Compulsory Use of Trademarks under Turkish Law

Due to the worldwide economic and commercial developments, Trademarks provide high profits in many aspects to their proprietors compared to the goods and services, therefore against the high risk of violation of trademark rights, it needs expanding the scope of protection for trademarks.

It was on the other hand stipulated that in order to benefit from the expanded legal protection, a trademark shall satisfy certain conditions.

Although the proprietor of a trademark has right to request cessation, prevention, termination of trademark, prohibition of the use of imitation trademark, pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages, it would be unfair to continue to protect trademarks in case they are not economically valuable and there is no commercial activities held.