27 Jun 2014
In Turkish trademark law, generally, a trademark cancellation (invalidation) takes effect retrospectively as if the trademark was never registered at all. However, a right holder may claim compensation for a party’s use of a trademark prior to cancellation, provided […]
11 Jun 2014
Currently, the process for obtaining angel investment permits in Turkey is strict and at times causes practical problems for parties seeking to make or receive investments. In theory, a re-financing model is possible within the existing legal framework for […]
11 Jun 2014
Moroğlu Arseven was recognized by IFLR1000 for several aspects of its energy and infrastructure practice areas in 2014. IFLR1000 ranked the firm in Tier 3 respectively for each of Corporate, Finance, and Disputes within the energy and infrastructure sector. […]
5 Jun 2014
Moroğlu Arseven has been noted as a recommended firm for patent litigation and prosecution by the IAM Patent 1000’s 2014 awards. Based on its research of the Turkish legal market, IAM Patent 1000 noted that “Few of Turkey’s corporate […]
28 May 2014
The Consumer Law numbered 6502 (the “Consumer Law”)1 came into effect on 28 May 2014. The Consumer Law regulates the fundamental principles which apply to distance agreements. Several rights and obligations applying to consumers and sellers/service providers have also been […]
23 May 2014
Injunctions play a significant role in Turkish intellectual property law, particularly for protecting trademark rights. Injunctions are effective tools during cancellation, invalidation and infringement actions to preserve the final result which the plaintiff seeks to achieve. A plaintiff’s claim […]
13 May 2014
Moroğlu Arseven has been ranked in tier 2 for contentious trademark and copyright work, as well as tier 4 for trademark prosecution by Managing Intellectual Property in its 2014 World IP Survey Handbook. Işık Özdoğan is recognized individually by […]
9 May 2014
Arguably, plain packaging legislation to tobacco products undermines the objective of trademarks. The possibility of legislatively mandated plain packaging for tobacco products in Turkey also raises legal issues with how such restrictions would fit into the existing legislative framework. […]
7 May 2014
The Draft Law on Regulation of Electronic Commerce (“Draft Law”) proposes significant changes in relation to electronic commercial communications, along with many other novelties for electronic commerce. This includes both SMS, as well as e-mail messages. The Draft Law […]
29 Apr 2014
Partner, Burcu Tuzcu Ersin, contributed as a guest lecturer to the Boğaziçi University Management Department’s course on Entrepreneurship, taught by Dr. Joachim Behrendt. 2014 is the second year Burcu has acted as a guest lecturer in Dr. Behrendt’s course. Burcu’s […]
