Furkan Mert Özkaynak

Legal Trainee 

E: mert.ozkaynak@aksoy-ip.com

T: +90 312 969 09 63

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Practice Areas:

• Trademark Law

• Design Law

• Copyright Law

• Intellectual Property Litigation

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Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree: Bilkent University, Faculty of Law, LL.B. (2024)

• Certificate: University of Pennsylvania, Intellectual Property Law (2023)

• Certificate: Universiteit Leiden, International Law in Action: The Arbitration of International Disputes (2023)

• Certificate: Lund University, AI & Law (2023)

• Certificate: Universidad Austral, Legal Tech and the Digital Transformation of Law (2023)

• Certificate: Yale University, American Contract Law (2022)

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Publication:

• Book Chapter: “Is It Possible to Adapt Immutable Smart Contracts to Changing Circumstances?” in Legal Aspects of Blockchain, Crypto Assets and Smart Contracts: An Introduction. (Edited by Pınar Çağlayan Aksoy). İstanbul: Onikilevha Yayıncılık, 2023, 481-493. Furkan Mert Özkaynak. https://www.onikilevha.com.tr/yayin/2861/legal-aspects-of-blockchain-crypto-assets-and-smart-contracts-an-introduction.

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Languages:

• Turkish

• English

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Bar Admission:

• Ankara Bar Association (Pending)