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Motor Vehicle Sector Update – 2010 Developments

11 Apr 2011

Below is our general assessment with final updates of Turkish regulations on product defects, consumer protection and manufacturer liability, competition issues in the automotive sector and the automotive sector itself. After considering the Turkish Code on Consumer Protection numbered […]

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Domain Name Regulation in Turkey

1 Jan 2011

There has been a significant recent development to Turkey’s Internet and domain name legislation. The Internet Domain Name Regulation — in the making since 1993 — was finally accepted and published in the Official Gazette on November 7, 2010. The regulation had […]

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Trademark Frustrations in Turkey

1 Nov 2010

The acceptability of consent letters, co-existence agreements and sister company arrangements are often explored by the applicants whose trademarks are provisionally refused based on a prior registration in Turkey. Contrary to all expectations, consent letters, co-existence agreements and sister […]

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Turkish and EU Customs Harmonized

6 Oct 2010

This October, some important changes were made to The Turkish Customs Code with the 5911 numbered Code and also the new Customs Regulation within EU harmonization. Those regulations brought some revolutionary amendments, some of which are related to the […]

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Avoiding the Traps: Domain Names in Turkey

1 Sep 2010

The Internet has brought domain name disputes to prominence, while traditional trademark disputes continue as before. Assigning generic top level domain names (gTLDs) such as .com, .edu and .gen on a ‘first come, first served’ basis has caused domain name disputes between […]

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