Expertise
Dilan Sıla Kayalıca is a Managing Associate in Gün + Partners and she has been working for the firm since 2013. Sıla is involved in Intellectual Property and Trademarks and Industrial Designs working groups of Gün + Partners.
Her practice concentrates on trademark and design law. She advises a wide range of foreign and domestic clients from different sectors, provides legal opinions for IP protection and enforcement matters, drafts IP related agreements and manages the settlement negotiations. She also advises on unfair competition and domain name conflicts, and represents clients during domain name complaints on both national and international level.
She represents clients before the courts in all types of IP related civil actions such as infringement, invalidation, revocation and cancellation actions. Sıla also advises and represents clients during opposition, appeal and revocation proceedings related to trademarks and designs before the TURKPATENT.
Areas of Expertise
Speaking Engagements
Patent Attorneyship Pre-Exam Training, Law, Association of Patent and Trademark Attorneys, Instructor, Istanbul, 04.12.2024
Patent Attorneyship Pre-Exam Training - Law, Association of Patent and Trademark Attorneys, Instructor, Istanbul, 10.09.2023
Patent Attorneyship Pre-Exam Training - Law, Association of Patent and Trademark Attorneys, Instructor, Istanbul, 19.06.2023
Patent Attorneyship Pre-Exam Training - Law, Association of Patent and Trademark Attorneys, Instructor, Istanbul, 18.10.2021
EU Law Liability Regime for Online Copyright Violations, Model Courts of Justice 2021 Conference, Speaker, 05.10.2021
Intellectual Property Law CJEU Decision Review - I: Sky v SkyKick (C-371/18), Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, 22.10.2020
Publications
- Chef’s Recommendation: Turkish Case Offers a Tasty Takeaway for Trademark Owners
- SNICKERS v PEANUT & CARAMEL: an Appetising Decision
- Article 10: a Hidden Gem of the Turkish Industrial Property Code
- IP Rights 2024 in Türkiye: Overview
- The Turkish Court of Cassation Reminds of the Significance of “Vested Rights” in Two Recent Decisions: Frigo V Frico
- Turkish Court of Cassation Issues Landmark Ruling on “cancellation” of WIPOpanel Decisions
- Time Extension Granted: August 7, 2024 - Allocation of Domain Names in Structure of “a.tr”
- New Legislation on IP Infringement on e-Commerce Platforms
- Allocation of Domain Names in Structure of “a.tr”
- EUROPATENT Case Considers Re-examination and Evaluation Board’s Discretion to Examine Absolute Grounds for Refusal
- What’s New In The Amended E-Commerce Law For IP
- Turkish Court of Cassation Rules in CERAN v CERAMO Case
- New e-commerce Regulation Sets Out Details of Takedown Procedure For Infringing Content
- Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright and Designs 2022 in Turkey
- Turkish IP Office Rules on Similarity of Figurative Marks: Timberland’s Tree Emblem
Associations
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Licensing Executives Society International, Licensing Executives Society Turkey (LES Turkey)
Education
- 2014, Faculty of Law, Bilkent University, Ankara LL.B
- 2014, Administrative and Social Sciences, Bilkent University, Faculty of Economics, (Minor in International Relations)
- 2010, Tevfik Fikret High School, Ankara