1 Mar 2014
The Turkish Ministry of Customs and Commerce has published a Communiqué in the Official Gazette on 14 February 2014 with the intention of introducing a guideline for the substance of company trade names and for individual trades people operating […]
13 Feb 2014
A recent decision ruled that invoking the exercising rights arising from a registration certificate is not always lawful. The Council of Appellate Circuits of the Turkish Court of Appeals awarded damages to a party on the basis of another […]
30 Jan 2014
Işık Özdoğan has been ranked as a Gold Tier individual by the World Trademark Review in its 2014 WTR 1000 rankings. The World Trademark Review ranks Işık in the top tier for both trademark enforcement and litigation, as well […]
1 Nov 2013
In an era where every transaction can take place through the Internet, trademark holders would like to immediately prevent each and every illegal use in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately, in Turkey, the law protecting IP rights has not developed […]
2 Sep 2013
As in many countries, manufacturing, selling, and distributing counterfeit products in Turkey is considered to be both a crime and a tort. Therefore, brand owners may challenge Turkish counterfeiters by initiating either civil or criminal actions (or both). As […]
1 Sep 2013
Even though Turkey is a party to international conventions and has harmonised its trademark laws with those of the EU, there are certain aspects and practices distinctive to Turkish trademark law. Existence of an Earlier Trademark is an Absolute […]
4 Jun 2013
The Turkish Ministry of Customs and Trade (“TMCA”) has launched an online application system on its website. This new system allows intellectual property and industrial right holders (“IP right holders”) to more easily register their rights in the TMCA’s central […]
1 May 2013
Although the Turkish Trademark Decree Law no: 556 allows the registration of signs such as trade dress, shapes or product packages, sounds, colors, etc, it has always been tricky to obtain registration for these types of non-traditional trademarks. Article […]
30 Apr 2013
There comes a point where trademark registration is not enough to protect a company’s intellectual property rights from infringement. In these circumstances, the unfair competition rules under the Turkish Commercial Code (TCC) become relevant. Businesses have come to view […]
1 Apr 2013
Moroğlu Arseven has been ranked in tier 3 for contentious trademark and copyright work by Managing Intellectual Property in its 2013 World IP Survey Handbook. Discussing the firm’s intellectual property team, clients commented that “It is absolutely outstanding. I have worked […]
