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 patent and utility models 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 and unfair competition actions in Turkey.
In addition her corporate work, Özge advises multinational industry associations in Turkey on numerous regulatory policy papers and drafting regulations for the Turkish government authorities.
Practice Areas
Speaking Engagements
IBA - 10th Annual World Life Sciences Conference, Conference Co-Chair, Madrid, 29.05.2024
IBA - 9th Annual World Life Sciences Conference, Conference Co-Chair, Washington DC, 02.06.2023
Significant International Post-Pandemic IP Policies - A Worldwide Review, IBA - 9th Annual World Life Sciences Conference, Co-Moderator, Washington DC, 02.06.2023
Patent Litigation in Turkey Workshop, LES-Turkey - IP Camp 2022, Trainer, İzmir, 12.08.2022
Litigation and Filing Trends in Life Sciences, Managing IP Intellectual Property and Innovation Summit 2022 Europe, Panelist, London, UK, 15.06.2022
IBA - 8th Annual World Life Sciences Conference, Conference Co-Chair, Paris, France, 04.06.2022
Have patents cured Covid-19?, IBA - Virtual Fever the New Pandemic Conference, Moderator, Berlin, Germany, 12.10.2021
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
Publications
- Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Digitalization: What Awaits the Healthcare Sectors in the 12th Development Plan and the 2025 Presidential Annual Program?
- Evaluating Disparaging Practices against Competitors in the Pharmaceutical Sector: A Competition Law Perspective
- IP in Business Transactions 2024 in Turkey
- Named Patient Program
- Market Access- Alternative Reimbursement Models
- Pricing of Pharmaceuticals and the Fixed Exchange Rate
- Patents Throughout the World Chapter 169 Turkey
- SEP: Navigating the Technology-Driven World
- EU Pharmaceutical Package - EU Pharmaceutical Legislative Reform and its Impact on Türkiye
- Global Patent Litigation 2023, Turkey Chapter
- Healthcare Regulation 2024 in Turkey
- Pricing of Pharmaceuticals and the Fixed Exchange Rate
- Market Access- Alternative Reimbursement Models
- The Need for an Injunction in Cases Where the EPO Proceeding is a Pending Issue
- Named Patient Program
Associations
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International Bar Association (IBA), Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee Advisory Board Member
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Seton Hall University School of Law Healthcare Compliance Certification Program, Advisory Board Member
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Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
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Licensing Executives Society (LES)
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Galatasaray University Alumni Association
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Transparency International Turkey, Board of Directors Member
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