Expertise
Barış Kalaycı joined the firm in 1997 and has been a Partner since 2010. He is co-chair of the firm’s intellectual property and business crime and anti-corruption practices.
His Intellectual Property practice focuses on trademarks, designs and copyrights. He has been involved in numerous anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy campaigns and civil litigation cases mostly with preliminary injunction requests involving all aspects of IP rights. He also has a special focus on customs IP protection against counterfeit goods being exported, imported and in transit.
Baris also leads the firm’s in-house investigations department which supports the investigative needs of all the firm’s clients and practice groups, especially in anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy matters.
Barış also leads the teams in major business crimes and anti-corruption cases as well as some high profile commercial litigation.
Speaking Engagements
The Global Threat of Trade in Falsified Medicines: A Danger to Health and Development, EMEA Security Conference & Exhibition | High Security Printing, Anti-Counterfeiting & Brand Protection Conference, Panelist, İstanbul, 31.05.2023
Combating Counterfeiting in Turkey, JETRO - International Intellectual Property Protection Forum, Speaker, 27.10.2022
Transparency Association, Report Launch Event for Combating Illegal Trade and Informal Economy in Turkey, Speaker, Istanbul, 06.06.2022
Brand Crimes and Money Laundering, Transparency International Association - Launch of Report on Combating Illegal Trade and Informal Economy in Turkey, Speaker, Istanbul, Turkey, 03.06.2022
Trademark Law in Turkey Key Developments and Predictions 2022, Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, Istanbul, Turkey, 03.06.2022
Legal Actions Against Counterfeit or Illegal Drugs Eluded out of the Legal Supply Chain, Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, 06.04.2022
Fighting Counterfeit Products, Automechanika Academy and Turkish Automotive Aftermarket Association, Panelist, 15.11.2021
The Effects of COVID-19 on Anti-counterfeiting Activities in EMEA Region, Gün + Partners Webinar, Moderator, 22.06.2020
Key Developments and Predictions for Trademark Law in Turkey - 2020 With a Focus on the Impacts of the COVID-19, Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, 18.05.2020
Fighting Counterfeit and Diverted Medicines in and from Turkey, PTMG 99th conference, Speaker, Berlin, Germany, 03.10.2019
Enforcement Issues and Best Practices on Anti-Counterfeiting, Gün + Partners - World IP Day, Panellist, Istanbul, Turkey, 26.04.2019
Turkey’s New IP Code and Key Changes for Trademarks, Gün + Partners Seminar, Panellist, Istanbul, Turkey, 13.04.2018
Intellectual Property Rights in Fashion Law, Jurists' Association Turkey - Law School 6, Speaker, Istanbul, Turkey, 10.03.2018
Assessment of Whistleblowing, Ethics and Reputation Society Seminar, Speaker, Istanbul, Turkey, 28.11.2017
Parallel Importation and its reflections on IP Rights and Anti-Counterfeiting and Customs Regulations, AIPPI Turkey 4th IP Law Seminar, Speaker, Istanbul, Turkey, 07.04.2016
Trafficking in counterfeit goods – a cross-border commercial bonanza, IBA 17th Transnational Crime Conference, Speaker, Istanbul, Turkey, 03.04.2014
Developing Brands in Turkey: New Strategies, IP Summit - Regenerating Trademarks, Chair, Alicante, Spain, 11.12.2012
Seizure of Fake Products in Transit at Turkish Borders and Free Trade Areas, AIPPI Turkey IP Law Seminar, Speaker, Istanbul, Turkey, 28.06.2012
Publications
- The Karalis Case: A 20-Year Legal Odyssey
- Combating Counterfeit and Smuggled Drugs
- Strategic Battlefield in Combating Counterfeiters: Turkish Riviera, West and South Coast of Türkiye
- Can The Accused be Acquitted Solely on The Grounds That The Number of Seized Counterfeits Is Very Low?
- IP Rights Can Also Protect Public Health and Safety
- Challenges and Opportunities When Combatting Counterfeits in Turkey
- The Benefits of Filing a Criminal Case Based on Trademark Infringement for Counterfeit Products Subjected to the Crime of Smuggling
- Some New Regulations Brought by the Judicial Reform Package
- Brand Owners Must be Careful About Bringing Criminal Action for Infringement
- Protecting Non-Traditional Trademarks
- Amendments to Collection of Electronic Evidence Procedures
- Anti-counterfeiting 2018 in Turkey
- Procedures and Strategies for Anti-Counterfeiting in Turkey
- Business Crime and Investigations in Turkey
- How to Evaluate Information Provided by a Whistleblower
Associations
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Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI),
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Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG)
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International Trademark Association (INTA), Enforcement Committee
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Ethics & Reputation Society (TEID)
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Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
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Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG)
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Patent and Trademark Attorneys’ Association of Turkey (PEM)
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Transparency International Turkey
Education
- 2019, Istanbul University, Faculty of Law, Istanbul LLM. (Candidate)
- 1997, Ankara University, Faculty of Law, Ankara LL.B.
- 1993, Antalya Anatolian High School, Antalya