Turkey: Intellectual Property
September 2012
As foreign investment continues to flow into Turkey, the protection of IP rights is gaining importance. In response to this, regulators have made a great effort in recent years to ramp up enforcement of IP rights, introducing heavier fines and even prison sentences for violations. We recognise 13 of the country’s leading IP lawyers in this section.
Mehmet Gün & Partners fields three lawyers in this chapter, more than any other firm in the research. Mehmet Gün has a “stellar reputation” and specialises in the licensing and enforcement of IP rights in the pharmaceutical sector. Ug˘ur Aktekin is “highly proficient” in copyright law matters and anti-counterfeiting. Completing the trio is Baris Kalayci: a “first-rate” patent and trademark attorney.
Two lawyers rank highly from Istanbul Patent. Founding partner Dilek Ustun Ekdial is a “big name” in IP dispute resolution and solves conflicts arising from patent and trademark rights. Güven Çalik is also a founding partner of the firm and is “renowned” for solving disputes related to trademarks and industrial design rights.
M N Aydin Deris¸ of Deris¸Patents and Trademarks Agency AS¸is an “outstanding” IP lawyer with experience in registering and licensing IP rights in Turkey for domestic and foreign clients in addition to defending rights in litigation.
Stock Industrial Property Services AS is represented by Omer Dundar, a “distinguished” practitioner with an “impressive” breadth of expertise in the field.
At NSN Law Office, senior partner Selma Toplu Ünlü is praised for her “leading” practice in IP. Head of the firm’s IP team, she counsels companies on a broad range of IP matters from licensing to complex litigation and prosecution.
Gökhan Gökçe at YükselKarkınKüçük is “highly accomplished” and specialises in the pharmaceutical sector.
Founder of CBL Law Office Ceylin Beyli is “well regarded” for her practice in IP, has been involved in several court actions in Turkey and has represented clients before the World Intellectual Property Organization.
At Morog˘lu Arseven, I¸sik Özdog˘an’s expertise in IP litigation practice is “unrivalled”. She has experience in patent, copyright, trademark and domain name disputes and in conducting seizures of counterfeit goods. In addition, she is a registered expert witness of Istanbul Intellectual and Industrial Property Court.
Yalın Akmenek, with the firm Akol Avukatlık Bürosu, is a “brilliant” IP lawyer and “very active”.
Taylan Arihan of Arihan & Arihan is described as a “resourceful” practitioner and advises on patents, trademarks and designs.
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