11 Nov 2020
Article 15 of Turkey’s Law on Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (‘LPPD’) allows the Personal Data Protection Board (‘the Board’) – the decision-making authority within the Personal Data Protection Authority (‘KVKK’) – to carry out investigations on its […]
3 Nov 2020
Durations of certain precautions that have been taken within the field of Employment Law as a result of COVID-19 has been elongated pursuant to Presidential Decrees number 3134 and number 3135. Both decrees were published in the Official Gazette […]
29 Oct 2020
How can patent owners best enforce their rights in your jurisdiction? The most effective way for a patent owner to enforce its rights is to initiate an infringement action against the alleged infringers before the specialised intellectual and industrial […]
27 Oct 2020
Overview Legislation What is the primary law governing trademarks in your jurisdiction? The Industrial Property Law (‘IP Law’) is the primary source in which the trademark law is regulated. The IP Law was published in the Official Gazette on […]
27 Oct 2020
Pursuant to Law numbered 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works (“Law“) reproduced copies of musical and cinematographic works and non-periodical publications should bear a special label, called a banderol for commercial exploitation. The breach of banderole liability crimes and […]
27 Oct 2020
On 6 October 2020, Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) has published “Guideline on Non-clinical Evaluation of Vaccines for Human Use” (“Guideline”). The Guideline aims to provide guidance on “non-clinical evaluation” of vaccine candidates for vaccine developers. The […]
27 Oct 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic, which is having a devastating impact worldwide, has affected our daily lives deeply, and slowed down and almost stopped the functioning of state institutions and organizations including courts.In order to mitigate these effects, a number of […]
27 Oct 2020
Legal regulations and judicial practices are in a continuous transformation in order to meet the needs arising from new technological developments. Juridical authorities in different jurisdictions are facing new and highly sophisticated conflicts which are increasing day by day […]
27 Oct 2020
Commissioning deadline for production facilities to able to benefit from the Renewable Energy Resources Support Mechanism (“YEKDEM”) has been extended to 30 June 2021, with the annex decree of the Presidential Decree dated 17 September 2020 and numbered 2949 […]
27 Oct 2020
Several amendments were introduced on the Implementation Regulation on Direct Foreign Investments Law (the “Regulation”) on 16 October 2020. The companies and branches within the scope of the Law on Direct Foreign Investments (the “Law”) are now required to […]
