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ARTICLE · 18 JULY 2023

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Ankara Bölge Adliye Mahkemesi tarafından 2021 ve 2023 yıllarında Türk Patent ve Marka Kurumu Yeniden İnceleme ve Değerlendirme Kurulu kararının iptaline ilişkin iki ayrı uyuşmazlıkta verilen kararlarda, yayıma itiraz sürecinde itiraz gerekçelerinden birinin reddedilmesi ve bu gerekçenin reddine karşı yayıma itiraz sahibi tarafından YİDK'ya başvurulmaması durumunda...

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Güldeni̇z Doğan Alkan
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Ayşenur Çıtak Bozdağ
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Ankara Bölge Adliye Mahkemesi ("BAM") tarafindan 2021 ve 2023 yillarinda Türk Patent ve Marka Kurumu ("TÜRKPATENT") Yeniden Inceleme ve Degerlendirme Kurulu ("YIDK") kararinin iptaline iliskin iki ayri uyusmazlikta ("1. Uyusmazlik" ve "2. Uyusmazlik" olarak anilacaktir) verilen kararlarda, yayima itiraz sürecinde itiraz gerekçelerinden birinin reddedilmesi ve bu gerekçenin reddine karsi yayima itiraz sahibi tarafindan YIDK'ya basvurulmamasi durumunda (karar itiraz sahibinin lehine olsa bile), Fikri ve Sinai Haklar Hukuk Mahkemesinin ("FSHHM") bu gerekçeyi YIDK kararinin iptali talebi için dikkate almamasi gerektigi sonucuna varilmistir.

BAM'in kararlarina konu olan her iki uyusmazlikta da TÜRKPATENT nezdinde yapilan yayima itirazin, Markalar Dairesi Baskanligi ("MDB") tarafindan ileri sürülen gerekçelerden birine dayanilarak kismen kabul edilmistir ve itiraz sahibince diger gerekçenin/gerekçelerin reddedilmesine karsi YIDK'ya basvurulmamistir. Ancak,

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