Our intellectual property expertise covers all aspects of intellectual property rights including patents, utility models, trademark, copyright, design, geographical indications, plant varieties and internet domain names and is recognised as leading IP practice in Turkey.
We provide a full range of legal services including civil, criminal and administrative litigation, arbitration and mediation, advisory, transactional, registration, opposition, maintenance, enforcement, anti-counterfeiting and investigation advice.
We combine our strengths in IP services with our industry specific expertise and devise and implement IP strategies to handle complex disputes. We invest in the training and education of our team aiming to have them recognised as leaders in their fields.
Through a substantial network of collaborating law firms and agents we manage and coordinate our clients’ IP related activities globally.
We advocate on Turkish IP laws’ compatibility with international treaties and standards. Individually and through local and international associations we work to raise IP protection standards. We strive to establishment of precedents in cases we act as counsel. We regularly contribute to all leading local and international IP associations. Our members lecture IP law and practice in some of the Istanbul universities.
Our comprehensive IP practice is organized into the following specialized service areas:
Patents and Utility Models
Trademarks and Designs
Anti-counterfeiting and IP Investigations
Copyrights
IP Prosecution
Insights
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Turkish Court of Cassation Underlines Key Factors in Establishing Trademark Bad Faith
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IP and Music: Feel the Beat of Intellectual Property
Legalink Newsletter , Articles ,
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Assessing the Merits of DRS Provider Decisions on Domain Names in Türkiye
Kluwer Trademark Blog , Articles ,
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Turkish Patent and Trademark Office’s 2024 Revisions: Updates to the Trademark Classification System
FICPI , Articles ,
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Similarity Assessment in Trademark Applications Containing Low Distinctive Elements in the Light of the Court of Cassation Decisions
Legalink Newsletter , Articles ,
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Domain Name Disputes and Online Enforcement in Türkiye
Marques - Class 46 , Articles ,
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Does the Covid-19 Pandemic Constitute a Justified Reason for non-use?
WTR , Articles ,
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Insights from ICANN 81 and Domain Name Disputes in Türkiye
Marques - CLASS 46 , Articles ,
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Approaches to Trademark Similarity in the Food Supplement Sector
Gün + Partners , Articles ,
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Court of Cassation Issues Controversial Decision on Likelihood of Confusion in Dispute Over Pharma Marks
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