Legal Actıons

Regarding with the protection of industrial and intellectual properties including the trade and service marks, patents, utility models, industrial designs, literary and artistic works; please kindly be informed that the following legal actions can be taken in Turkey;

- Market Investigation: In order to check if an industrial and intellectual property is being infringed in a specific market; a market investigation can be conducted. – Sending warning letter: We would like to let you know that if it is determined that there is an infringement against the intellectual and industrial property of a party and unfair competition; a warning letter can be sent to the infringing party to stop the infringing actions and unfair competitions. In Turkey; warning letters can be sent via Notary of Public or by Express Mail Service.

- Legal actions with the Customs: We would like to let you know that the legal actions can be taken with the Customs to stop the entrance of the counterfeit goods to the Turkish market. Accordingly, a request is filed with the Custom Offices in this matter and when the counterfeit goods are determined, they are stopped by the Custom Offices and the Custom Offices sent notifications which allows the right holder to investigate the such products and if they are counterfeit; the law suit shall be filed within 10 days.

- Determination of Infringement and Unfair Competition: If there is an infringement of an industrial and intellectual property right and unfair competition; the right holder may file a request with the court for the determination of infringement and unfair competition and after the respective determination; the other legal actions can be taken.

- Filing a complaint with the Public Prosecution Offices for the seizure of the counterfeit goods: We would like to let you know that the complaint can be filed with the Public Prosecution Offices for the seizure of the counterfeit goods with preliminary injunction request. – Filing the suits with the specialized courts for the seizure of the counterfeit goods; In accordance with the recent implementations in the Turkish Legal System; specialized courts have been established who are specialized in industrial and intellectual property protection matters. Accordingly, the suits can be filed with these specialized courts for the seizure of the counterfeit goods.

- Unfair competition suit with our without the request of preliminary injunction: We would like to let you know that unfair competition suit can be filed with the courts with our without the request of preliminary injunction.

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