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- August 2018
Turkey Legal Update - August 2018
An Overview of Turkish Data Protection Rules from Criminal Law Perspective
With the newborn provisions of the Data Protection Act (DPA) which introduce the rules and principles while processing personal data and also refer to criminal liability in case of breaches of the law, how the Criminal Code and DPA will apply together is an issue of concern.
The Implications of EPO Opposition Proceedings on Enforcement and Validity Actions in Turkey
The strength of a patent may seem questionable in an enforcement attempt at national level because of pending EPO proceedings and the implementation of the Article 138/3 of EPC may be the only tool for the EP holder in most cases to survive from the national invalidation attack.
Court of Appeals: Target Consumers’ Level of Attention Rules out Likelihood of Confusion
In this article, we examined a recent decision issued by the Court of Appeals, ruling that there is no likelihood of confusion between A-101 and A10.com trademarks, because of the high level of attention in part of the target consumers.