New Regime On IP Protection In E-Commerce

The amendments to the Law on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce No. 6563 (“Law”) that was published on 7 July 2022 have come into force as of 1 January 2023. The Law brings important obligations regarding illegal content, especially for those infringing intellectual property rights, for Electronic Commerce Service Providers (“ECSP”) and Electronic Commerce Intermediary Service Providers (“ECISP”). In addition, the Regulation on Electronic Commerce Intermediary Service Providers and Electronic Commerce Service Providers (“Regulation”) was published on the Official Gazette No. 32058 on 29 December 2022, which gives further details and clarification with respect to operations and obligations of both ECSP and ECISP, in line with the Law.