The importance and value of the software industry are increasing day by day with the effect of digitalization that is accelerating....

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...

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”) has published the newly updated version of the Trademark Examination Guidelines...

Our founder, Dogukan Berk Aksoy has been listed by Leaders in Law as the exclusively recommended attorney for intellectual property...

Design Protection Term The initial term of protection provided for design is 5 years starting from the date of application. The...

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

In Turkey, the ownership of designs, regardless of whether they are registered or pending following application, can be transferred to...

In Turkey, the ownership of patents can be transferred to third parties through a patent assignment agreement. A patent assignment...

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

As per the Official Gazette dated 30 December 2020 and numbered 31350 2bis, the official fees of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office...

Once the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”) has approved a trademark application[i] after its examination[ii], the respective...

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”) was used to notify the applicants of international registrations under the Madrid...

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (the “Office”), which receives a trademark application, will ex officio examine the trademark...

In Turkey, annual fees for a utility model (or a utility model application) are paid in advance for the third year and each subsequent year.

Patent Protection Term The patent protection term is 20 years from the effective filing date. The respective term cannot be extended....

Our founder, Dogukan Berk Aksoy has been listed by Global Law Experts as a recommended attorney for intellectual property matters in...

Turkey is a party to the European Patent Convention (“EPC”). European patents validated in Turkey are published in the Turkish Patent...

In Turkey, with the enactment of the Code on Amending Certain Codes published in the Official Gazette dated 26 March 2020, the time...

Intellectual property rights holders may permit third parties through license agreements to use their intellectual property rights...

Subject Matter of Design Protection The registration of design simply protects the appearance. The registration of a design application...

In Turkey, the ownership of trademarks, regardless of whether they are registered or pending following application, can be transferred to...

Introduction One of the several implementations of the obligations to use trademarks in Turkey is the right granted to the trademark...

Trademark Protection Term The term of protection for a registered trademark is 10 years from the date of application. This term may be...

Timeframe of the Application Procedure In general, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”) works efficiently. If no opposition...

According to the announcement made by WIPO on 18 March 2019, Canada became a party to: The Madrid Protocol, which enables to file and...

The UK Government published a draft statutory instrument about the situation of trademarks protected within the scope of the EU through...

Aksoy IP is now listed on International Advisory Experts (as the Exclusive Member for Intellectual Property in Turkey) and IP Coster....

As of 31 January 2019, our founder, Dogukan Berk Aksoy is registered on the list of court experts in Ankara for disputes relating to...

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

According to the announcement made on 2 January 2019 by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”), for accelerating the main...

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

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently published the World Intellectual Property Indicators report 2018, which...