1 Jul 2010
A common problem of opposition proceedings arises when the rights to a given phrase are acquired by the applicant based on an earlier registration. Once a trademark has been registered, the registrant acquires the rights to the relevant phrase […]
1 May 2010
According to the Counterfeit Economy Report of the Chamber of Commerce of Ankara (ATO), Turkey is the second-largest counterfeit product market in the world, with $3 billion of turnover. The report shows that the counterfeit product market has become a new and […]
9 Apr 2010
Moroğlu Arseven and Germany’s Graf von Westphalen hosted workshops during March and April 2010 in Cologne and Istanbul regarding German and Turkish cross-border distribution issues. These workshops were hosted with the generous support of the Turkish-German Chamber of Industry […]
1 Apr 2010
Although Turkey has followed international developments and harmonized its Trademark Law with EU legislation, the registration of non-traditional marks such as product packaging and product shape has not fallen into place. The Turkish Appeal Court has recently approved the […]
1 Mar 2010
The Turkish Trade Mark Registry frequently receives applications seeking to register well-known trademarks, celebrities’ names and trademarks owned by foreign companies that have not been registered in Turkey. Some trademark owners are not disturbed by these applications as they […]
1 Aug 2009
The Turkish Constitutional Court recently canceled Article 136/1-a,b of the Turkish Patent Decree Law no: 551 and Article 48/1-a of the Turkish Industrial Design Decree Law no: 554 due to the fact that these articles violated the Turkish Constitution. […]
22 May 2003
The relationship between employers and employees is regulated in Turkey by the Labor Law numbered 4857 and dated May 22, 2003 (“Labor Law”). This article explains the circumstances under which an employer may terminate an employee’s contrac, as well […]
