Publications

  • Country Comparative Guides – Turkey, Intellectual Property

    Intellectual Property  |  Authors: Gizem Akgüloğlu, Zeliha Özpınar, Eda Şuta, Kerem Bıçakçı

    Country Comparative Guides – Turkey, Intellectual Property
    -The Legal 500, April 2023

  • 12 Counterfeit Hotspots in Turkey That Rightholders Must Be Aware Of

    Trademark Law I Authors: Ahmet Akgüloğlu, Gizem Akgüloğlu, Ekin Güven

    What right holders need to know to tackle fake goods in Turkey
    - World Trademark Review 30.09.2019

  • How to Avoid Pitfalls in Turkey when it comes to Dynamic Marks

    Intellectual Property  |  Author: Ahmet Akgüloğlu, Virna Eliş

    Fluid trademarks are fun and innovative marketing tools for brand owners, but they have the potential to be legally unstable and vulnerable. At present, there is no express protection for fluid marks in Turkey and this gap has the potential to endanger rights holders.
    - World Trademark Review, October, November 2018

  • Criminal complications – Turkey’s counterfeiting challenge

    Intellectual Property  |  Author: Ahmet Akgüloğlu, Virna Eliş

    Turkey is a tourist hot spot – but as the visitor numbers escalate, so too do the fake products. A good brand protection strategy can help to reduce the visibility of counterfeit products riding on the coattails of a trademark.
    - World Trademark Review, August, September 2018

  • 2017 Yılında Yürürlüğe Giren 6769 Sayılı Smk’nın Marka Koruması Bakımından Getirdiği Yenilikler

    Intellectual Property Law  |  Author: Ahmet Akgüloğlu

    SMK, mülga haline getirdiği KHK’lerdeki pek çok düzenlemeyi bünyesinde barındırmaya devam etmiş olsa da bugüne kadar fikri mülkiyet hukukunda hiç olmayan bazı hukuki kavramları hukukumuza dahil etmiş ve bazı düzenlemelerde ise önemli değişikliklere gidilmiştir.
    - Baby&Kid Store, July, August 2018

  • Turkish Licensees’ Obligation to Use

    Intellectual Property Law  |  Author: Ece Övgü Oral, Ekin Güven

    Right holders can significantly benefit from a proficient licensing agreement, provided that both parties uphold their end of the bargain. Depending on the type of agreement, licensees must fulfill various obligations before they can reap the rewards of a well-established trademark.
    - World Trademark Review, June, July 2018

  • İhracatçı Şirketler İçin Yurtdışı Marka Başvurusu Rehberi

    Intellectual Property Law  |  Author: Ahmet Akgüloğlu

    Yurt dışında tescil zorunluluğu var mıdır? Yurt içindeki tescillerimiz bizi yabancı ülkelerde de korumakta mıdır? Markamı yurt dışında nasıl korurum? Madrid protokolü nedir? WIPO nezdindeki marka başvurusu süreci nasıldır?
    - 24.04.2018

  • Turkey Welcomes Letter of Consent

    Intellectual Property Law  |  Author: Gizem Akgüloğlu, Virna Eliş

    Pursuant to the new Industrial Property Law, similar or identical trademarks will no longer be considered as absolute grounds for refusal if applicants submit a letter of consent for use from the prior owner.
    - World Trademark Review, April, May 2018

  • Search Engines Yield Mixed Results on Liability

    Intellectual Property Law  |  Author: Ahmet Akgüloğlu, Ovgu Oral

    Search engines offer wide-reaching advertising opportunities, but the law is patchy on where liability for use of metatags and keywords falls in a trademark infringement suit.
    - World Trademark Review, February, March 2018

  • Trademarks 2018

    Intellectual Property Law  |  Author: Ahmet Akgüloğlu

    Trademark registration gives the trademark owner the right to prevent the use of same or similar goods or services that may cause likehood of confusion or cause detrimental damage to the reputation of the trademark or may gain unfair advantage over third parties.
    - Getting the Deal Through, October 2017

  • New IP Law numbered 6769

    Real Estate Law  |  Author: Ahmet Akgüloğlu

    The IP Law unifies the Turkish Decree-Laws on Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications into a single instrument of law.
    - 30.01.2017

  • Yabancıların Türkiye’de Gayrimenkul Edinimi

    Real Estate Law  |  Author: Gizem Akgüloğlu

    Tapu Kanunu’nun 35. maddesi uyarınca yabancı uyruklu gerçek kişiler kanuni sınırlamalara uyulmak kaydıyla Türkiye’de taşınmaz edinebilirler.
    - 12.01.2017

  • Kanuni Önalım Hakkının Kullanılması

    Real Estate Law  |  Author: Sercan Günay

    Kanuni ön alım hakkına sahip olmak için taşınmaz üstünde pay sahibi olmak yeterlidir, ayrıca tapuya şerh düşülmesine gerek yoktur.
    - 08.11.2016

  • Acquisition of Real Estate in Turkey, Key Stages

    Real Estate Law  |  Author: Gizem Akgüloğlu

    It is possible to execute a promise to sell agreement between the foreigner intending to purchase the real estate and the seller, where the buyer will be obliged to purchase the real estate and the seller will be obliged to sell the real estate
    - 03.10.2016

  • Yeni Elektronik Ticaret Kanunu

    Commercial Law  |  Author: Sercan Günay

    Elektronik Ticaretin Düzenlenmesi Hakkında Kanun; elektronik ticarete güveni arttırmak ve şuan yürürlükte olan kanunlar ile çözülemeyen sorunların çözülmesi için, Avrupa Birliği’nin elektronik ticarete dair hükümlerine paralel olarak çıkartılmıştır.
    - Mali Hukuk Dergisi, Cilt: 11 / Sayı:124 / Yıl: 2015

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