Türkiye Legal Update - September 2022

New obligations related to distance contracts are detailed especially for intermediary service providers. Most regulations will come into force as of October 1, 2022 whereas certain provisions especially for right of withdrawal is postponed to January 1, 2024.

The Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority made profound evaluation about processing and cross-border transfer of genetic data and explained data security measures which may be required to be taken.

Act on Establishment and Procedure Rules of the Constitutional Court and the Internal Regulation regulates the procedure of individual applications to the Constitutional Court on grounds that fundamental rights are violated by public force.

Advertisement Board confirmed the scope of permitted comparative advertising in its recent decision ruling against an advertisement which contained blurred images of the competitors’ products in an identifiable manner.

The General Assembly of the Court of Appeal ruled that second medical use claims granted as per EPC 1973 do not lack legal basis and can only be revoked if they lack patentability criteria.

In this article we update you on the recent developments in NFT world and look into the details of Turkey’s first preliminary injunction decision regarding NFTs and EUIPO’s guidance on the classification of the same.