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In Turkey, the prosecution of criminal offenses in trademark law depends on a proper complaint filed by the trademark owner.

The Notification Regarding the Fee Schedule to be Implemented by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office in 2024 was Published in the Official Gazette on April 24, 2024.

Actions brought against decisions rendered by the Re-Examination and Evaluation Board (“Higher Board”) concerning trademark applications constitute an important part of Turkish trademark law practice. In practice, particularly in actions brought following the refusal of an opposition filed by the owner of an earlier trademark, it is common for plaintiffs to seek not only the cancellation of the Higher Board decision but also the invalidation of the trademark at issue if it is registered during the proceedings.

In January 2015 the Third Chamber of the Ankara Intellectual Property Court applied to the Constitutional Court seeking abolition of Article 7(b) of the Trademark Decree-Law.

Trademark law, which is a sub-branch of industrial property law, deals with the procedures and principles regarding the registration and protection of commercial signs.

Turkey recently introduced major legislative changes to the pledge and assignment regime, which will facilitate access to finance for SMEs and boosts competitiveness.

Turkey has introduced principles and procedures for management of intellectual property rights owned or shared by the Scientific and Technological Research Council.

The Turkish Constitutional Court ("Constitutional Court") has struck out Article 7(1)(i) of the Trademark Decree Law numbered 556 ("Trademark Decree Law"), on the basis that it is unconstitutional.

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office ("TPTO") announced a statement regarding the updates on the trademark and design search engines on its own online platform on 11 April 2022.

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office's online system no longer allows recording a trademark attorney as a representative to the IR applications designated to Turkey.

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office ("TPTO") has published an updated Trademark Examination Guideline ("Updated Guideline") on 18 August 2021.

On August 18, 2021, TPTO published and updated guidelines pertaining to examination of trademark applications laying down principles/standards to be followed for assessment of confusing similarity...

We wish to report on the latest developments regarding the situation of the Turkish Patent & Trademark Office (TürkPatent) ...

The new IP Code came into force on January 10 2017 in Turkey.

The Regulation Regarding the Intellectual Property Academy was published and entered into force on November 14, 2019.

The High Court of Appeals, Assembly of Civil Chambers has recently ruled on the issue of whether appointment of an expert for assessment of likelihood of confusion in trademarks is admissible under Turkish Procedural Law (E. 2014/11-696, K. 2016/778, 8.6.2016).

Previously, comparative advertisements were planned to be permitted in Turkey from 10 January 2016 onward ( more information).

Until recently, as a general practice of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office ("TPTO"), all information and documents in relation to oppositions and counterviews were publicly available.