Türkiye Legal Update - June 2023

The practice change in relation to internal directives for representation of companies shall be considered for the delegation processes in future and the internal directives shall be updated in line with the practice change if needed.

Regulation Amending the Regulation on Insurance Arbitration introduced specific arrangements on online applications, preliminary examination procedure, application fees, and duration of the proceedings.

New regulations relating to health claims for food and food supplements abolished the permission requirement that was compulsory for such use and introduced new principles for compliance and restructured the surveillance mechanism.

Considering the advancements in technologies such as artificial intelligence and data analytics, which have revolutionized online advertising and enabled businesses to interact with their target audiences more effectively in the marketing world, these developments are undoubtedly subject to examination by both competition authorities and data protection authorities, and it is evident that they will require detailed regulations.

Late filing of a Turkish translation of an application may jeopardize protection for patent owners and claiming compensation for damages.

The difference between the Courts and TURKPATENT’s implementation on recordal of well-known trademarks is expected to be resolved with a new regulation that will give TURKPATENT explicit authority to maintain well-known trademark registry.