News & Legal Updates

Time to Legalize Data Transfers from Turkey – Deadline: September 1, 2024.

TIME TO LEGALIZE DATA TRANSFERS FROM TURKEY - DEADLINE September 1, 2024 As we posted here last week, the Regulation on The Procedures and Principles for Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Data…

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Regulation on Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms is in Force

The Regulation on the Procedures and Principles on the Cross-Border Personal Data Transfers (“Regulation”) was published on the Official Gazette and entered into force today, on July 10, 2024. The…

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Introduction of Rules on Crypto Assets and Crypto Trading Platforms

Introducing comprehensive rules on crypto assets and crypto trading platforms, the Law Amending the Capital Markets Law No. 6362 ("Amendment Law") was published in the Official Gazette and entered…

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Tasarım Başvurusunda Dikkat Edilmesi Gerekenler

6769 sayılı Sınai Mülkiyet Kanunu’nda ("SMK") tasarım, "ürünün tümü veya bir parçasının ya da üzerindeki süslemenin çizgi, şekil, biçim, renk, malzeme veya yüzey dokusu gibi özelliklerinden…

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Design Registration Application in Turkey: Things to Consider

The Industrial Property Law No. 6769 ("IPL") defines design as “the appearance of the whole or part of a product or the ornamentation thereon resulting from features such as line, shape, form, color,…

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İşveren Çalışanın Buluşları Üzerinde Hak Sahipliği İddiasında Bulunabilir mi?

Buluşların yasal olarak korunması, sağladığı haklar nedeniyle buluş sahipleri için her daim önemli olmuştur. İşverenin buluş yapılmasına imkan ve yatırım sağlayarak katkıda bulunmuş olmasını dikkate…

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Can an Employer Claim Rights to an Employee’s Invention In Turkey?

The legal protection of inventions has always been important to inventors because of the rights and exclusivity it confers. However, under certain circumstances, the Turkish Industrial Property Law…

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Tanınmış Türk Markalarının Avrupa’da Korunması: Kötü Niyet İncelemesi

21 Şubat 2024 tarihinde, Avrupa Birliği Adalet Divanı Genel Mahkemesi (“Genel Mahkeme”), yalnızca Türkiye'de tescilli olan tanınmış bir markaya benzerliği nedeniyle "hepsiburada" markasının Avrupa…

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European Protection on Well-Known Turkish Trademarks: A Case on Bad Faith

  On February 21, 2024, the General Court of the Court of Justice (“General Court”) rendered its decision (“Decision”) regarding the registration of a trademark under the European Union…

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Saying Goodbye to Consent in Data Transfers: What is Next?

The Turkish Data Protection Law Has Been Amended. What Has Changed in Cross-Border Transfers? This morning, the highly anticipated amendments in the Law on Protection of Personal Data w. no. 6698…

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USB-C for All: Introduction of Common Chargers in Turkey

Due to acceleration of our daily routines, the demand for portable and rechargeable devices has increased over time. The market has responded to this need by making most consumer electronics…

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Markaları Değiştirerek Kullanmak Mümkün Mü?

6769 sayılı Sınai Mülkiyet Kanunu ("Kanun"), (i) tescilinden itibaren beş yıl içinde ciddi kullanımı olmayan veya (ii) kullanımına beş yıl kesintisiz ara verilen markanın iptaline karar verileceğini…

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