Intellectual and Industrial Property Law
In the modern economy, the most valuable assets of companies and entrepreneurs are no longer tangible commercial goods, but rather their creative ideas, brands, patents, designs, and technological innovations. Our firm provides comprehensive and strategic legal consultancy and representation services to domestic and international clients in the registration, portfolio management, commercial exploitation, and effective protection of intellectual and industrial property rights against infringements.
Within the framework of the Industrial Property Code (IPC), the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works, and international conventions (WIPO, EPO, Madrid Protocol), the protection of trademarks, patents, utility models, design rights, and copyrights, as well as combating piracy and counterfeit products, constitute our core areas of expertise. Placing innovation, R&D investments, and creative labor under legal protection plays a vital role in preserving corporate competitive power and commercial reputation.
Our core services in the practice area of Intellectual and Industrial Property Law include:
- Managing national and international application processes for trademarks, patents, utility models, and industrial designs; tracking opposition and legal procedures before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT) and WIPO
- Conducting trademark and patent invalidity, infringement, and unfair competition lawsuits before Commercial Courts of First Instance
- Establishing the legal infrastructure for copyrights, software licensing, work-for-hire agreements, and digital content rights
- Resolving domain name disputes through WIPO and UDRP arbitration mechanisms
- Drafting and negotiating technology transfer, licensing, franchise, technopark agreements, and know-how contracts
- Executing customs protection, monitoring, and operational procedures for the detection and seizure of counterfeit and fake goods at customs borders
- Carrying out the valuation of intellectual property assets and conducting Due Diligence audits during mergers and acquisitions (M&A) processes