INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL RIGHTS LAW AND CRIMINAL LAW

Our office provides support within the framework of intellectual property rights; drafting contracts and / or representing those who have suffered violations of rights in court, and also operates in unfair competition, trademarks, patents, industrial designs, utility models and copyrights.

The expertise of our office in the field of Intellectual and Industrial Property Law covers all kinds of rights related to this field including trademarks, patents, utility models, industrial designs, geographical indications, plant varieties, copyrights and internet domain names.

Our office, which provides consultancy to many domestic and foreign clients in the field of Intellectual and Industrial Property Law, represents the intellectual property portfolio of many domestic and foreign companies before the Turkish Patent Institute for all kinds of transactions, including registration, transfer, license, objection, especially regarding industrial property rights. In addition, it provides legal support in the follow-up of all kinds of strategic cases, including annulment cases, invalidity cases, cases of detection and prevention of infringement, lawsuits arising from copyright, lawsuits arising from unfair competition and compensation cases related to the decisions of the Turkish Patent Institute. Besides, with the combination of his expertise in drug regulation and Patent Law, he represents many international pharmaceutical companies in the pursuit of all kinds of strategic cases arising from medicine patents.

Our office, in parallel with litigation, realizes all kinds of enforcement and execution process including the required application and follow-up in the eyes of customs offices to be effective fighting measures across Turkey with piracy and counterfeiting for foreign clients especially in the fields of trademark, design, the patent and copyright.

Our office also prepares license and transfer agreements regarding all kinds of intellectual and industrial rights and all kinds of agreements related to copyright, conducts legal analysis (due diligence) on intellectual property rights, and produces the best solutions to all kinds of legal problems of its clients with its extensive experience at the points where intellectual property meets trade in order to maintain and effectively protect the rights associated with merchandising and a product.

In this context, our office also provides services to its clients on the following issues:

•Selection, use and protection of brands

•Preparation of trademark registration application files, making renewal requests

•Preparation of objections and / or responses to trademark registration applications

•Conducting research and legal analysis and evaluations regarding the suitability of the brands to be applied by analyzing the competing brands

•Preparation of license agreements, preparation and negotiation of intellectual and industrial rights distribution agreements, confidentiality agreements, transfer agreements, guarantee agreements, software development and license agreements

•Representing clients on trademark law, patent law, copyrights, copyright rights, provided that filing or responding to lawsuits in courts

•Preparation of contracts for producer, actor, artist, work and advertising; legal consultancy services on program production, television programs and advertising law

•Assessment of infringement of intellectual and industrial rights regarding electronic commerce, search engines and website contents and taking legal action regarding them and providing legal consultancy services regarding the protection of computer systems, software and networks

•Determination of the right ownership of the works and software composed by the personnel employed.