Turkey

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

Firm overview

Sezekkaplan Lawyers is a specialized Law Office in Turkey in the field of Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition, representing the world’s giants on a global scale.
Since 2001, Sezekkaplan Lawyers has been the juridical defender of the IP rights of the global Corporate Companies in Turkey and maintains the protection of the rights and investments of clients via preventive practices.
Within this frame, we represent the corporations of industrialized countries like USA, Canada, Japan, Korea, China and EU countries. Moreover, we cooperate with the worldwide recognized artists to preserve their intellectual rights.
Areas of practice: Intellectual property: Sezekkaplan Lawyers offers consultancy services to ensure that the investments/values of its clients are secured for the protection and enforcement of all the intellectual property rights, including marks, designs, patents, and copyrights. We have specialty in unfair competition, counterfeit and derivative legal disputes occurring in the infringement of intellectual rights.
Dispute Resolution & Litigation: In addition to preventive protection, Sezekkaplan Lawyers ensures protection also in the legal monitoring processes. The firm has a serious and well-established business practice in trademark, copyright, design and patent disputes. The firm represents its clients in a solution-oriented way in mediation and negotiations, meetings and relevant processes by preserving the interests of its clients which are recognized on a global scale. Another broad area of expertise is litigation, the firm represents its clients competently in complex lawsuits.
Competition & Regulations: Sezekkaplan Lawyers represent clients in all processes in relation to the Turkish Competition Authority and provides all-round legal consultancy and litigation services within Turkish Competition Law, especially on competition-restricting agreements, claims and defenses on the abuse of dominant position, notifications of mergers and acquisitions. We provide our clients with consultancy on the legal restrictions to secure their activities in Turkey and avoid and overcome any possible obstacles and advise companies to generate business strategies.
Corporate and M&A: The corporate practice of Sezekkaplan Lawyers ensures and covers high quality consultancy services to the global companies in various sectors. The firm has offered service to the remarkable and significant M&A projects in recent years thanks to the efficiency of the digital world and rapid dynamics of the sector, and this successfully performed acquisitions have made a name for themselves both n Turkish and worldwide agenda.

KEY CLIENTS

• Facebook Inc
• Instagram LLC
• Monster Energy Company
• Energy Beverages
• DTTM
• Swatch Group
• H&M
• Oracle
• Believe SAS
• Mitsubishi Electric
• Getty Images
• Energizer
• Sir Cameron Mackintosh
• Istock
• Cloudera
• Uster AG
• TE Connectivity
• Coopervision

Firm overview

Destek Patent was established in 1983 and has been a pioneer in the field of Intellectual Property Rights, providing consultancy services in trademark, patent and design registrations for almost 40 years.

Destek Patent provides its clients with excellence in IP consultancy through its 15 offices located in Turkey, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, UAE and the UK. Besides its own offices, Destek Patent also provides IP services in 192 jurisdictions via its partners and associates.

As "Destek Patent", we continue to grow and globalise with the aim of delivering the best service to our clients all around the world.

Firm overview

Sımaj is a firm of Turkish Patent and Trademark Attorneys, European Patent Attorneys, and lawyers dealing with obtaining and defending industrial and intellectual property rights. The firm’s origin traces back to the years of the establishment of the Turkish Patent Institute in 1994.

The firm’s areas of practice, in particular, include drafting, filing, and prosecuting all kinds of IP applications and validating European Patents as well as conducting opposition, invalidation, and cancellation proceedings. Besides the above, the firm is also involved in litigation and unfair competition actions before the competent authorities.

The firm serves a broad range of clients from large multinational companies to initial startups. In addition to protecting intellectual property rights, SIMAJ also offers strategic advice for the purpose of securing an increased competitive force for its clients and managing their IP portfolio.

Membership association and participation are of considerable importance and therefore the partners of the firm are members and regular participants of the international associations for intellectual property such as INTA, ECTA, EPI, MARQUES, LES, AIPPI, GRUR, and AIPLA.

Today, we are admitted to represent our clients before the Turkish Patent Institute, Turkish IP Courts, Civil, Criminal and Administrative Courts, the Turkish Minister of Culture for copyright matters, the Turkish Domain Name Authority, the European Patent Office, and WIPO.

Network Memberships
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, German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR), The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI), Licensing Executives Society (LES), American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)