Turkey Introduces Conduct And Ethics Rules For Patent And Trademark Attorneys

Turkey has introduced a new regime outlining how Patent and Trademark attorneys should act, as well as related disciplinary procedures. The Turkish legal system treats Trademark and Patent attorneys differently to other attorneys, who are subject to Attorneys Law Number 1136 as well as a Code of Practice, determined by the Union of Turkish Bar Associations. However, a Code of Practice has now also been introduced specifically for Patent and Trademark attorneys.

Previously, no regulation included conduct and ethics rules for Patent or Trademark attorneys. However, an overhaul of the Turkish intellectual property legislative framework in early 2017 ( more) included provisions which pathed the way for this specific Code of Conduct to be introduced.