As the mandatory quarantine situation caused by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak starts to have negative effects on daily life, various regulations are being enacted for judicial and other legal processes.

Law 7251 on the Amendment of the Civil Procedure Code and Certain Laws entered into force upon publication in the Official Gazette (31199) on 28 July 2020.

It is no secret that the Turkish economy has been suffering from a few problems.

Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102 (TCC), which entered into force on July 1, 2012, brought many novelties to form a modern vision of commercial law

Under Turkish law, contracting parties should be bound by the terms and conditions of the contract under the sanctity of contract principle.

This approach has been reflected in a number of recent regional appellate court decisions.

Pharmaceutical prices in Turkey have always been one of the most controversial issues. The prices of medicines that are to be marketed are set in accordance with the Decision ...

The Legislative Proposal on the Amendment of the Law on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Preparations No. 1262, Certain Laws and Decree Law No. 663 ("the Legislative Proposal") dated March 20, 2023...

In the current COVID-19 crisis medical device companies continue to prove support to healthcare professionals, healthcare organizations, healthcare systems and governments in order to fulfill the urgent needs.

The Ministry of Health published the draft Regulation on Remote Provision of Healthcare Services regulating the telemedicine activities.

Foreign pharmaceutical trademarks, in principle, are registered in the name of the companies in the countries where they are established, and trademark protection procedures...

•The First-Instance IP Court rejected a request for the invalidation of the mark WING CHUN in Classes 41 and 45, and the Court of Appeal affirmed

Filing patent invalidation actions for tactical purposes, such as jeopardizing patent infringement actions of patent owners and gaining time by complicating the infringement proceedings, has become a common.

The Trademark Office has recently changed its practice in opposition proceedings with regard to national designations of IRs

According to Article 6/6 of the Turkish Industrial Property Code, "An application for registration of a trademark shall be refused upon the opposition of the right holder if it consists of a person's name, trade name, photography, copyright or any other intellectual property right of another."

In the second round of expert examinations, the new experts again confirmed infringement against one of the patents.

Five years have passed since the adoption of Turkey's new Intellectual Property Code ("IP Code"), which annulled the Trademark Decree-Law no. 556 ("D-L") back in January 2017.

As educated consumers should be taken into account, particularly when comparing the trademarks covering medicines...

Turkish IP legislation is mostly in compliance with EU legislation. With the adoption of IP Code No. 6769 back in 2017, it is fair to say that legislation regarding trademarks...

Notification procedure was a significant issue at the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (Office) since it not only causes delays in the application processes but also affects the IP right holders using their rights.