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Well-known trademark registry of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office ("Office") became a discussion topic after the Turkish Court of Cassation decided in 2020...

The Turkish Court of Cassation (the CoC) issued a decision in which the registrability of a 3D medical device trade mark is discussed. This paper aims to provide the details of the matter and to remark upon its importance.

In the past years, several concrete and important steps have been taken in Turkey to raise awareness of IP rights and their protection.

The recent decision of the Supreme Court overturns longstanding precedents, ruling that an act cannot be simultaneously considered as both trademark infringement...

Supreme Court Declares in the Long-Lasting Trademark Combat That the Attention Level for Unprescribed Medicines Is No Different Than the Prescribed Ones.

The Industrial Property Law Numbered 6769 (the "Industrial Property Law"), which was adopted by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on December 22, 2016, was published in the Official Gazette...

With the introduction of the Industrial Property Law ("IPL"), the "proof of use" practice, which is applied in EUIPO and many countries, came into force in trademark opposition cases.

The Industrial Property Code No. 6769 which entered into force as of January 10, 2017 regulated within Article 9 that a registered trademark will be vulnerable to cancellation if not used within five years term ...

The Turkish Court of Appeal and Turkish Patent and Trademark Office's (TÜRKPATENT) diverging practices in terms of implementing the acquired rights principle has been a controversial issue (see "Navigating Controversies And Conditions Of Acquired Rights, Evaluating Different Approaches Of TÜRKPATENT And Court Of Appeal In The Light Of The Administrative Cancellation Actions"

In an era where every transaction can take place through the Internet, trademark holders would like to immediately prevent each and every illegal use in the blink of an eye.

The Appeal Board ("Board") of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office ("TPTO") recently upheld an appeal by the European Commission against a local trademark application involving the EU Emblem.

In the case at hand, the plaintiff is a foreign company which operated in Turkey through an exclusive agency agreement with the defendant.

The Turkish Court of Appeal recently considered a case involving issues about calculating material damages for trademark infringement.

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...

According to the Trademark Examination Guideline of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, which is aligned with the EUIPO guidelines, the comparison of trademarks should be based on the overall impression...

The well-known trademark registry of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (the Office) became a discussion topic after the Turkish Court of Cassation decided in 2020...

The well-known trademark registry of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office ("the Office") became a discussion topic after the Turkish Court of Cassation decided in 2020 that the Office...

In the realm of intellectual property, trademarks play a pivotal role in distinguishing products and services, helping consumers in making informed choices.