Mr Barış Kalaycı > Gün + Partners > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

Gün + Partners
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ZINCIRLIKUYU
34394 ISTANBUL
Turkey

Work Department

Position

Partner

Barış Kalaycı joined the firm in 1997 and has been a Partner since 2010. He is co-chair of the firm’s intellectual property and business crime and anti-corruption practices.

His Intellectual Property practice focuses on trademarks, designs and copyrights. He has been involved in numerous anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy campaigns and civil litigation cases mostly with preliminary injunction requests involving all aspects of IP rights. He also has a special focus on customs IP protection against counterfeit goods being exported, imported and in transit.

Baris also leads the firm’s in-house investigations department which supports the investigative needs of all the firm’s clients and practice groups, especially in anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy matters.

Barış also leads the teams in major business crimes and anti-corruption cases as well as some high profile commercial litigation.

Languages

English, Turkish

Memberships

Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG)
International Trademark Association (INTA), Parallel Import Committee
Ethics & Reputation Society (TEID)
Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG)
Patent and Trademark Attorneys’ Association of Turkey (PEM)
Transparency International Turkey
Istanbul Bar Association

Education

Istanbul University, Faculty of Law, Istanbul, (LL.M. 2019)
Middlesex University, UK (DPSI Diploma, 2000)
Ankara University, Faculty of Law, Ankara (LL.B. 1997)

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Intellectual property

(Leading individuals)

Barış KalaycıGün + Partners

With a strong team that handles all aspects of the IP process, Gün + Partners continues to prove itself as a go-to firm for clients seeking advice on trade marks, designs, copyright, IP prosecution, anti-counterfeiting, and patents. Mehmet Gün has over three decades of experience in the IP landscape. He leads the team alongside Uğur Aktekin, Bariş Kalayci, and Özge Atılgan Karakulak. Their combined experience spans from IP litigation and anti-piracy cases to patent infringements and unfair competition matters. Other prominent members of the team include Selin Sinem Erciyas, Hande Hançar, and Aysel Korkmaz Yatkın. In particular, Erciyas frequently handles the IP portfolios of pharmaceutical and technology companies.

Turkey > Compliance

Assisting a diverse and lucrative client base across a wide variety of sectors, Gün + Partners maintains its stellar reputation for handling the implementation and audit of compliance structures. The team is jointly led by Barış Kalaycı, the ‘amazingÖzge Atılgan Karakulak, Begüm Yavuzdoğan Okumus, Beril Yayla Sapan. Kalaycı is known for his extensive knowledge of anti-corruption cases, while Karakulak leads on the life sciences side. Okumuş frequently appears before regulatory authorities in a variety of sectors, including telecoms and automotives, and Sapan has ample knowledge of white collar crime related mandates, and legal audits.