Türkiye Legal Update - August 2022
Consequences of Decisions in Cases Requiring Technical Expertise Without Expert Examination in Administrative Trials
As per the settled precedents of the Council of State, decisions that are rendered in regard to disputes requiring special or technical knowledge to be resolved are revoked on grounds of deficient examination.
Drug Reimbursement Practices
The drug reimbursement scheme in place may not always be sufficient for patients. In order to overcome this hurdle, it may be necessary to resort to various models.
Bolar-Like Hurdle for Generics
The judgment of the Ankara IP court in a case involving a marketing authorisation application demonstrates that an exemption similar to the so-called Bolar exemption can apply to Gx pharmaceutical companies.
New Rules on Advertisements with Price Information and Advertisements for Discount Sales
Guideline on Advertisements Containing Price Information, Discount Sales Advertisements and Commercial Practices prepared by the Advertisement Board was published. Guideline sets out principles for how to use price related expressions in advertisements
Patent and Trademark Office Implements Service by Publication Procedure
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has started implementing the provision of the IP Code stipulating the service by publication, which would solve the issue causing delays in the notification of documents.
