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Collective Dismissal of Employees and Points to Consider During This Process
Collective dismissal is regulated under Article 29 of the Labor Code, which specifies the procedures that employers should follow in case they plan terminating employees due to reasons of an economic, technolog…

Deniz SENVAR PEKIN
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner


30 November 2018

Things to know about composition with creditors (“Konkordato")
Lately, there have been significant amendments in Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law with the law numbered 7101, which relates to mainly ways for indebted companies or persons to restructure their debt relations. …

Alp CAL
Attorney at Law / Partner

Zeynep Merih AKALIN
Associate


20 November 2018

Significant amendments to Decree No 32 on mandatory fixing the contract amounts in TRY currency
The Presidential Decree on the Amendments to the Decree No. 32 on Protection of the Value of the Turkish Currency (the Decree") has been published in the Official Gazette dated 13 September 2018 and numbered 30…

Alp CAL
Attorney at Law / Partner


20 September 2018

Reforms on Pledge of Movable Properties – New Benefits for Creditors
The Law on Pledge of Movable Property in Commercial Transactions (the “New Law”), as well as the related secondary legislation, have come into force on 1 January 2017. Abolishing the Law on Commercial Enterpris…

Selin OZBEK CITTONE
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner, Dual qualified lawyer (Turkey and England & Wales)


24 April 2017

New IP Law FAQ
1) What is the effective date of the IP Law? The Industrial Property Law entered into force on January, 10 2017. However, Article 26 concerning the cancellation of trademarks by the TP will enter into…

Onur SAHIN
Atttorney at Law

Atahan SEVIMLI
Attorney at Law / Partner


18 January 2017

Trademark Provisions in the Industrial Property Law (“Law”) No: 6769
The definition of trademark is broadened Pursuant to article 4 of the Law, the definition of trademark has been broadened to include all kinds of symbols including personal names, words, figures, colours, let…

Selin OZBEK CITTONE
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner, Dual qualified lawyer (Turkey and England & Wales)


18 January 2017

Patent and Utility Model Provisions in the Industrial Property Law (“Law”) No: 6769
The list of non-patentable subject matters is expanded   According to Article 82, inventions in all aspects of technology which are novel, contains an inventive step and are industrially applicable may be pat…

Selin OZBEK CITTONE
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner, Dual qualified lawyer (Turkey and England & Wales)


18 January 2017

Design Provisions in the Industrial Property Law (“Law”) No: 6769
The scope of protection is expanded with a wider definition of design The Law extends the scope of protection by providing a generic definition for design. Design means the appearance of the whole or part of a…

Selin OZBEK CITTONE
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner, Dual qualified lawyer (Turkey and England & Wales)


18 January 2017

Geographical Signs and Traditional Product Names Provisions in the Industrial Property Law (“Law”) No: 6769
Traditional product names are included in the Law Traditional product names that were not previously regulated are also included under the Law’s scope of protection. The Law intends to preserve traditional pro…

Selin OZBEK CITTONE
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner, Dual qualified lawyer (Turkey and England & Wales)


18 January 2017

The New Industrial Property Law in a Nutshell
Turkey’s new Industrial Property Law (the “New Law”) has entered into force on January 10, 2017. The New Law reconciles all rules regarding the protection of trademarks, designs, patents and utility models, geo…

Selin OZBEK CITTONE
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner, Dual qualified lawyer (Turkey and England & Wales)


17 January 2017