Trademark Right Infringements On The Internet

Introduction

The fact that internet usage has become a determining factor of economy due to the expanding growth of e-commerce, disputes concerning industrial property rights in the virtual platform, and trademark right infringements right to the agenda¹. In this manner, Industrial Property Law No. 6769 ("Industrial Property Law") which is aimed towards the protection of registered trademarks like as previous Decree on the Protection of Trademarks numbered 556 ("Decree numbered 556") that regulates the circumstances in which the usage of marks in a virtual platform shall be considered, expressly as trademark right infringements.

This Article analyzes the circumstances in which the usage of registered trademarks on the internet is considered as a trademark right infringement within the scope of the Industrial Property Law.