11 Mar 2022
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Biocidal Products (the “Amendment Regulation”), effective as of 30 December 2021, were published in Official Gazette numbered 31705 of even date. The Amendment Regulation aims to align the Regulation on Biocidal Products closer […]
21 Feb 2022
1. Intellectual Property Rights and Granting Procedure 1.1 Types of Intellectual Property Rights The Turkish legal system provides for “patents” and “utility models” for the protection of inventions. Both of these forms of protection are based on statutory […]
24 Dec 2021
Guideline on Procurement and Use of Medicines from Abroad (“Guideline”) was amended by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) and published on 23 October 2021. Accordingly, “foreign suppliers” authorized to supply drugs from abroad have been defined. […]
22 Nov 2021
Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) updated the Guideline on Biosimilar Medicinal Products (“Guideline”) on 14 September 2021. The previous Guideline prepared by the Agency did not include a broad range of details regarding the matter, yet it […]
22 Nov 2021
The Draft Regulation on Licensing Homeopathic Medicinal Products (“Draft Regulation”) was published by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) on 9 September 2021 and the Draft Regulation was opened for third parties’ opinion. The Draft Regulation was […]
16 Nov 2021
How can patent owners best enforce their rights in your jurisdiction? The most effective way for a patent owner to enforce its rights is to initiate an infringement action against the alleged infringers before the specialised intellectual and industrial […]
4 Nov 2021
What is the forum for the conduct of patent litigation? In responding to this question, please include details of the relevant division/chamber/section of the relevant courts/tribunals, and consider whether these fora have specialist patents/technical judges, whether parties are faced […]
14 Oct 2021
A recent Turkey’s Advertising Board (“Board”) decision concerned the commercial signboard advertisement of a servicer of electrical appliances. The ad displayed without license the registered trademarks of several well-known appliance brands. The usage of the trademarks registered with the […]
3 Sep 2021
The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Methods and Procedures for Manufacturing, Labelling and Control of Tobacco Products (“Amendment Regulation”) published in Official Gazette numbered 31527 on 30 June 2021, and effective as of that date, aims to increase efficacy […]
6 Jul 2021
To conform Turkish regulations extant on medical and in vitro devices to those of the EU, and to protect and preserve the wellbeing of Turkish consumers, the Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (the “Agency”) published, in Official Gazette […]
