8 May 2020
Turkish Constitutional Court (“TCC”) recently evaluated and dismissed Izmir 1st Criminal Court of Intellectual and Industrial Rights’ (“Applicant”) application for the abolishment of some articles of the Law on Experts, Law of Judges and Prosecutors, and Code of Criminal […]
25 Feb 2020
Under today’s economic conditions and competitive market system, companies should think outside the box and create original brands, to distinguish their goods and services from others. Rapidly changing consumer behavior has integrated different elements to the concept of trademark. […]
31 Jan 2020
Since 1990, Middle East Technical University (“METU”) managed the administration and registration of “.tr”. domain names through its Nic.tr system, pursuant to the protocol signed with ICANN. Pursuant to Regulation numbered 27752 on Internet Domain Names (“Regulation”) published in […]
26 Dec 2019
The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has examined the Italian balsamic vinegar manufacturer Consorzio Tutela Aceto Balsamico di Modena’s (“Consorzio”) request against German manufacturer Balema GmbH (“Balema”). Consorzio claimed that Balema’s use of “balsamico” expression on product labels extends […]
28 Nov 2019
The Court of Justice of the European Union(“CJEU”) has rendered its long-awaited decision on the process started in 2016 with Austrian Green Party member Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek’s request from Facebook to remove the posts offending her. The CJEU’s decision adds […]
15 Oct 2019
The Turkish Trademark and Patent Office (“TPTO”) has published the new Trademark Examination Guideline regarding the examination of the absolute grounds based on article 5 of Industrial Property Law numbered 6769 (“IPL”). The new guideline updates the previous one […]
24 Sep 2019
11th Chamber of Turkish Court of Cassation rendered a long-awaited decision on the cancellation of trademarks that have not been in use for five years starting from the registration date. The court concluded that, although in principle, the laws […]
24 Sep 2019
Turkey has introduced The Regulation on Registration, Production, and Marketing of Local Varieties (“Regulation”) aiming to protect field crops, vineyard/garden plants and other plant varieties and to prevent genetic erosion for those. The new Regulation outlines procedures and principles […]
27 Aug 2019
Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (“RTSC”) and Information and Communication Technologies Authority (“ICTA”) have jointly published the Regulation on Submission of Radio, Television and Voluntary Broadcasts through the Internet (the “Regulation”) on 1 August 2019 entering into effect […]
18 Jul 2019
With the Regulation regarding Amendment of the Regulation regarding Application of Industrial Property Law published in the Official Gazette dated 8 July 2019 and numbered 30825; in the case of Partial renewal of the trademark, Partial or complete withdrawal […]
