09 MAY 2024
How the concept of the relevant consumer could shift in the metaverse under the Turkish classification system
While revised guidelines from the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office aim to distinguish between types of consumers when it comes to buying goods and services, the metaverse raises questions about how to apply the guidance to classes of products and trademarks in the virtual space.
Authors:
Seral Cantürk
11 JANUARY 2024
Cancellation actions could surge as TÜRKPATENT and Court of Appeal remain at odds over acquired rights principle
Decisions from the Turkish Court of Appeal and the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office highlight practical differences between the two organisation’s processes. It is crucial for rights holders to understand these differences in order to best strengthen claims going forward.
Authors:
Merve Macit
31 AUGUST 2023
Turkish government increases fees and VAT rates for IP services
Companies and foreign rights holders must review their budgets and financial strategies to effectively accommodate changes to official fees and VAT rates. Adapting to these revised increases will help businesses to ensure compliance and avoid any potential penalties.
Authors:
Stock Intellectual Property Services AS
29 JUNE 2023
TURKPATENT sheds a new light on ‘immaterial details’ following syringe design appeal
In reversing its initial rejection of a syringe design, TURKPATENT has signalled a new approach to assessing design novelty. The decision shines a spotlight on the complexity of immaterial details and the importance of defining them due to their potential impact on a design’s identity and expression.
Authors:
Yasemin Arslan
18 MAY 2023
Supreme Court disregards tradition of cumulative protection for trademarks in pharmaceutical case
The Supreme Court’s momentous ruling on a dispute over a pharmaceutical trademark disregards the cumulative protection for marks established in previous legislation, separating protection from unfair competition provisions and eschewing well-worn precedent.
Authors:
Müge Kurtbeyoğlu Uzgör
23 MARCH 2023
TÜRKPATENT follows Nice Classification for marks covering new technology
In contrast to the EUIPO and USPTO, which have both published rigorous guidelines for the classification of trademarks on goods and services related to the metaverse, NFTs and other virtual goods, TÜRKPATENT is yet to officially update its official classification system to take account of the latest developments.
Authors:
Merve Macit
10 NOVEMBER 2022
Turkish trademark office indicates it will begin accepting cancellation requests from 2024
With 13 months to go, excitement is brewing around the long-awaited implementation of a 2017 proposal for cancellation requests to be heard centrally at the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office instead of at the local level.
Authors:
Ömer Dündar
14 JULY 2022
TÜRKPATENT now a participating office in WIPO’s Digital Access Service
At the request of applicants, trademark filers in Turkey will be saved from tedious admin work as the country’s IP office can now exchange priority documents electronically with other participating offices.
07 JULY 2022
Netflix animated ident logo becomes the first multimedia mark to be registered in Turkey
IP legislation that came into effect in 2017 broadened the criteria for aspects of signs that can be registered as trademarks. With Turkey’s IP office leading the way by recently granting non-conventional marks to Netflix, multimedia marks are expected to feature widely in the country’s IP landscape.
Authors:
Merve Macit
03 JUNE 2021
No contribution to the invention? No utility model protection in Turkey – the rules explained
Utility model protection is an attractive option for inventions with obvious technical solutions. However, applicants must be aware that both non-technical features and technical features without a technical effect will be excluded from the novelty assessment.
Authors:
Bahadır Gürsoy
05 NOVEMBER 2020
Recent access block to non-party oppositions in accordance with Turkish Personal Data Protection Law
The new Personal Data Protection Law has blocked public access to Turkish Patent and Trademark Office opposition petitions and created a new requirement for applicants to hire a local Turkish representative for international registrations.
Authors:
Aynur Akcaot
23 APRIL 2020
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office holds seminar on plain packaging and its impact on registered trademark rights
The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office’s seminar titled the “Implementation and Global Status of Plain Packaging of Cigarettes and The Relationship Between the Implementation of Plain Packaging and Registered Trademark Rights” provides an insightful overview of plain packaging regimes around the world and raises some interesting questions about the fate of registered marks following amendments to Turkish legislation.
Authors:
Merve Macit
