOCOLATE CAKE held by competitor Ulker AS. Eti had unsuccessfully opposed Ulker’s application on the basis of its senior registration of the mark BROWNI held sin...»

Ferrari Secures Reverse in Opposition Case

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Intellectual Property and Patent and Utility Models || Uğur Aktekin

The Turkish Patent Institute has overturned an earlier decision and has allowed Ferrari SpA’s opposition against the registration of a word and device mark featuring a rearing horse design (Case 2005-M-3427, August 17 2005). Turkish company Bisan Bisiklet Moped Otomotiv San ve Tic AS applied to register the mark, which is made up of the word BISAN inside a rectangle placed over a triangle bearing a rearing horse device, for goods in Class 12 of the Nice Classification and ser...»

Kaçakçılıkla Mücadele Kanunu (Mülga)

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Corporate and M&A || Mehmet Gün

BİRİNCİ BÖLÜM AMAÇ VE TANIMLAR AmaçMADDE 1.- Bu Kanunun amacı, kaçakçılık suçları ile cezalarını ve kaçakçılığı önleme, izleme, soruşturma, yargılama usul ve esaslarını belirlemektir. TanımlarMADDE 2.- Bu Kanunda yer alan; a) Suç: 3 üncü maddede tanımlanan kaçakçılık suçları ile bu Kanunda ceza öngörülen diğer fiilleri, b) Teşebbüs: Kaçakçılık suçu işlemek amacıyla icra vasıtalarının hazırlanması, ancak failin kendi isteği dışında alınan engelleyici önlemler nedeniyle fii...»