Intellectual and Industrial Property

With the increasing importance of intellectual property law, both foreign and domestic companies and individuals find themselves more and more in need of legal assistance with every aspect of intellectual property. Güzeldere Balkan Göçen has considerable experience in intellectual property law and has advised some of the largest advertising firms and film and media production and entertainment companies in Turkey. Among the services our attorney partnership provides:

• Assisting, advising, representing and acting as counsel on behalf of companies in relation to intellectual property rights such as patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyrights and protection of computer software under Turkish law and international treaties;

• Advising on the protection, licensing, and transfer of copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial designs, domain names, trade secrets and know-how;

• Negotiating and drafting all types of intellectual property agreements, including licensing and transfer agreements for copyrights, registered trademarks, and patents, technical assistance, information technology, and technology transfer agreements, and distribution, management and franchising agreements in general;

• Advising on all aspects of television broadcasting law and corporate law as applied to television broadcasting companies.

• Litigation regarding unfair competition, imitative product and other relevant issues