Selin Sinem Erciyas
Partner
+ 90 (212) 354 00 24
selin.erciyas@gun.av.tr
Bar Admissions:
Ankara Bar Association
Languages:
English, Turkish, German
Practice Areas
Expertise
Selin Sinem Erciyas joined the firm in 2006 and became a partner in 2014. She specializes in life sciences and intellectual property with a special focus on patents and utility models.
Selin has been involved in a number of advisory and litigation matters in all fields of IP and has handled hundreds of contentious and non-contentious administrative oppositions and court actions involving intellectual property rights, particularly in relation with protection of patent rights. She regularly advises on patent infringement actions, declaration of non-infringement actions and nullity actions.
She represents multinational pharmaceutical companies before the Ministry of Health on regulatory issues and examinations.
Selin is the spokesperson for some NGO’s in Turkey and in Europe (EFPIA, Research Based Pharmaceutical Companies Association [AIFD], Foreign Investors Association, Turkey Industry and Business Association) and represents these NGO’s before Turkish Parliament and Turkish Ministries. Delegation of the European Union to Turkey contacts with Selin every year before drafting the IP section of EU Progress Report of Turkey. By the invitation of the Ministry of Development, Selin contributes to the IP team of the Ministry in preparation of the Progress Report of Turkey. Selin also advises commercial counselors of Embassy of U.S.A, British Embassy, and Embassy of Switzerland in relation with the IP Law and developments in Turkey.
Publications
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First Precautionary Injunction Granted in Turkey to Prevent Indirectuse of a Drug Patent
IAM - International Report, Co-Author, 26.01.2021 -
Global Patent Litigation 2021, Turkey Chapter
Wolters Kluwer, Co-Author, 16.12.2020 -
A Battle to Benefit from EPC 138/3
Kluwer Patent Blog, Co-Author, 02.12.2020 -
Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright and Designs 2020 in Turkey
Practical Law, Co-Author, 27.11.2020 -
New Code of Civil Procedure Extends Deadlines in Patent Litigation
Kluwer Patent Blog, Co-Author, 06.11.2020 -
Discovery of Evidence and Preliminary Injunction Demands During COVID-19
IAM - International Report, Co-Author, 09.07.2020 -
Patent Litigation 2020 in Turkey
Practical Law, Co-Author, 02.07.2020 -
“Inventing” in COVID-19 Environment and Key Local/ International Developments
ManagingIP, Co-Author, 16.06.2020 -
Is a Minor Difference From a Patented Range Enough to Win an Infringement Case?
IAM - International Report, Co-Author, 25.03.2020 -
Determination of Non-Infringement Action Is To Be Rejected If Marketing Authorisation Is Not Granted Yet
Kluwer Patent Blog, Author, 30.09.2019 -
Tarifname ile İstemin Koruma Kapsamı Sınırlanabilir mi?
IPR Gezgini, Author, 30.09.2019 -
Filing an Abridged Application Within Terms of RDP Does Not Constitute Unfair Competition
IAM – International Report, Author, 25.07.2019 -
IP Court Decisions Cast Doubt on Preliminary Injunctions
IAM – International Report, Co-Author, 04.07.2019 -
Assessing the Difficulties of Enforcing Patent Rights over NPP Products
Managing IP – Turkey IP Focus 2019, Co-Author, 08.05.2019 -
Discovery of Evidence Not being Subject to Bolar Exemption
Managing IP – International Briefings, Co-Author, 03.05.2019 -
Patents in Europe: Helping Business Compete in the Global Economy 2019/2020
IAM – Patents in Europe, Co-Author, 02.05.2019 -
Mandatory Mediation Introduced for Patent Disputes in Turkey
IAM – International Report, Author, 28.01.2019 -
The Implications of EPO Opposition Proceedings on Enforcement and Validity Actions in Turkey
IBA – IP & Entertainment Law Committee Newsletter, Co-Author, 10.05.2018 -
Roundtable Meeting Report on “Invalidation of an EP by the National Court While the Opposition Procedures Continue Before the EPO”
FICPI News, Co-Author, 26.03.2018
Speaking Engagements
World IP Day – Conversation on Impact of COVID-19 on IP, Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, 27.04.2020
Institutionalization of Gün + Partners and Elimination of Problems, ELSA Turkey – Lawyers at Work Summit, Ankara, Turkey, 09.11.2019
Review of Patent Cases in the German, Turkish And English Courts in 2018, Gün + Partners – World IP Day, Panellist, Istanbul, Turkey, 26.04.2019
Spotlight on Turkey – a Case Study, Managing Intellectual Property - International Patent Forum 2019, Speaker, London, UK, 07.03.2019
Preliminary Injuction in Turkey, Managing Intellectual Property - International Patent Forum 2018, Speaker, London, UK, 08.03.2018
Patent Case Study, FICPI – Turkey - Roundtable Meeting, Moderator, Istanbul, Turkey, 12.01.2018
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
What to Know About New Patent Law in Turkey, London IP Summit IPR Events, Speaker, London, UK, 14.10.2016
Patent Protection for Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnological Inventions, Turkish Pharmaceutical Technology Researches Association, Speaker, Istanbul, Turkey, 10.09.2016
Harmonisation of Turkish Patent Law (with EU regulations), Managing Intellectual Property - International Patent Forum 2016, Speaker, London, UK, 10.03.2016
Building and Protecting an International Drug Portfolio, World IP Forum 2015, Speaker, Bangkok, Thailand, 15.09.2015
Spotlight on Turkey: Recent Trends and Pitfalls in Patent Litigation, Managing Intellectual Property - International Patent Forum 2015, Speaker, London, UK, 11.03.2015
Associations
- Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
- International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
- International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys Turkey (FICPI Turkey), Vice President and Founding Member
- German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
- Istanbul Arbitration Center (ISTAC), Intellectual Property Working Commission
Education
- 2005, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich (LL.M Eur)
- 2002, Faculty of Law, Ankara University, Ankara (LL.B.)
- 1998, Arı College, Ankara