Protection Of Work Titles

Work titles, as signs that distinguish one work from others, may also be protected independently of the work itself. Article 83 of the Law No. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works ("LIAW") provides a general framework for this protection. Although it is stated in judicial decisions that the name of the work, although it is not a work in itself, will benefit from copyright protection as a part of the work only if it emerges as an effort that makes the work effective by integrating with the work and carries the characteristics of its owner; even if this is not the case, it is underlined that in cases where confusion is created against the work title, a separate protection will be activated according to the provisions of unfair competition in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 83 of the LIAW.