Trademark applications filed in bad faith are regulated in Article 6/9 of the Industrial Property Code (“Code”) numbered 6769 as one of...

Introduction The rights arising from a registered trademark belong exclusively to the trademark owner. Therefore, the trademark owner may...

The rights arising from a registered trademark belong exclusively to the trademark owner. Therefore, the use of an identical or similar...

Turkey adopts a post-registration opposition mechanism for design applications. In Turkey, there are two possibilities for invalidating...

Introduction In the presence of absolute grounds for refusal or relative grounds for refusal set out in Articles 5 and 6 of the...

Introduction The use of a trademark in commercial activities to distinguish the goods or services of one enterprise from the goods or...

In line with article 15(c) of the Code numbered 5000 (the Code on the Patent and Trademark Attorneyship and Some Regulations), it is...

First published at turkishlawblog.com/home 1. Introduction The more a trademark becomes well-known or reputable, the more its functions,...

Introduction On 1 January 2019, article 5/A of the Turkish Commercial Code (the “TCC”) came into force, thus mediation became a mandatory...

The counterfeiting of goods is threatening international trade more than ever before. According to the Economic Costs of Counterfeiting...