9 Jun 2021
On 12 April 2021, the European Commission (“EC”) granted protected designation of origin (“PDO”), effective 1 October 2021, to Halloumi cheese produced on the island of Cyprus. The significance of the PDO to Cypriot Halloumi producers cannot be underemphasized. […]
21 May 2021
Istanbul’s First Instance IP Court recently dismissed a negative declaratory action (the “Case”) against our client citing plaintiff’s lack of standing because the pharmaceutical at issue was unlicensed as of the when the action was started. The ruling is […]
12 May 2021
Loss of rights due to inaction is a familiar concept in Turkish Law, and applies in many different types of dispute. In the context of the Trademark Law, it can be defined as follows: “If a rights owner does […]
11 May 2021
On 16 April 2021, Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry published in Official Gazette numbered 31456, and of even effective date, the Regulation on Imitation and Adulteration of Food and Feed and Calculation of Administrative Fines (the “Regulation”). Under […]
16 Mar 2021
The Commercial Advertising and Unfair Commercial Practices Regulation was recently amended with the amendment regulation (“Amendment Regulation“) published in Official Gazette dated 3 February 2021, and numbered 31384, to include misleading packaging under the rubric of unfair and deceptive […]
19 Nov 2020
Turkish Medicine and Medical Devices Office (“TITCK”) has updated Guideline (“Guideline”) regarding the Regulation on the Sale, Advertising and Promotion of Medical Devices (“Regulation”) on 20 October 2020 and introduced new provisions regarding the process of examination of the […]
29 Oct 2020
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 […]
27 Oct 2020
On 6 October 2020, Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) has published “Guideline on Non-clinical Evaluation of Vaccines for Human Use” (“Guideline”). The Guideline aims to provide guidance on “non-clinical evaluation” of vaccine candidates for vaccine developers. The […]
23 Oct 2020
The former patent legislation, i.e. the Decree Law on Protection of Patents numbered 551, set forth two systems for registering patents – with or without substantive examination. This legislation was in effect until early 2017. Patents granted without substantive […]
9 Oct 2020
Turkish Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (“Agency”) has issued Medical Devices Regulation Amending the Regulation on Sale, Advertising and Promotion (“Amendment Regulation”) on Official Gazette number 31232 dated 2 September 2020. The Amendment Regulation mainly focusing on advertising and […]
