ArticleINTA Pre-Annual Meeting Reception 2023This reception is planned exclusively for you and your colleagues to learn more about INTA's upcoming 2023 Annual Meeting Live+.TurkeyIntellectual PropertyGün + Partners
ArticleNavigating Türkiye's Legal Landscape On Parallel Imports And Grey Market GoodsParallel imports and grey market goods (ie, genuine products that have been imported into a country without the trademark owner's consent, after being legitimately placed on the market elsewhere]...TurkeyIntellectual PropertyGün + Partners
ArticleNew Law On E-Commerce Obliges Platforms To Remove Infringing ContentA new law (No 7416) regarding e-commerce ― announced in the Official Gazette dated 7 July 2022, and coming into effect 1January 2023 ― will oblige sites to take down a product if they...TurkeyIntellectual PropertyGün + Partners
ArticleOnline Enforcement In Türkiye: Addressing IP Infringements In The Digital EraIn cases of online infringement of industrial property rights, various actions can be pursued, including civil actions, criminal actions, preliminary injunctions, and notice-and-takedown procedures.TurkeyIntellectual PropertyGün + Partners
ArticleStrategic Battlefield In Combating Counterfeiters: Turkish Riviera, West And South Coast Of TürkiyeWith a coastline of almost 9,000 kilometers and over 550 blue flag beaches, Türkiye welcomes millions of domestic and foreign tourists during the summer season each year.TurkeyIntellectual PropertyGün + Partners
ArticleSupply Of Pharmaceutical Products From Abroad And Patent RightsThe supply of pharmaceutical products to Turkey via the named patient programme (the "NPP") is one of the exceptional importation regimes for pharmaceutical products. TurkeyIntellectual PropertyGün + Partners
ArticleThe Danger Of De Facto Abolishment Of The Right To Preliminary Injunction By The Determination Of Evidence In Terms Of Pharmaceutical PatentsDetermination of evidence, which is one of the most important temporary legal protection measures regulated in our law, is an institution that ensures the protection of evidence that will assist the proving of the matter.TurkeyIntellectual PropertyGün + Partners
ArticleTurning The Turkish Tide On Rising Tactical Patent Invalidation ActionsFiling patent invalidation actions for tactical purposes such as jeopardising patent infringement actions of patent owners...TurkeyIntellectual PropertyGün + Partners
ArticleCouncil Of State's Unification Of Decisions On Appeals Filed By Intervening PartiesUntil recently, the Council of State of Turkey had an unsettled practice regarding the appealability of decisions by intervening parties where the principal party does not appeal a decision.TurkeyLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGün + Partners
ArticleAdvertisements Containing Price Information And Discount Sales AdvertisementsAdvertising Regulation was amended in a way to include new measures and rules to regulate advertisements containing misleading price information and to protect consumers against unfair commercial practices. TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGün + Partners
ArticleConformity Of Comparative Advertisements To The Advertising LawPursuant to the Advertising Regulation, direct comparative advertising practice is considered unlawful as it is prohibited thereunder to mention the product name, trademark, logo, trade name...TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGün + Partners
ArticleDark Patterns On The Advertisement Board's AgendaUnfair commercial practices, also known as the "dark patterns", have entered the agenda of the Advertisement Board. Dark patterns may in fact be considered...TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGün + Partners
ArticleDiscount Sale Ads And Loyalty Programs Under The MicroscopeThe Advertisement Board ("Board") closely monitors the discount sales campaigns, which have become a tradition in e-commerce, held in November and known...TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGün + Partners
ArticleEvaluation Of The Decision To Block Access To Ekşi Sözlük Within The Scope Of Freedom Of ExpressionMost recently, the Information and Communication Technologies Authority ("ICTA") blocked access to Ekşi Sözlük, one of today's largest internet communities. TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGün + Partners
ArticleWhat Are The Rules For Alcohol Advertising In Turkey?Alcohol advertising has been a criticized topic for long time in Turkey. The year 2013 can be considered as milestone in Turkey. There has been a major change in the alcohol regulation.TurkeyMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentGün + Partners
ArticleData Protection In AdvertisementsThe Advertisement Board ("Board"), at the meeting dated 12 March 2024 and numbered 343, examined websites that require membership as a pre-condition...TurkeyPrivacyGün + Partners
ArticleExplicit Consent Under Data Protection LawExplicit consent has been defined as consent that relates to a specified issue, declared by free will, and based on information.TurkeyPrivacyGün + Partners
ArticleLaw On The Protection Of Personal Data And Its ApplicationOn April 7, 2016, the Law on the Protection of Personal Data ("Law") came into force in Turkey as a special law regarding the protection of personal data.TurkeyPrivacyGün + Partners
ArticlePlanned Amendments To The Law On The Protection Of Personal DataProposed amendments to the Law, which have been drafted by the Board and introduce some modifications to specific disputed provisions of the Law, have been presented for the related institutions...TurkeyPrivacyGün + Partners
ArticleDevelopments Regarding The Renting Of Residential Places For Tourism PurposesThe Law No. 7464 on the Renting of Residential Places for Tourism Purposes and Amendments to Certain Laws (the "Law") was published in the Official Gazette on November 2, 2023.TurkeyReal Estate and ConstructionGün + Partners