The Protection Of Graphical User Interfaces In Turkish Law

A dramatic increase in economic globalization and rapid development of new technology products has led to greater competition leaving companies to worry about the visual elegance in software and devices to make them more appealing and user friendly for consumers with no previous technological knowledge.

Securing rights for software graphics has become increasingly significant in the battle between tech companies as they scramble to protect and enlarge their market share, which has made the protection of graphical user interface (GUI) an important topic.

What is GUI?

A graphical user interface, or GUI, is a "computer environment" that allows a user to interact with the computer through visual elements such as icons, "pull-down menus, pointers, pointing devices, buttons, scroll bars, windows, transitional animations and dialog boxes.¹