The Istanbul Civil Court for Intellectual and Industrial Rights has granted a preliminary injunction to remove a pharmaceutical product from the foreign drug list of the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TMMDA).

In the past, there used to be delays in the notifi cation of documents to applicants due to address changes and the applicants'subsequent failure to inform the Patent and Trademark Offi ce of such changes.

On 30 September 2019 the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office issued guidelines regarding the examination standards for trademark applications in terms of absolute grounds, which were the first of their kind under Turkish law.

The patent and utility model rights, the backbone of incentivizing R&D and innovation, provide their holders with a significant advantage over their competitors and grant an absolute right for a certain period.

In a decision published on 18 December 2019, the Turkish Court of Cassation (COC) ruled that trade marks inspired by descriptive words

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

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

Following the announcement of the Structural Transformation Program Action Plan for Healthcare Industries on 7 November 2014, Turkey commenced adopting measures to ...

The Constitutional Court's decision dated 14 March 2024 and numbered 2023/160 E., 2023/160 E., 2024/77 K. annulled Article 18/A of the Law No. 6325 on Mediation in Civil Disputes ("Mediation Law").

The potential conclusion of actions initiated for undue receivables has been a controversial issue under Turkish law. There have been several different opinions on how the courts should conclude these cases.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has introduced significant updates to the Guideline on the Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Food Labelling and Consumer Information.

The Advertisement Board ("Board") made a striking decision at its meeting on January 9, 2024. The decision is based on the provision of the Regulation...

Definition of "Social Network Provider" has been added to the Law numbered 5651 on the Regulation of Internet Broadcasts and Prevention of Crimes Committed through Such Broadcasts with the amendments that entered into force ...

The Regulation on Broadcasting Services ("'Regulation") was amended by the Radio and Television Supreme Council and these amendments were published in the Official Gazette No. 32575 on 13 June 2024.

The DPA has introduced specific requirements such as determining Turkish courts as authorized courts for any dispute thus local requirements must be satisfied.

Sensitive and non-sensitive personal data can be transferred abroad if the explicit consent of the data subject is obtained.

Sensitive and non-sensitive personal data can be transferred abroad if the explicit consent of the data subject is obtained.

The Law on Amending the Law on the Procedure for the Collection of Public Receivables and the Law and Certain Laws numbered 7316 (the "Law") was published in the Official Gazette numbered 31462 and...

The panel came together to discuss the effect of Covid-19 and the respective measures taken in the EMEA region, on the anti-counterfeiting activities.

This webinar concentrates on why it's important to increase the IP awareness of women for accelerating innovation and creativity.