Comparative Guide
Intellectual Property
Türkiye
Can Güner, Elif Şatır & İrem Efe
Reputed amongst foreign media companies for its expertise in the structuring of media businesses in Turkey, Biçer Güner Attorneys-at-Law is knowledgeable in a broad range of sectors, with notable capabilities in media and entertainment, IT, corporate and M&A, intellectual property and data protection. Co-leading the practice, Burçak Kurt Biçer is an expert in media and entertainment and TMT, and Can Güner is a specialist in dispute resolution and litigation, with extensive experience in the media and entertainment space.
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Key clients
- The Walt Disney Company
- Huzur Radyo TV A.Ş. (Now TV)
- Disney Televizyon Yayıncılık A.Ş.
- Disney XD Televizyon Yayıncılık A.Ş.
- NBC Universal
- NBC Telemundo
- Dow Jones (The Wall Street Journal)
- The New York Times Company
Work highlights
Represented Disney Televizyon Yayıncılık A.Ş. in multiple criminal and civil proceedings brought by collective rights management organisations such as MESAM, MSG, MÜYAP, and individual claimants.
Advising The Walt Disney Company for the negotiation and execution of the lease agreements with public or private entities, the sale and purchase of real properties as well as for obtaining permits and licenses from the relevant administrations, for the use of state-owned sites which are necessary for the terrestrial broadcasts of The Walt Disney Company’s Turkish subsidiary owning the TV channel Now TV (formerly known as FOX), in connection with more than 50 sites located in different cities of Turkey.
Advising NBC Universal on Turkish media law matters, including the regulatory framework and licensing requirements for establishing a media service provider—covering both a TV channel and an OTT platform—in Türkiye.
Practice head
Burçak Kurt Biçer; Can Güner
Other key lawyers
Uğurkan Şeber; Elif Şatır