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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

Electronic Notification System in Turkey
Electronic notification systems are used worldwide to ease correspondence between parties but in Turkey, the system is a bit confusing. As a legal obligation, companies have to adapt to two different electronic…

Onur SAHIN
Atttorney at Law


02 May 2016

Novalties introduced to Turkish Labor Law by the Law No 6663
The Law No.6663, amending the Income Tax Law and certain other laws, was published in the Official Gazette number 29620 on 10.02.2016 and entered into force on the same day (“Amending Law”). The Amending Law ha…

Ayse Bengul OZDEMIR CABAR
Senior Associate / Mediator


28 March 2016

Principle of Force Majeure after the recent events between Turkey and Russia
Both political and economic relations between Turkey and Russia have been strained by downing of a Russian jet in the Turkey-Syria border on 24 November 2015. Bearing in mind the fact that Russia is the second…

Gokhan TURHAN
Attorney at Law


29 February 2016

Mobbing - What is mobbing in the Turkish Legal System
What is Mobbing in the Turkish Legal System? “Mobbing” is a new concept recognized by the Turkish legal system.  Literally, mobbing means bullying of an individual by a group in any context, such as a family,…

Ayse Melike ALPAY
Attorney at Law


13 January 2016

A brief IP guideline for Start-Ups in Turkey
What’s IP? Intellectual Property (IP) simply refers to the creations of human mind which include inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names and images used in commerce. There are two main categor…

Onur SAHIN
Atttorney at Law


01 November 2015

As a way of protecting consumers from unsolicited communication -"Law on Electronic Commerce"
The main purpose of the Law on Electronic Commerce (“Law”) effective as of May 1, 2015 is to define the liabilities of the service providers or intermediaries in terms of electronic commerce and for communicati…

Selen IBRAHIMOGLU GURES
Attorney at Law / Managing Partner


01 September 2015

TV Copycatting: Determining the threshold between legal copying and copyright infringement
ABSTRACT: TV formats are so popular and widely traded all around the world. Therefore, they lead highly-profi table business and this turns TV formats into precious assets. Hence, it is essential to protect the…

Onur SAHIN
Atttorney at Law


01 April 2015