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- February 2021
Turkey Legal Update - February 2021
Amendments to the Turkish Commercial Code
The Law on the Prevention of the Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction introduced certain amendments to the Turkish Commercial Code regarding commercial books and bearer share regime of non-public companies.
Amendments to the Communiqué with respect to Capital Loss and Negative Equity
Long awaited amendments have been made on the Procedures and Principles Regarding Implementation of Article 376 of the Turkish Commercial Code to ease the private sector amid the recent Covid-19 outbreak.
List of Compassionate Use Programs Has Been Published
The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency published the list of ongoing Compassionate Use Programs.
Court of Appeals Finds Likelihood of Confusion Between Short Marks in Surprising Decision
In a recently published decision (CoA 11th Chamber no. 2019/5262 E., 2020/3449 K., date 2 July 2020), the Court of Appeals has interpreted the presence of likelihood of confusion between short trademarks in a surprising way.
Are Mutual Termination Agreements Covered by the COVID-19-Related Termination Prohibition?
Since the wake of COVID-19, governmental bodies introduced progressive measures to minimize the pandemic’s impact on employment, including the termination ban. Mutual termination agreements have a controversial nature in face of this ban.