As a general rule, a person who creates a sign subject to registration for the purpose of distinguishing goods and services from similar one, is free to choose the sign. The first threshold this freedom must overcome are the requirements set out in paragraph 1 of article of the Law on Industrial Property, entitled “Absolute

The time periods indicated in the Law no.6769 on Industrial Property and applied by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office were suspended as of 13 March 2020. The suspension of these deadlines has been extended up to 15 June 2020 pursuant to decision of the president of the Republic, no.2480, dated 29 April 2020, published

Mediation which is one of the alternative ways of settlement of disputes is a process which constitutes bringing together the parties in dispute, under the supervision of a third party and aiming at settling the dispute with the consent of the parties. As stipulated in article 3 of the Law no. 6325 on Mediation for

The new Indsutrial Property Law, bringing together previous Decree Laws on trademarks, designs, and patents together and introducing substantial changes in Turkey, became effective as of January 10, 2017. Click click here  to see what the new law brings.

IP courts resolved the dispute over the well-known name BEYONCE. After registration of her name by different Turkish companies, the famous singer and actress BEYONCE KNOWLES represented by Alimoğlu Oruç instituted actions for invalidation of these registrations. In their rulings, all IP Courts acknowledged the notoriety of the name of the singer. In their judgments,

In a recent case, Istanbul IP Court reviewed the dispute between brand owner, known with its famous and highly expensive bags, and a transportation company. The bag manufacturer claimed compensation against the transportation company for 20 counterfeit bags detected during the customs procedures. The transportation company defended itself suggesting that the products are owned by

Bakırköy IP Court issued its decision in a fight for the trademark KAREN WALKER. In the action brought forward by the New Zealander designer KAREN WALKER, the Court decided to cancel the registration of the Turkish company for the mark KAREN WALKER. Represented by Alimoğlu Oruç, the well-known designer argued that it has created the

With its decision dated 09 Aril 2014, the Turkish Constitutional Court decided to cancel article 42/1(c) of Decree Law on Protection of Trademarks Numbered 556. This decision came after the claim brought before the Constitutional Court by Istanbul 4th Civil Court of Intellectual and Industrial Rights. The Turkish Law allows any party, who has legal