15 Feb 2018
The World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) has released its 2017 World Intellectual Property Indicators Report (“Report”) outlining territorial rankings on global intellectual property activities during 2016. The Report provides statistics for patents, trademarks, industrial designs, plant varieties and geographical […]
18 Jan 2018
For the third time, comparative advertising has been postponed in Turkey, now becoming possible from 1 January 2019 onwards. From that date, advertisements will be allowed to include competitors’ titles, trademarks, logos or other distinguishing marks or phrases, as […]
3 Jan 2018
The Turkish Health Institutes Directorate (“Directorate”) has announced establishment of the Biotechnology Institute (“Institute”). The Institute will include a range of Scientific Boards, focusing on Genome and Bioinformatics, Vaccines, Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Products, Biomedical and Medical Devices, Microbiology-Immunology and […]
7 Dec 2017
Turkey has tightened rules for products which protect plants from pests. The updated regime addresses processes and responsibilities for testing these products, as well as launching them to the market. The amendments also introduce new rules for advertising such […]
29 Nov 2017
The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“TPTO”) has published a guide (“Guide”) outlining the factors which it considers when assessing proof of use under Article 19 of Industrial Property Law (“IP Law”). The TPTO aims to harmonize Turkish intellectual […]
2 Nov 2017
Turkey has now adopted the Council of Europe Convention on the Counterfeiting of Medical Products and Similar Crimes Involving Threats to Public Health (“Convention”) into local legislation (more). The Convention criminalizes certain acts, protects victims’ rights, as well as […]
1 Nov 2017
Under Turkey’s recently overhauled intellectual property regime, employees in higher education institutions are entitled to a reasonable fee for employee inventions. The fee must be at least one third of the employer’s profit from the invention. Details have now […]
1 Nov 2017
The Turkish Medicine and Medical Device Agency, part of the Ministry of Health (“Ministry”), recently announced that it had seized 73 types of counterfeit and smuggled pharmaceuticals during inspections and raids so far in 2017. The counterfeit or smuggled […]
31 Oct 2017
The Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) has become a member of the Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S). PIC/S leads international development, implementation and maintenance of harmonized Good Manufacturing Practice (“GMP”) standards and systems for medicinal product Inspectorates. […]
26 Oct 2017
Turkey has published a Guideline for the Turkish Food Codex Labelling and Informing Consumers Regulation (“Guideline”), released in January 2017 (more). The Guideline outlines rules and limitations for information contained on food packaging, including minimum standards. The rules support […]
