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

First published at ManagingIP.com . The authority for trademark revocation (or trademark cancellation) was transferred from the courts to...

The Regulation on Electronic Commerce Intermediary Service Providers and Electronic Commerce Service Providers (“Regulation”) was...

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...

In principle, according to Article 5/1(ç) of the Industrial Property Code numbered 6769 (“Code”) – one of the absolute grounds for...

Within the scope of the Madrid System, applicants can protect their trademarks in more than one country including Turkey with a single...

For a trademark to be protected in certain countries, the respective trademark must be registered in each country where protection is...

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...

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,...

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...

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

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...

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

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