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- April 2020
Turkey Legal Update - April 2020
COVID-19 Suspended the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Proceedings and the Terms
Due to COVID-19, enforcement and bankruptcy proceedings are suspended from 22 March 2020 until 30 April 2020; no procedural actions or requests of the parties will be processed during this term.
COVID-19 Suspended Judicial Terms
In scope of COVID-19 measures and to prevent any loss of rights during this term, the judicial terms have been suspended retrospectively from 13 March 2020 until 30 April 2020.
Processing of Personal Data in COVID-19 Outbreak
Data controllers in Turkey taking preventive measures that include processing of health data during COVID-19 are advised to comply with personal data processing conditions applicable to health data as there is no exemption provided by law.
Innovator Companies Seek to Protect Themselves Against Generic Companies
While it is crucial for the originator companies to learn whether there is an abridged MA application in order to timely protect their patent rights, TMMDA has changed its approach and rejected to provide such information requests
Keyword-Based Searches in Trademarks Law
Federal Court of Germany ruled that the platforms displaying third party products as search result based on keywords identical to a trademark are liable for trademark breach, where the platform’s algorithm selects the displayed products.