Özge Atılgan Karakulak
Partner
+ 90 (212) 354 00 24
ozge.atilgan@gun.av.tr
Bar Admissions:
Istanbul Bar Association
Languages:
English, Turkish
Practice Areas
Expertise
Özge Atılgan Karakulak has been with the firm since 2005 and has been a partner since 2013. She is chair of the firm’s life sciences industry and competition practices and co-chair of intellectual property practice.
With the combination of Özge’s advisory and litigation expertise and in-depth knowledge of the life sciences sector, she advises clients across all phases of the business cycle of life science products, such as registration / authorization procedures, promotion practices, pricing and reimbursement regulations, distribution relationships and co-marketing deals, as well as on issues of merger control, vertical restraints and abusive conduct.
Özge has acted on behalf of originators in numerous complex patent infringement and validity actions in the pharmaceutical industry and she was involved in the first ever pharmaceutical data exclusivity actions in Turkey.
In addition her corporate work, Özge serves as a counsel to the Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (AIFD) and the Association of Research-Based Medical Technologies Manufacturers (ARTED) in Turkey and advises on numerous regulatory policy papers and drafting regulations for the Turkish government authorities.
Publications
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Life Sciences 2021 in Turkey
GTDT, Co-Author, 16.12.2020 -
Global Patent Litigation 2021, Turkey Chapter
Wolters Kluwer, Co-Author, 16.12.2020 -
IP in Business Transactions 2020 in Turkey
Practical Law, Co-Author, 27.11.2020 -
Patent Litigation 2020 in Turkey
Practical Law, Co-Author, 02.07.2020 -
Impacts of Covid-19 on intellectual property in Turkey
IBA, Author, 30.06.2020 -
MedTech Europe Guidance Regarding Conduct During COVID-19 Crisis
Gün + Partners, Co-Author, 13.04.2020 -
What Are the Recent Decisions and Announcements Made by Government Health Institutions?
Gün + Partners, Co-Author, 14.09.2020 -
Innovator Companies Seek to Protect Themselves Against Generic Companies
Managing IP - Future of IP: Turkey 2020, Co-Author, 19.03.2020 -
Unfair Approach of Turkish IP Courts while Assessing “Bolar Exemption”
Managing IP – International Briefings, Co-Author, 13.02.2020 -
Social Security Institution Announcement on Imported Supply of Pharmaceuticals
Practical Law, Co-Author, 03.02.2020 -
Life Sciences in Turkey
Legal Business Magazine December 2019/January 2020, Co-Author, 13.12.2019 -
Distribution and Marketing of Drugs 2019 in Turkey
Practical Law, Co-Author, 15.10.2019 -
Turkey’s Pharmaceutical Industry and Key Developments
Gün + Partners, Co-Author, 23.09.2019 -
Commercialisation of Healthcare 2019 in Turkey
Practical Law, Co-Author, 30.09.2019 -
IP in Business Transactions 2019 in Turkey
Practical Law, Co-Author, 09.09.2019 -
World Intellectual Property Rights and Remedies 2019, Turkey Chapter
Thomson Reuters (West), Co-Author, 24.07.2019 -
Consultation on draft Regulation on Sales, Advertisement and Promotion of Medical Devices
Practical Law, Co-Author, 13.06.2019 -
EU Requests Consultation before The WTO on Turkey’s Localisation Policy
Gün + Partners, Co-Author, 15.05.2019 -
Assessing the Difficulties of Enforcing Patent Rights over NPP Products
Managing IP – Turkey IP Focus 2019, Co-Author, 08.05.2019 -
The Implications of EPO Opposition Proceedings on Enforcement and Validity Actions in Turkey
IBA – IP & Entertainment Law Committee Newsletter, Co-Author, 10.05.2018 -
Turkey Chapter of Equivalence in Europe
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP – Equivalence in Europe, Author, 03.01.2018
Speaking Engagements
World IP Day – Conversation on Impact of COVID-19 on IP, Gün + Partners Webinar, Moderator, 27.04.2020
IBA - 7th Annual World Life Sciences Conference, Conference Co-Chair, Philadelphia, USA, 31.05.2019
IP Rights in Health Technologies, LES Turkey - Friday IP Talks, Panellist, Istanbul, Turkey, 17.05.2019
Compliance Environment in Life Sciences Industry in Turkey, Seton Hall University School of Law Faculty - Middle East Healthcare Compliance Certificate Program, Speaker, Dubai, UAE, 02.05.2019
Review of Patent Cases in the German, Turkish And English Courts in 2018, Gün + Partners – World IP Day, Moderator, Istanbul, Turkey, 26.04.2019
Spotlight on Turkey – a Case Study, Managing Intellectual Property - International Patent Forum 2019, Speaker, London, UK, 07.03.2019
Licensing, Pricing and Reimbursement Processes, Transparency International Association Turkey - Pharmaceutical Sector Cooperation Program, Moderator, Istanbul, Turkey, 27.02.2019
IBA - 6th Annual World Life Sciences Conference, Conference Co-Chair, Boston, MA, USA, 01.06.2018
Preliminary Injuction in Turkey, Managing Intellectual Property - International Patent Forum 2018, Speaker, London, UK, 08.03.2018
Life Science Patent II – Hot Topics in the Life Sciences Litigation, IBA - 5th Annual World Life Sciences Conference, Co-Moderator, San Diego, CA, USA, 17.06.2017
IBA - 5th Annual World Life Sciences Conference, Conference Co-Chair, San Diego, CA, USA, 16.06.2017
All You Need to Know About the New IP Code in Turkey, Managing Intellectual Property - International Patent Forum 2017, Speaker, London, UK, 09.03.2017
Litigation Topic 1, IBA - 4th Annual World Life Sciences Conference, Co-Moderator, San Francisco, CA, USA, 04.06.2016
Pay for Delay, IBA - 4th Annual World Life Sciences Conference, Co-Moderator, San Francisco, CA, USA, 03.06.2016
IBA - 4th Annual World Life Sciences Conference, Co-Moderator, San Francisco, CA, USA, 03.06.2016
Creating a Sustainable Investment Environment in Pharma in the MENA Region, CPhI Istanbul 2016 Conference, Speaker, Istanbul, Turkey, 01.06.2016
Patent, Technology Licensing and Trademark, Istanbul Bilgi University – Master Program, Instructor, Istanbul, Turkey, 01.03.2016 – 30.04.2016
What’s New in Patent Litigation? IBA - Annual Conference 2013, Speaker, Boston, MA, USA, 07.10.2013
Who Pays? Pharmaceutical Patents and the Developing World, IBA - Annual Conference 2013, Speaker, Boston, MA, USA, 07.10.2013
Associations
- International Bar Association (IBA), Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
- Seton Hall University School of Law Healthcare Compliance Certification Program, Advisory Board Member
- Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
- Licensing Executives Society (LES)
- Galatasaray University Alumni Association
Education
- 2006, The Institute of Social Sciences, Galatasaray University, Istanbul (LL.M. in Business Law)
- 2004, Faculty of Law, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir (LL.B.)
- 2000, Wautoma High School, WI, US
- 1999, TED Aliaga Private High School, Izmir