ArticleLiability For Online Counterfeiting In TurkeyAs per the same article, the Criminal Judges will decide on the request of the injured party 24 hours following the request at the latest. TurkeyIntellectual PropertyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleNon-Registered Cartoon Characters Enjoying Of Trademark Protection In TurkeyRights to cartoon/fictional characters may exist under trademark law as well as under copyright law.TurkeyIntellectual PropertyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleLiability Of Online Marketing Platforms As Per Counterfeiting ActivitiesWe will analyze the internal measures offered by various online marketing platforms in our next article. TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticlePersonal Data Protection Authority Announcement: Recommended Technical And Administrative Measures For Data ControllersThe Personal Data Protection Authority ("Authority") published a public announcement on February 15 2022, regarding technical and administrative measures to be taken by data controllers, ...TurkeyPrivacyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticlePersonal Data Protection Authority: Data Breach Notification Concerning The Company Operating In The Pharmaceutical IndustryThe data controller determined that the cybercriminals had seized the authorized user passwords of its system and prevented its employees from accessing the system.TurkeyPrivacyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleLandmark Decision Of The Board Of Appeal Finds No Legal Base To Amend The Description For Aligning It With The Allowed Claims (T 1989/18 Of 16.12.2021)The appeal was filed against the decision of the examining division refusing the application because it considered that the scope of protection was unclear following the amendments to the description...TurkeyIntellectual PropertyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleNovelty Examination Of Design ApplicationsThe repealed legislation Decree-Law no. 554 on the Protection of Industrial Designs regulated novelty and individual character as conditions of protection as well.TurkeyIntellectual PropertyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleTransit Passing Goods As Per The New IP CodeThe Industrial Property Code no. 6769 (IP Code) entered into force on January 10 2017. It repealed and replaced the decree-laws on patents, utility models ...TurkeyIntellectual PropertyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleThe Many Ways To Get Hacked In This Digital AgeThe attacker simply places a malware into the target computer system making it inaccessible and studies suggest that roughly 1 in 3.000 emails contain malware. TurkeyPrivacyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleSevere Measures Against Counterfeits Related To Covid-19 OutbreakSecurity Forces enforce public health orders to fight against the counterfeit, unauthorized, unhealthy disinfectants, colognes, masks and sanitary products produced and sold due to COVID-19 pandemic...TurkeyCoronavirus (COVID-19)Deris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleThe Constitutional Court's Ruling Will Affect The Force Of Preliminary Injunction OrdersThe decision of cancellation was published on the Official Gazette on February 20, 2019.TurkeyGovernment, Public SectorDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleEuropean Commission Praises Turkey For Improved Alignment With IP Acquis CommunautaireOn April 17 2018 the European Commission released its Key Findings of the 2018 Report on Turkey and the Commission Staff Working Document on Turkey 2018 Report. TurkeyIntellectual PropertyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleCopyright Take Down RequestsThe current Law No. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works (Copyright Act) identifies the below-listed acts as a copyright infringement unless the copyright owner consents thereto:TurkeyIntellectual PropertyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticlePatent Partial Invalidation Decisions Having Effects Different From The Intended Ones And Resulting Legal Uncertainty In The Turkish Patent And Judicial PracticeAs is known, the Decree-Law No. 551 on patents and utility models does not provide for opposition.TurkeyIntellectual PropertyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleSeizure Of The Goods Before Liquidation DirectorateCustoms Regulation in Turkey entitles the IP right holders to file an online centralized application before the Customs for the monitoring of the counterfeiting activities at the borders. TurkeyIntellectual PropertyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleThe Necessity For Eliminating The Difference In Regimens Between Patent And Trademark Attorneys Depending On Their Being Attorneys-At-Law Or Not, For Achieving Unity Within The ProfessionPatent and trademark attorneys are divided into two groups in terms of their being attorneys-at-law or not.TurkeyIntellectual PropertyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleThe Status Of Rebranding And Remarking Goods Under The Intellectual Property CodeModification and/or replacement of the original packages, product codes and/or trademarks by an unauthorized 3rd party in order to mislead the origin source of the goods and to eliminate the guarantee...TurkeyIntellectual PropertyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticlePersonal Data Protection Authority: Interpretation Of "Obligation To Notify Within The Shortest Time" Regarding Data BreachesThe technical and organizational measures are set forth in detail within the scope of the Personal Data Security Guide published on the official website of the Personal Data Protection Authority.TurkeyPrivacyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleAssessment Of The Individual Character Of Design ApplicationsThe Turkish Industrial Property Code no. 6769 grants protection through registration for the appearance of a product or a part thereof. TurkeyIntellectual PropertyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership
ArticleChanges To Patent Requirements Regarding Declaration Of Use And Compulsory LicencesThe new Code of Industrial Property 6769, which repealed the previous decree-laws on patents, utility models, trademarks, designs and geographical indications, entered into force on January 10 2017...TurkeyIntellectual PropertyDeris Attorney At Law Partnership