1. Supporting IPR protection of SMEs Recent Turkish Initiatives
Ezgi BAKLACI
Senior Associate
Trademark and Patent Attorney
Florance, March 24th, 2014

2. OUTLINE
OUTLINE
A general overview of Turkish IP Rights
Most recent developments in Turkish IP law
Challenges
Tips for Companies doing business with Turkey

3. A general review of Turkish IP Rights
Trademark
Patent/ Utility Model
Industrial Design
Copyright (non-registerable)

4. A general overview of Turkish IP Rights
Registration is crucial:
Obtain registration for your IPR
Options:
national registration
international registration
International registrations:
quicker
cheaper
same effectiveness

5. A general overview of Turkish IP Rights
Enforcement
Judicial Enforcement
Civil Action
Criminal Action
Administrative Enforcement
Customs Measures

6. A general overview of Turkish IP Rights
No registration means:
No raid of counterfeit goods
No complaint to administrative bodies
No customs measures
Harder to prove the proprietorship

7. Most recent developments in Turkish IP law
Online Central Customs Recordal Introduced
The number of counterfeit goods passing through the Turkish customs
has decreased due to seizure at customs duty.

8. Most recent developments in Turkish IP Law
Simultanious raids against counterfeiters:
4,764 operations in 67 cities
Seized goods worth apprx. two hundred million EUR.
The operations led to the legal proceedings against 1,766 people.

9. Most recent developments in Turkish IP Law
EU-TR IPR Dialogue Meetings
Consumer Awareness Campaign: Fakes costs More/ I Buy Real
Court of Appeals awarded damages for registering an industrial design in bad-faith

10. Most recent developments in Turkish IP Law
Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy
First IP Master’s Class has been established at Ankara Faculty of Law
The Turkish National Police State Security Department established specialized enforcement offices for IP crimes in 81 cities in Turkey.

11. Challenges: Counterfeiting
Turkey is the second-largest counterfeit product market in the world, with a turnover of 3 billion USD.

12. Challenges
Bad faith trademark and design applications
Overstock problem
Long lasting court proceedings

13. Tips Clearance: Due Diligence to avoid problems
Detect earlier granted rights in the market- solve the problem
Obtain registration before entering into the Turkish market.
Trust your partner

14. Tips Observe the market Keep record of your use in Turkey
Protect yourself: written, enforceable agreements
Know a good Turkish Lawyer

15. THANK YOU….
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact.
Ezgi BAKLACI