Dilan Sıla Kayalıca

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.

Publications

• The ELECTRIC PLAYGROUND Case: a Controversial Approach to Descriptiveness and Distinctiveness
  WTR, Co-Author, Apr 28, 2025
• Turkish Regulation on the Implementation of the Administrative Revocation of Trade Marks Is Finally Published
  ECTA, Co-Author, Apr 07, 2025
• Bad-faith Filings in Türkiye: How Credible is the Trademark PETSHOP For Musical Instruments?
  WTR, Co-Author, Mar 17, 2025
• Chef’s Recommendation: Turkish Case Offers a Tasty Takeaway for Trademark Owners
  Managing IP, Co-Author, Mar 10, 2025
• SNICKERS v PEANUT & CARAMEL: an Appetising Decision
  WTR, Co-Author, Jan 10, 2025
• Article 10: a Hidden Gem of the Turkish Industrial Property Code
  WTR, Co-Author, Dec 11, 2024
• IP Rights 2024 in Türkiye: Overview
  Practical Law, Co-Author, Sep 16, 2024
• The Turkish Court of Cassation Reminds of the Significance of “Vested Rights” in Two Recent Decisions: Frigo V Frico
  Legalink European Monthly Newsletters, Co-Author, Aug 22, 2024
• Turkish Court of Cassation Issues Landmark Ruling on “cancellation” of WIPOpanel Decisions
  WTR, Co-Author, Jul 25, 2024
• Time Extension Granted: August 7, 2024 - Allocation of Domain Names in Structure of “a.tr”
  Gün + Partners, Co-Author, May 29, 2024
• New Legislation on IP Infringement on e-Commerce Platforms
  Gün + Partners, Co-Author, Mar 06, 2024
• Allocation of Domain Names in Structure of “a.tr”
  Gün + Partners, Co-Author, Jan 30, 2024
• EUROPATENT Case Considers Re-examination and Evaluation Board’s Discretion to Examine Absolute Grounds for Refusal
  WTR, Co-Author, Jan 05, 2024
• What’s New In The Amended E-Commerce Law For IP
  Gün + Partners, Co-Author, Apr 19, 2023
• Turkish Court of Cassation Rules in CERAN v CERAMO Case
  Marques - Class 46, Co-Author, Apr 06, 2023

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

Associations

• 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