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NSN Law Firm

Firm overview

NSN Law Firm does not only provide legal services limited to trademark law but is actively counselling in all areas of IP as well as other IP related law matters. The Firm’s IP Department consists of four practice groups namely; “Copyright Practice Group”; “Trademark & Design Practice Group”; “Advertising Practice Group” and “Patent & Life Sciences Practice” group. The Firm also experienced in regulatory matters and practice of trademark law in regulated industries such as pharma, food, beverage, telecommunication, media, tobacco and alcohol sectors. The Firm’s regulatory experience helps us to evaluate the issues from the holistic perspective.

In NSN Law Firm, the team comprises of fully competent IP lawyers also holding trademark attorney licenses. Both prosecution and litigation processes are managed by the Firm’s lawyer team. Besides, we regularly track the last court decisions and amendments in the IP regulation, thereby we proactively guide our clients regarding the new developments in the system and give feedback if the strategy of portfolio management needs changes.

NSN Law Firm ranks at 1st tier in rankings of the Legal 500 since 2014 and 2nd tier in Chambers & Partners, Managing IP and WTR, IAM. The Firm is also selected as a Leading Law Firm by IAM for Patent Litigation and Transactions section. The senior partner Selma Ünlü is chosen amongst 250 IP women lawyer in the world from Turkey by MIP and is depicted as one of the leading recommended individuals in Legal 500, WTR and IAM in Turkey.

NSN Law firm, established and located in Istanbul, has strong ties and long-lasting cooperation with the associated legal offices in Izmir and Ankara, other two largest cities in Turkey, as well as foreign legal offices in other countries, and thus we serve our clients with the ability to represent them both within Turkey and worldwide.

Network Memberships: International Trademark Association (INTA), Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI), Healthcare Products Association, WIPO Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panel, European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA), Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG), Marques

Last updated 21st June 2018

Destek Patent

Firm overview

Destek Patent is a multinational legal practice that provides full range intellectual property (IP) services including trademarks, patents, industrial designs, new plant varieties & more since 1983. Thanks to our workforce of more than 200 qualified in-house staff members, including 50 patent & trademark attorneys, we have been Turkey’s top-filer IP firm for more than two decades.

Thanks to our long-term expertise, our clients can rely on an outstanding professional structure with 15 branches in 3 countries – spearheaded from our headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey. Our high-quality international network, tested by a wide range of problems and refined over many years, enables our firm to support domestic and international clients in every IP proceedings: worldwide.

We advise clients in all aspects of IP – this includes obtaining worldwide protection, portfolio management, strategic advice, commercial advice, licensing, enforcement, due diligence, litigation, IP valuation, design and brand naming consultancy. Destek Patent is especially renowned for its European Patent (EP) validation services, patent annuity and trademark renewal services.

Whether you represent an entrepreneur, a corporation or a law firm, we at Destek Patent are fully adaptable to your organization's particular needs, including large-scale assignments.

Network Memberships: INTA, MARQUES, PTMG, AIPPI, AIPLA, GRUR, VPP, INGRES, LES, CIAPORA, EPI, JIPA

Last updated 8th July 2020

Gün + Partners

Firm overview

Gün + Partners is a full-service institutional law firm with a strategic international vision, striving to deliver high quality, commercially astute legal services.

The firm is one of the oldest and largest law firms in Turkey and internationally recognised among the top tier legal service providers. The firm is based in Istanbul, with working and correspondent offices Ankara, Izmir and the major commercial centres in Turkey.

Intellectual Property (IP) practice, one of the core practice areas of the firm since its foundation, composed of following specialised practice groups:

Patents and Utility Models
Trademarks and Designs
Copyrights
Anti-counterfeiting and IP Investigations
IP Prosecution

Gün + Partners provides comprehensive advisory, transactional and litigation services covering the full range of patent, trademark and utility model issues, including prosecution, litigation, transactional and advisory matters combining industry and litigation experience with its extensive IP expertise, as well as on patent related competition law and regulatory issues and data protection.

The Firm also prosecutes all kind of IP applications, files and defends against oppositions and appeals before the patent office, as well as challenging the office’s final decisions before specialized courts.

Expertise in all IP areas places the firm to a unique position in the market in devising and implementing IP protection and enforcement strategies for IP owners and in handling complex IP disputes that involve different IP rights. Thus, it is recognized as the leading IP practice in Turkey, and IP practice members are recognized as the leaders in their fields. Life Sciences and Telecom, Media and Technology are the two core industries that the firm’s IP practice concentrates in addition to automotive, apparel and consumer goods.

Network Memberships:

International Bar Association (IBA)
European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
International Federation Of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
Marques
Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG)
Legalink
German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)

Last updated 24th April 2018

Kenaroglu

Firm overview

Kenaroglu is a boutique law office based in Istanbul with the liasion offices in Ankara and Izmir. Being internationally orientated and recognised among the top tier legal service providers, Kenaroglu advises its clients in Intellectual Property Law as well as Media and Enternaintment Law and IT and telecoms.
All the lawyers of the firm are certified also as trademark and/or patent attorneys and are bilingual and fluent in English. They are dedicated to providing the highest quality enforcement, prosecution, counseling and litigation services to local and international companies.

The firm’s depth of experience in the areas of practice creates a compelling value proposition for its demanding clients and their complex legal needs, and uniquely enables the firm to provide seamless practical advice and creative solutions on a wide range of legal matters in the most responsive, competent, efficient and effective manner.

Kenaroglu’s client portfolio includes worldwide corporations and leading companies in a wide variety of businesses, including fashion, automotive, media and entertainment, electronics, computer software and hardware, pharmaceuticals. The firm advises its clients with its extensive IP experience covering the whole spectrum of trademark, patent, design and utility model matters and made a name with its capability of creating strategies replying its clients’ exact needs, especially in trademark and patent litigation cases. The firm also prosecutes all kind of IP applications, files and defends against oppositions and appeals before the trademark and patent office as well as preparation of contracts and handling negotiations with a remarkable success.

The attorneys possess extensive experience and a high level of expertise also in copyright law and represent broadcasters and publishers in their challenge with pirate broadcasting and publishing, as well as prepartion of license and all other type of agreements in copyright law.

Kenaroglu acts for clients across the entire industry, from technology to medical device companies, and the firm’s experience in regulatory enables it to develop innovative strategies, to manage not only complex litigation but to help clients in other complex business transactions.

Network Memberships

International Trademark Association (INTA)
European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
International Federation Of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG)
Marques

Last updated 11th February 2018

IP STARS Reviews

Patent

Alfa Patent Stan Advoka

Alfa Patent Stan Advoka is a newly formed company from the merger of Alfa Patent and Stan Advoka in 2018. The firm's patent service now covers a wider range of technical fields. Selda Arkan and Baris Atalay are key contacts in the firm.

Ankara Patent Bureau

Ankara Patent Bureau is highly recommended for patent protection and portfolio management work. The practice comprises of European patent attorneys, lawyers and engineers providing a one-stop-shop service. Gizem Dilan Özmen heads the patent department. Other notable patent practitioners are Emre Akkuş and Tuğba Gündemir.

Deris

Deris is one of the leading firms for IP in Turkey. The firm is respected by rivals in both patent contentious and patent prosecution work. Its IP team comprises patent attorneys and lawyers who work well together to deliver on client mandates, including infringement matters. The key patent practitioners are Okan Çan, M N Aydin Deris, N Serra Coral and E Kerim Yardimci.

Destek Patent

Destek Patent is recognised for its IP filing and portfolio management practice. The firm is led by founding partner Kemal Yamankaradeniz. Other key patent contacts in the firm are Hakan Özcan and Sedat Kizilay.

Erdem Kaya & Partners

Erdem Kaya & Partners is recommended for patent protection work in Turkey. The firm is led by managing partner Erdem Kaya, a European patent attorney with a background in electronic engineering. He is supported by experienced patent attorneys, including Murat Gişi, and a team of technical assistants. Tuğba Öztürk, Necati Tuzlaci and Gülhan Bölükbaşı are notable associates in the firm.

Gün + Partners

In 2019, the firm helped a number of life sciences sector companies to defend their patent interests in the Turkish market. The firm was also involved in a high-profile telecoms patent dispute. In March 2020, Gün + Partners was shortlisted to win the Managing IP Firm of the Year award for patent work in Turkey.

Kenaroglu

IP boutique Kenaroğlu is recommended for IP disputes and enforcement. Founding partner Yasemin Kenaroglu is the key contact for contentious and non-contentious IP instructions. Kenaroglu is supported by a team of associates such as Ufuk Yetisir and Muge Dursun. Former partner Yasemin Aktas has left the firm.

Moroğlu Arseven

Full-service law firm Moroğlu Arseven has a team for IP disputes and enforcement work. Partner Işık Özdoğan heads its IP department, which features experienced IP partners like Gökçe İzgi and Ezgi Baklacı Gülkokar. The partners are supported by a team of associates, most notably Yonca Çelebi and Işil Çavuş.

NSN Law Firm

NSN Law Firm is best known for its contentious IP practice, but it can also advise on IP protection and strategy in Turkey. Senior partners Selma Ünlü and Nazlı Selek are key practitioners in the firm. Patent case studies show the team represented Bayer Pharma in an action filed by a local generic manufacturer.

Suluk Intellectual Property Law Firm

Suluk Intellectual Property Law Firm provides a range of IP services but it is best known and respected in IP disputes. Founding partner Cahit Suluk leads IP instructions in the firm. Suluk is supported by head of litigation Bahattin Carkaci and Zeynep Balcik, who leads the prosecution department. Case studies show the IP team assisted a pharmaceutical client with filing a patent invalidation action.

Yalçiner Patent

Yalçiner Patent and Consulting is an IP boutique that specialises in IP filing and portfolio management. Ugur G Yalciner is the leading practitioner in the firm. Other key patent practitioners are Senem Kayahan and Irmak Yalciner. Case studies show the IP team assists companies such as Valipat with European patent validation.

Trade mark

Ankara Patent Bureau

Ankara Patent Bureau is one of the leading IP agencies in Turkey. The firm is recommended for trade mark protection and portfolio management. Gonca Adal Basmakci is in charge of its trade mark filing practice, while Ekin Karakus Ocal heads up the legal services department. The firm represents brand owners in a range of industries including pharmaceuticals and FMCG.

Deris

Deris is highly recommended for IP work. Disputes work is handled by the team in its law firm Deris Attorney at Law Partnership, while filing and portfolio management services are provided through its sister company Deris Patents & Trademarks Agency. The law firm is led by four partners: Mehmet Nazım Aydın Deriş, Nükhet Serra Coral, Okan Çan and Emre Kerim Yardımcı. Çan and Yardımcı lead on contentious instructions in the firm. Berrin Kalenderli is head of its trade mark department. The partners are supported by a team of experienced junior practitioners, notably Gizem Küçükarslan Bayer and Muazzez Korutürk.

ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys at Law

ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law is best known for advising companies in the TMT and entertainment sectors. The firm is recognised in copyright, though it can also deal with trade mark work. Gönenç Gürkaynak and İlay Yılmaz are key IP contacts in the firm. They are supported by Tolga Uluay and Ceyda Karaoğlan Nalçacı.

Esin Attorney Partnership

Esin Attorney Partnership, a member firm of Baker McKenzie International, is recommended for trade mark protection and enforcement work in Turkey. Its IP practice is headed up by senior associate Mine Guner. She is supported by other associates in the firm, notably Selma Iplikcioglu Yilmaz.

Gün + Partners

Soft IP case studies in 2019 show Gün + Partners assisted several brand owners in the fashion and luxury goods sector in tackling trade mark infringement and dealt with trade mark office actions on behalf of some FMCG sector companies. For copyright and designs, the firm advised big media/entertainment companies on copyright and related rights and represented two well-known fashion industry companies in their respective design right disputes in court. The firm won Managing IP's Firm of the Year (2020) awards for trade mark and copyright/design work in Turkey.

Istanbul Patent

Top-tier patent firm Istanbul Patent is equally strong in trade marks. The firm has a team of lawyers and trade mark attorneys for trade mark protection and portfolio management work. Head of trade mark Güven Çalik is one of the lawyers in the firm. She leads the practice alongside partner Abdurrahim Ayaz.

Kenaroglu

Boutique firm Kenaroğlu is highly recommended for trade mark and copyright advice in Turkey. IP star Yasemin Kenaroglu leads the firm with the support of senior attorneys such as Uğurcan Tekin and Ufuk Yetisir.

Moroğlu Arseven

Full-service law firm Moroğlu Arseven has a strong trade mark filing and enforcement practice. The firm is also recommended for copyright advice. Işık Özdoğan leads its IP department with support from partners Gökçe İzgi and Ezgi Baklacı Gülkokar. Notable associates in the department are Ece Berkman and Yonca Çelebi.

NSN Law Firm

NSN Law Firm's IP practice is well-regarded in the market. The firm is recommended for soft IP work including trade mark filing and portfolio management. Its IP department is led by IP star Selma Ünlü. She is supported by Nazlı Selek and Bilge Derinbay. Newly-promoted partners Gülay Göksu and Simge Şahin are future stars to watch in the department. The IP team represented Sandoz in trade mark matters and advised music publisher Musikverlag Hans Sikorski on copyright.

Suluk Intellectual Property Law Firm

Suluk Intellectual Property Law Firm is recommended for advice on IP disputes. Name partner Cahit Suluk is respected by rivals for his advocacy and writing skills in litigation. He is supported by Bahattin Çarkacı and trade mark attorney Zeynep Balçık.