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The Re-examination and Evaluation Board (the ‘Higher Board') of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has found that, in addition to the similarity of the word ...

The Re-examination and Evaluation Board of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TürkPatent) has found that the application for the figurative trademark IBEX was confusingly similar to the figurative trademark RED BULL and, therefore, could not be registered for beverages in Classes 30 and 32.

Unfortunately, access to Imgur was blocked in Turkey around 2016.

Brand communication of alcoholic products to consumers is strictly prohibited in Türkiye and there is full prohibition of advertisement of alcohol...

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.

With the Communique Amending the Internet Domain Names Regulation which was published in the Official Gazette dated 10 June 2023, the Internet Domain Names Regulation has been updated.

Article 17 of the Turkish Constitution provides that "Everyone has … the right to protect and improve his/her corporeal and spiritual existence."

Generally, an agreement regarding the use of the same or similar trademarks, in the same or in similar markets by two trademark holders, is referred to as a coexistence agreement.

Advertising slogans are, in a nutshell, short expressions or idioms that brand owners use in advertising in order to make the advertised product or service remembered easily and also to have the slogan be associated with the product, thus the brand.

The impact of the spread of artificial intelligence ("AI") technologies can be seen in many areas of law, including trademark law.

The Turkish Competition Authority has issued a groundbreaking decision ordering the withdrawal of registered 3D trademarks, marking an unprecedented intervention in intellectual property rights under competition law.

Article 10 grants trademark owners the right to request the transfer of a trademark in case of unfair registration in the name of a commercial agent and/or representative. The provision offers an underestimated.

The Turkish Industrial Property Code no. 6769 grants protection through registration for the appearance of a product or a part thereof.

Recent reports in the Turkish press claiming that Warner Bros. has filed a lawsuit against Fenerbahçe footballer Kerem Aktürkoğlu for using the nickname “Harry Potter” on the pitch and in social media content...

Istanbul Regional Court of Appeals has ruled in a very recent decision that trademark holders cannot prohibit (counterfeit) goods under transit regime...

The Re-examination and Evaluation Board of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has reversed a decision of the Trademarks Department in which the latter had rejected claims of bad faith against a new application ...

In the 1990s,Turkey swiftly prepared and published decree-laws related to IP rights in order to fulfill its obligation of adopting national legislation related to IP rights with EU regulations...

In our previous article, we provided information on the significant changes that entered into force as of 1 January 2026 within the scope of the 13th Edition of the Nice Classification...