Software and IP: 4- Registration Mechanism, Term of Protection and International Protection in Copyrights
When learned that computer programs are protected by copyrights, the primary question is whether registration is required to obtain this...
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Aug 18, 2023
Software and IP: 3- Moral Rights, Economic Rights, and Other Rights within the Scope of Copyrights
In the second article of our series, "Software Article Series: 2- Elements of Computer Programs Protected by Copyright", we have examined...
Aug 18, 2023
Software and IP: 2 - Elements of Computer Programs That Are Protected by Copyright in Türkiye
In the first article of our series “Software and IP: 1- Protection with Different Intellectual Property Rights”, we explained that when...
Jul 14, 2023
Official Fees of IP Filings Increases Again (in Turkish Lira)
As per the Official Gazette dated 7 July 2023 and numbered 32241, the official fees of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office in...
May 16, 2023
TRABIS Comes Into Effect and a New Era Begins with “.tr” Domains in Türkiye
In Turkey, Nic.tr (under the management of Middle East Technical University) has been the responsible office for the management and...
Mar 25, 2023
New Provisions About IP Rights in the Regulation on E-Commerce Marketplaces in Turkey
The Regulation on Electronic Commerce Intermediary Service Providers and Electronic Commerce Service Providers (“Regulation”) was...
Feb 28, 2023
Aksoy IP launches IPriver, the easiest way of IP renewals in Turkey
We are excited to announce our legal tech project, IPriver, as a subbrand of Aksoy IP. IPriver, which is fully operational now, is an...
Jan 2, 2023
Turkey Increases the Official Fees of IP Filings as of 2023
As per the Official Gazette dated 31 December 2022 and numbered 32060 5bis, the official fees of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office...
Aug 20, 2022
Turkish Trademark Applications Filed in Bad Faith
Trademark applications filed in bad faith are regulated in Article 6/9 of the Industrial Property Code (“Code”) numbered 6769 as one of...
Aug 20, 2022
PCT National Phase Entries for Turkey
Upon completion of the international phase of a PCT application, if the applicant of the international patent (or utility model)...
Aug 20, 2022
Criminal Sanctions for Trademark Infringements in Turkey
Introduction The rights arising from a registered trademark belong exclusively to the trademark owner. Therefore, the trademark owner may...
Jul 11, 2022
A General Overview of Trademark Infringement in Turkey
The rights arising from a registered trademark belong exclusively to the trademark owner. Therefore, the use of an identical or similar...
Jul 11, 2022
Letter of Consent (Coexistance Letter) in Turkish Trademark Law
In principle, according to Article 5/1(ç) of the Industrial Property Code numbered 6769 (“Code”) – one of the absolute grounds for...
Feb 28, 2022
Dogukan Berk Aksoy participates in the 10th Law Students Forum as a speaker
Our founder, Dogukan Berk Aksoy has spoken about “Trademark and Patent Attorneys” on 24 February 2022 at the 10th Law Students Forum...
Feb 7, 2022
Transformation of International Trademark Registration to National Trademark Registration in Turkey
Within the scope of the Madrid System, applicants can protect their trademarks in more than one country including Turkey with a single...
Feb 7, 2022
International Trademark Applications Directly from Turkey
For a trademark to be protected in certain countries, the respective trademark must be registered in each country where protection is...
Jan 17, 2022
Re-Establishment of Patent Rights in Turkey
As per article 107(2) of the Industrial Property Code numbered 6769 (“Code”), the applicants or holders of a patent may request the...
Jan 17, 2022
Invalidation of Design Registrations in Turkey
Turkey adopts a post-registration opposition mechanism for design applications. In Turkey, there are two possibilities for invalidating...
Jan 3, 2022
Turkey Increases the Official Fees of IP Filings as of 2022
As per the Official Gazette dated 31 December 2021 and numbered 31706 5bis, the official fees of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office...
Oct 25, 2021
Software and IP: 1- Protection with Different Intellectual Property Rights
The importance and value of the software industry are increasing day by day with the effect of digitalization that is accelerating....
Sep 30, 2021
Trademark Invalidation Action in Turkey
Introduction In the presence of absolute grounds for refusal or relative grounds for refusal set out in Articles 5 and 6 of the...
Sep 22, 2021
Multiple Design Application in Turkey
Design Registration The registration of design simply protects appearance. In principle, the registration of a design application is...
Sep 6, 2021
Cancellation Action Due to Non-Use of Registered Trademarks in Turkey
Introduction The use of a trademark in commercial activities to distinguish the goods or services of one enterprise from the goods or...
Sep 2, 2021
The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office updates the Trademark Examination Guidelines
The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”) has published the newly updated version of the Trademark Examination Guidelines...
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