Lawyers Mutlu Yıldırım Köse

Mutlu Yıldırım Köse

Mutlu Yıldırım Köse

Gün + Partners

Mutlu Yıldırım Köse has been with Gün + Partners since 2006 and a partner since 2017. Mutlu is both a lawyer and trademark and patent attorney specializing in intellectual property practice. Her IP practice focuses on trademarks, designs and copyrights.

She has been involved in numerous projects on all fields of IP. Her involvement includes both contentious and non-contentious matters in relation to trademarks, copyrights, designs, patents, domain names and unfair competition. She has an extensive litigation experience, counselled various domestic and foreign clients regarding their IP strategies, legal disputes, licensing and settlement agreements.

She also works in IP prosecution where supervises and drafts oppositions and appeals regarding trademark and design applications before the Turkish patent and trademark office.

She represents foreign, multinational and Turkish clients from numerous business areas including electronics, fashion, cosmetics, textile, entertainment, hotel and tourism, media and entertainment, pharmaceuticals, radio and TV broadcasting, telecoms on all aspects of intellectual property and regulatory matters.


Practice Areas & Work Department

Intellectual Property

Trademarks and Designs

Copyrights

IP Prosecution


Languages

English

Turkish


Memberships

Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)

The Association of European Trade Mark Owners (MARQUES), Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team

The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA)

Turkish Court of Cassation’s Highlighting Decisions on Conceptual Similarity Evaluation

In the 1st paragraph of Article 6 of the Industrial Property Law no. 6769, which regulates the relative refusal grounds in trademark registration, the existence of a likelihood of confusion requires the condition of “identicalness or similarity” of the trademarks along with the similarity of the goods and/or services.

22.10.2024

Artificial Intelligence and Music Industry

One of the most striking developments in the music industry in 2023 was the release of the song “Heart on my Sleeves” by an anonymous user named “Ghostwriter” using the AI-created voices of world-famous singers Drake and the Weekend.

23.06.2024

Turkish Legislation Offers Various Solutions to Tackle Trademark Squatting

Similar as in other countries, trademark squatting is also a common problem which foreign brands face in Türkiye.

12.06.2024

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Trademark Law

The impact of the spread of artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies can be seen in many areas of law, including trademark law. The rapid development of AI technologies has given rise to the need to re-evaluate some of the basic practices and concepts of trademark law.

25.03.2024

The Relationship Between Virtual and Physical Goods and Services

The development of NFTs, artificial intelligence, and the metaverse has seen many individuals and legal entities start to include virtual goods and services within the scope of their trademarks. Discussions have been widely held about whether virtual goods and services are similar to physical goods and services and under which class these goods and services should be included in the Nice Classification, and the following developments have taken place in this regard.

07.03.2024

What Copyright and Trademark Owners Should Know About the Approach to NFTs in the Republic of Türkiye

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have grown in popularity since first entering public consciousness in 2021. They are digital tokens and may represent unique—virtual or real-world—items including songs, artworks, GIFs, virtual game items, videos, and cartoons. NFTs are created using blockchain technology and primarily operate within Ethereum, a blockchain platform with automated (smart) transactions.

08.02.2024

Ticaret Unvanı Marka Hakkına Tecavüz Teşkil Eder Mi?

Önceki tarihli tescilli bir markanın, başka biri tarafından ticaret unvanı ve işletme adı olarak kullanılmasının ve tescilinin, ticaret unvanının ayrıca bir markasal kullanımının bulunmadığı durumlarda, marka hakkına tecavüz yaratıp yaratmadığı, hem 556 sayılı Kanun Hükmünde Kararname (“KHK”) hem de Sınai Mülkiyet Kanunu (”SMK”) döneminde bir çok uyuşmazlığa konu olmuş, mahkemeler yürürlükteki mevzuat hükümlerini ve somut uyuşmazlığın şartlarını dikkate alarak farklı yönlerde karar vermişlerdir.

06.11.2023

Can Trade Names Lead to Trademark Infringement in Turkey?

Whether a trade name or business name can create trademark infringement and unfair competition, particularly in cases where the trade name is not used as a trademark, is a controversial issue in Turkey. This issue has been subject to numerous disputes under both Decree Law No. 556 Pertaining to Protection of Trademarks and the Industrial Property Code (the IP Code). The courts, by considering the applicable provisions of the legislation in force, as well as the specific facts of each dispute, have rendered decisions on this topic.

01.11.2023
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