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It Is Expected That the Turkish Patent And Trademark Office Will Be Authorized To Revoke Trademarks Article 26 of the Industrial Property Code numbered 6769 (the “IPC”) regulated the circumstances in which the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“TÜRKPATENT”) would be entitled to revoke a trademark. However, IPC postponed the entry into force of such … It Is Expected That the Turkish Patent And Trademark Office Will Be Authorized To Revoke Trademarks

Significant Regulations Introduced to Expedite Urban Regeneration Following the earthquake disaster that struck our country in February 2023, an amendment to Law No. 6306 on the Regeneration of Areas Under Disaster Risk (“Law No. 6306”) entered the government’s agenda in order to expedite the urban regeneration process, especially with the earthquake expected in Istanbul in … Significant Regulations Introduced to Expedite Urban Regeneration

A New Legal Framework For Residential Leases Related to Tourism Accommodation units in the tourism sector have recently been changing and residential leases for tourism purposes have become an important alternative in Türkiye. In light of this, providing a legal basis for short-term residential leases has become necessary due to an increase in unrecorded leases … A New Legal Framework For Residential Leases Related to Tourism

Recent Constitutional Court Decision on The Renunciation Of Paternity Article 286/1 of the Turkish Civil Code No. 4721 (“TCC”) provides that “husbands may rebut the presumption of paternity by filing a lawsuit for the renunciation of paternity. This lawsuit is filed against the mother and the child.” As per the respective provision, the individuals entitled … Recent Constitutional Court Decision on The Renunciation Of Paternity

A New Dumping Investigation on Steel Products The Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye (“MoT”) initiated a dumping investigation upon an application from the Türkiye Steel Producers Association on behalf of domestic producers regarding hot-rolled flat steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of India, Japan, and the Russian … A New Dumping Investigation on Steel Products

The Regulation on Payment Services and Electronic Money Issuance and Payment Service Providers Have Been Extensively Amended A regulation and a communiqué amending the Regulation on Payment Services and Electronic Money Issuance and Payment Service Providers (“Regulation”) and the Communiqué on Information Systems of Payment and Electronic Money Institutions and Data Sharing Services of Payment … Amendments to Payment Services Regulation

Short Petitions for Appeal will be History The Trabzon 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance applied to the Constitutional Court (contention of unconstitutionality) to annul the sentence under Article 273/1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure No. 5671 (“CCP”)  stipulating that a motion for appeal must be submitted “as of the pronouncement of the verdict”, … Short Petitions for Appeal will be History

Sanctions on advertisements with “dark commercial patterns” A new term in the advertisement sector has emerged: “Dark Commercial Patterns.” What is a Dark Commercial Pattern? OECD defines “Dark Commercial Patterns” as “a term that is used for practices commonly found in online user interfaces that lead consumers to make choices that may not be in … Sanctions on Advertisements with “Dark Commercial Patterns”

New Regulations Empower Electric Vehicle Charging Operators to Establish Green Charging Stations Pursuant to the amendment to the Regulation on Renewable Energy Resource Guarantee Certificates, starting on December 15, 2023, charging network operators who hold a license will be able to participate in the renewable energy resource guarantee system by signing a system participation agreement … New Regulations Empower Electric Vehicle Charging Operators to Establish Green Charging Stations