Turkey: Patent

This collection presents comprehensive analyses of Turkey's evolving legal landscape across multiple specialized domains, examining recent developments in patent law, copyright, data protection, trademark regulations, pharmaceutical and life sciences law, and media and advertising regulations. Each report explores the intersection of technological advancement, regulatory changes, and judicial precedents shaping these critical areas of Turkish law.

The European Commission's proposed EU Pharmaceutical Package significantly expands the Bolar exemption beyond traditional regulatory approval activities to include pricing, reimbursement, health technology assessments, and public procurement participation. This expansion raises critical questions about whether such broad exceptions remain compatible with TRIPS Article 30 requirements, particularly when commercial activities like tender submissions may constitute offers for sale rather than purely regulatory

The EU Pharma Package proposes a significant expansion of the Bolar exemption, extending it beyond regulatory preparation to include commercial activities like public procurement.

As is well known, the European Parliament adopted Directive (EU) 2024/1799 on Common Rules Promoting the Repair of Goods (the “Right to Repair Directive” or “Directive”) on June 13, 2024, as part of its “Climate-neutral Europe by 2050”2 goal under the European Green Deal. With this Directive, the European Union aimed to transform established consumption habits and accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

Avrupa Patent Sözleşmesi'nin 138(3). maddesi uyarınca patent sahiplerinin hükümsüzlük davalarında istemleri sınırlama hakkı bulunmaktadır.

Çifte patentleme yasağı, patent hukukunda aynı buluş için birden fazla patent koruması elde edilmesini engelleyen temel bir ilkedir.

The scope of the international jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court ("UPC") has, in recent years, become one of the most striking and controversial issues in patent litigation.

Patent başvurularında, koruma kapsamının doğru bir şekilde kurgulanması ve sürecin titizlikle yönetilmesi gerekmektedir.S

Türk Patent ve Marka Kurumu (Kurum), Kuruma yapılan marka tescil başvurularında esas alınacak Mal ve Hizmet Sınıflandırma Listesini güncellemiştir.