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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 Intellectual…
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…
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…
Is it Possible to Use an Altered Trademark in Turkey?
Law No. 6769 on Industrial Property (“Law”) regulates that a trademark shall be revoked if a trademark (i) has not been genuinely used within five years of its registration or (ii) is not used…
The On-Site Inspection Authority: An Examination After the Constitutional Court Decision
The discretionary nature of on-site inspection authority wielded by Turkish governmental authorities has been facing criticism, which stems from concerns that inspections may lack clear guidelines…
A New Era in Cross-Border Data Transfers in Turkey
The Law Proposal Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and Certain Laws and Decree Law No. 659 (“Law Proposal”), which embodies significant changes to the Law No. 6698 on the Personal Data…
Cybersquatting under Different Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
The World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO") defines cybersquatting as “the preemptive, bad faith registration of trademarks as domain names by third parties who do not have rights in such…