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8th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference


Life Sciences, Patent and Utility Models and Data Protection and Privacy || Özge Atılgan Karakulak

A conference co-presented by the IBA Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee, the IBA Technology Law Committee and the IBA Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee The past two years have seen a wide array of scientific discovery and legal issues that affect the development, production, distribution and use of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology products and medical devices as well as ways of providing health services. At record speed the field facilitated innovati... ...»

We Are Registered for INTA's 2022 Annual Meeting Live+


Trademarks and Designs, Copyrights, Anti-Counterfeiting, IP Prosecution and Intellectual Property || Barış Kalaycı, Hande Hançar, Uğur Aktekin, Zeynep Seda Alhas and Pınar Arıkan

Our firm will be represented by our partners Barış Kalaycı, Hande Hançar, Uğur Aktekin, Zeynep Seda Alhas and Director Pinar Arikan at the INTA's 2022 Annual Meeting Live+ in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Please contact gun@gun.av.tr if you wish to meet with them. https://www.inta.org/events/2022-annual-meeting/ 

The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 Results Are Announced


Competition, Dispute Management, Insurance and Reinsurance, Employment and Corporate and M&A || Gün + Partners

We are delighted to have been named as one of the major domestic firms of Turkey by The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 and to have the “Top Tier” rankings in 3 out of 9 practice areas we are ranked. We are proud that our 3 lawyers are recognized as "Leading Individual", 2 lawyers as "Partners: Next Generation lawyers" and 3 lawyers as “Associates: Rising Stars lawyers” in their practice areas. https://www.legal500.com/firms/10998-gun-partners/11375-istanbul-turkey/ 

Congratulations to Our Lawyers Recognized by WWL, They Have Listed Among the Best Lawyers in Their Expertise


Data Protection and Privacy, Insurance and Reinsurance, Trademarks and Designs, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences and Patent and Utility Models || Mehmet Gün, Barış Kalaycı, Hande Hançar, Özge Atılgan Karakulak, Mutlu Yıldırım Köse, Uğur Aktekin and Selin Sinem Erciyas

Congratulations to our lawyers recognized by WWL, they have listed among the best lawyers in their expertise.WWL findings are based on recommendations and feedback from eminent private practitioners in the sector or industry in question as well as from corporate counsel or other clients who have worked closely with the nominees. Over the past 23 years, WWL is one of the most trusted resources for in-house counsel, government, agency and other legal practitioners seeking to fi...

Webinar: World IP Day - Access to Medicine, Compulsory Licensing and Protection of Patent Rights


Intellectual Property and Patent and Utility Models || Aysel Korkmaz Yatkın and Selin Sinem Erciyas

Access to vaccine and patent rights have never been more important and debatable. This year Gün + Partners would like to celebrate World IP Day focusing on this delicate topic and sharing insights from practitioners Aysel Korkmaz Yatkın, Selin Sinem Erciyas of Gün + Partners and Camilla Balleny of Carpmaels & Ransford.     Topics What really hinders the access to medicine Why it is more important to support patent protection in situations like pandemic Compulsory licens...

Webinar: World IP Day - IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future – Trademarks and Copyrights Perspective


Intellectual Property, Trademarks and Designs and Copyrights || Uğur Aktekin

Gün + Partners celebrated the World IP Day with webinars. Enjoy the fireside chat between Ugur Aktekin and our guest Ashli Weiss Uğurlu discussing IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future – Trademarks and Copyrights Perspective. Topics How Ashli, as a young and passionate IP lawyer, has used IP as an innovative tool while building her own career How young entrepreneurs shall benefit from IP, in particular trademarks and copyrights, while starting up their businesses Tec...

Baran Güney Will Talk at “Evolving Regulation of the Use of Consumer Reviews” webinar by International Advertising Association


Technology, Media and Telecom || Baran Güney

Consumer reviews have become an important part of the advertising ecosystem and these reviews can be very influential to potential customers when they are making a purchasing decision. Marketers use reviews in advertising, they host reviews on their websites, they encourage consumers to post reviews on other sites, and some even try to prevent customers from posting negative reviews at all. “Evolving Regulation of the Use of Consumer Reviews” webinar by International Advertis...

Announcement of New Managing Associate and Senior Associate Promotions, 2022


Corporate and M&A, Dispute Management, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Trademarks and Designs, Patent and Utility Models, Anti-Counterfeiting, IP Prosecution and Copyrights || Cansu Akbıyıklı, Emine Taşkıran and Fatma Sevde Tan

We are pleased to announce the continued growth of our firm with the promotion of Cansu Akbıyıklı to managing associate, Emine Taşkıran and Fatma Sevde Tan to senior associate taking effect from 1 March 2022.

Zeynep Seda Alhas comments about the counterfeit products in Turkey in The Guardian


Anti-Counterfeiting || Zeynep Seda Alhas

Turkey is the third biggest exporter of counterfeit products to the EU after China and Hong Kong, according to data on the value of goods seized. Falls in the value of the Turkish lira and the deterioration of the Turkish economy are further fuelling demand as such items become cheaper to traders buying in euros. Zeynep Seda Alhas, partner in our Anti-Counterfeiting practice shares her comments with Elif Ince for The Guardian article. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ma...