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Major Development in Non-Use Actions Before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TPTO): What Right Holders Must Know

As of January 2024, non-use actions are now handled by the TPTO instead of IP Courts. The awaited regulation detailing the implementation was published and came into force on March 15, 2025, introducing significant changes to non-use cancellation procedures.
Deris Attorney-at-Law Partnership
İrem Bezek
Alara Biber
21.03.2025

Markaların İdari İptali: Yönetmelik Değişiklileri Yürürlükte

Tescilli markaların iptali yetkisini mahkemelerden alarak doğrudan Türk Patent ve Marka Kurumuna (“Türk Patent”) veren, 6769 sayılı Sınai Mülkiyet Kanunu’nun 26. maddesi 10.01.2024 tarihinde yürürlüğe girmişti.
Aksoy IP
Doğukan Berk Aksoy
Tuana Özbal
18.03.2025

Creative Signatures: How a Work Reflects Its Author’s Unique Characteristics

The Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works, which has been amended many times since its entry into force in 1952, still causes uncertainty and confusion in practice.
Gün + Partners
Hande Hançar
Elif Melis Özsoy
16.03.2025

Protection of Work Titles

Work titles, as signs that distinguish one work from others, may also be protected independently of the work itself. Article 83 of the Law No. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works provides a general framework for this protection.
Gün + Partners
Hande Hançar
Havva Yıldız
12.03.2025

Protection of Digital Fonts Under Copyright and Design Law

Digital fonts combine aesthetics and functionality as a key element of modern design and digital communication.
Gün + Partners
Güldeniz Doğan Alkan
Hatice İnci Turan
10.03.2025

Chef’s Recommendation: Turkish Case Offers a Tasty Takeaway for Trademark Owners

Would you like to hear more about the chef’s recommendation? First, as a starter, some background information will be provided on a trademark dispute in Turkey that has a culinary theme ...
Gün + Partners
Güldeniz Doğan Alkan
Dilan Sıla Kayalıca
10.03.2025

Şirket Avukatları İçin Marka Portföyü Yönetimi: Pratik Öneriler

Bir şirket avukatı olduğunuzu ve şirketin fikri ve sınai haklar yönünden durumunu kontrol etmeniz, eksikleri gidermeniz gerektiğini düşünelim.
Aksoy IP
Doğukan Berk Aksoy
Evren Fırat Göklü
Furkan Mert Özkaynak
10.03.2025

Recent Court of Cassation Decision on the Analogous Application of Copyright Transfer Agreements and Publishing Agreements

Copyright constitutes a set of moral and economic rights granted to the author of a work that reflects their intellectual effort, bears their characteristics, and is tangible and complete.
Moroğlu Arseven
Ece Berkman
Gökçe Bal
03.03.2025

Advertising Board’s Priority Practices in 2024

In 2024, the Advertising Board intensified its inspections with the aim of protecting consumer rights and made significant decisions, particularly concerning misleading advertisement, and surreptitious advertising, and unfair commercial practices.
Moroğlu Arseven
Yonca Çelebi
İrem Gül
03.03.2025

The Case of Puck Schrover’s Face as a Trademark

A trademark application was filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”) by PS Holding B.V. to register a figurative mark depicting the face of Dutch model Puck Schrover.
Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak
Esra Dündar Loiseau
Hazal Görmüş
26.02.2025

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TPTO) Has Issued an Announcement Regarding The Letter of Intent Signed Between The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and TPTO

The Letter of Intent on Cooperation for Accelerated Patent Examination between the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TPTO) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) was signed on September 12, 2024.
Moroğlu Arseven
Ezgi Baklacı Gülkokar, LL.M.
Büşra Bıçakcı, LL.M.
16.02.2025

“7 Nota” ve Özgünlük İkilemi: Müzik Eserlerinde İntihal ve Esinlenmenin Sınırları

5846 sayılı Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Kanununda (FSEK) “intihal” kavramına ilişkin bir tanım bulunmamaktaysa da Türk hukukunda intihal, bir başkasına ait fikri ya da sanat eserini, sahibinin izni olmaksızın kullanıp kendine mal etme fiili olarak kabul edilmektedir.
Gün + Partners
Hande Hançar
Elif Melis Özsoy
10.02.2025

Düsseldorf UPC Ruling and Turkey: How Far Unified Patent Court Can Extend Its Reach?

On 28 January 2025, Unified Patent Court Düsseldorf Local Division delivered a decision in a patent infringement action brought by Fujifilm Corporation against Kodak GmBH, Kodak Graphic Communications GmBH and Kodak Holding GmBH, which also included a counterclaim for revocation of the patent basis of the infringement claims.
Moroğlu Arseven
Ezgi Baklacı Gülkokar, LL.M.
Merve Altınay
10.02.2025

Yapay Zeka Tarafından Üretilen Çıktıların Türkiye’deki Mevcut Telif Hakkı Düzenlemeleri Üzerindeki Etkileri

Yapay zeka teknolojileri, özellikle yaratıcı çıktılar üretenleri, fikri mülkiyet hukuku açısından bütün dünyada çeşitli soruları gündeme getirmektedir.
Özdağıstanli Ekici Attorney Partnership
Hatice Ekici Tağa
Sümeyye Uçar
Hatice Sahranç
06.02.2025

Patent and Trademark Office Almost Loses Authority to Revoke Trademarks – Before It Even Gets a Chance to Use It

Along with the entry into force of the Industrial Property Code No 6769 on 10 January 2017, a fundamental change was brought about in terms of the abolition of trademark rights.
Gün + Partners
Güldeniz Doğan Alkan
Cansu Evren
05.02.2025

Implications of Artificial Intelligence Generated Output on Existing Copyright Regulations in Turkey

Artificial intelligence technologies, especially those that generate creative outputs, have been posing questions all around the world in terms of intellectual property law.
Özdağıstanli Ekici Attorney Partnership
Hatice Ekici Tağa
Sümeyye Uçar
Hatice Sahranç
05.02.2025

“7 Notes” and the Dilemma of Originality: The Limits of Plagiarism and Inspiration in Musical Works

Although “plagiarism” is not defined under Law No. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works (“LIAW”) it is widely accepted in Turkish law as the act of using and appropriating the intellectual or artistic work of another without the permission of the owner.
Gün + Partners
Hande Hançar
Elif Melis Özsoy
30.01.2025

Domain Name Disputes in Türkiye

In a follow-up to their post on the Class 46 blog about the 81st ICANN meeting, Mutlu Yıldırım Köse and Baran Güney explore domain name disputes and online enforcement in Türkiye.
Gün + Partners
Mutlu Yıldırım Köse
Baran Güney
28.01.2025

Birleşik Patent Mahkemesi’nin “Uzun Kolu” Türkiye’ye Uzanır Mı?

Birleşik Patent Mahkemesi'ni kuran Anlaşma yıllar süren çaba sonucunda 2013 yılında Avrupa Birliği üyesi devletlerin çoğunluğu tarafından imzalandı ve 1 Haziran 2023’de yürürlüğe girdi.
Gün + Partners
Selin Sinem Erciyas
Zeynep Çağla Üstün
27.01.2025

Insights From ICANN 81

The 81st ICANN meeting (ICANN 81) was held in Istanbul, Türkiye, in November 2024, offering a significant platform for global discussions on internet governance, domain names and online policy.
Gün + Partners
Mutlu Yıldırım Köse
Baran Güney
24.01.2025
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