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As per the same article, the Criminal Judges will decide on the request of the injured party 24 hours following the request at the latest.

In accordance with Article 26 of the Industrial Property Law ("IP Code") no. 6769, interested persons may request the Office to revoke a trademark pursuant to paragraph...

The Presidential Decree on the Approval of the Medium-Term Program (2025-2027) issued by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the Directorate of Strategy and Budget was published in the Official Gazette dated 5 September 2024 and numbered 32653 (bis).

Rights to cartoon/fictional characters may exist under trademark law as well as under copyright law.

For an application to be rejected under Article 6/1 of the Turkish Intellectual Property Code (IP Code), the following conditionsmust be met:

Article 5(1)(i) of Industrial Property Code No 6769 (the IP Code) prohibits the registration as trademarks of signs consisting of, or containing, a registered GI. The provision’s broad wording raises the question of whether the mere presence of the protected name in the sign applied for is sufficient to justify refusal.

When the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office assesses whether two signs are confusingly similar under Article 6/1 of the Industrial Property Code, it is generally accepted that the length of the signs...

2020 was a difficult year for businesses as humanity started to live through the first global disaster of the millennium, the Covid-19 pandemic.

Trademarks have an important role in protecting the identity, reputation, and commercial value of goods and services.

Even though Turkey is a party to international conventions and has harmonised its trademark laws with those of the EU, there are certain aspects and practices distinctive to Turkish trademark law.

Turkey was historically an important artery of the Silk and Spice Route, and continues to be a strategic crossroads between the European Union (EU) and Middle Eastern countries. Because of its geopolitical position, Turkey has always been an important hub for international land, sea or air transportation.

Turkey recently announced a goods certification scheme for geographical indications and traditional cultural specialties with the Industrial Property Lawnumber 6769.

At the end of 2024, Turkish Patent and Trademark Office ("the Office") made a significant move by publishing a revised communiqué on the classification of goods and services for trade mark registration applications.

The implementation of Article 26 of the Industrial Property Code no. 6769 ("IP Code") establishing the administrative revocation of trademarks was postponed for 7 years as of the entry into force of the IP Code on January 10, 2017.

The enforcement of the Internet Domain Names Regulation ("Regulation"), published by the Information Technologies and Communications Authority ("ITCA") in 2010,

This regulation is of vital importance as Turkish Law does not provide for a fair use exception or a due cause clause in general.

An American multinational television channel filed two trademark applications in Türkiye, where the signs at issue both incorporate a stylized background partially incorporating the national flag...

The World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO") has released its 2016 World Intellectual Property Indicators Report ("Report") outlining territorial rankings on global intellectual property activities during 2015.