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Turkish Patent Institute introduces trademark examination guideline
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The Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) has published a trademark examination guideline within the context of the EU twinning project entitled “Supporting Turkey for Enhancing Implementation and Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights”, which is carried out by the TPI and the German Foundation for International Legal Co-operation (IRZ Foundation).…
TPI records UGG as well-known trademark
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Turkey is one of the few countries that hold a separate list of well-known trademarks within the Trademarks Office.…
Imitation of mark’s calligraphy found to be indication of bad faith Turkey
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In a case involving the trademark AG (and device), the specialised IP Court has stated that use by the defendant of the same calligraphy as that used in the plaintiff’s trademark, which was not registered in Turkey, should be considered as an indication of bad faith.…
Court clarifies differences in scope between Articles 7/1(b) and 8/1(b) of Decree Law
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The Court of Appeal has established and clarified the differences in scope and implementation between Article 7/1(b) and Article 8/1(b) of the Turkish Decree Law 556 pertaining to the Protection of Trademarks (Decision 2010/10214E).…
Marks may be confusingly similar even where common element is generic/descriptive
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Within the context of an invalidation action, the Ankara Third IP Court has held that the figurative trademark NEO CARE, which covers goods in Class 5 of the Nice Classification, was confusingly similar to the trademark NEXCARE, which also covers goods in Class 5.…