Utkan BAKIRCI is a highly qualified attorney with a Chemical Engineering background and an expertise in Intellectual Property. He is a European Patent Attorney & Litigator, Turkish Patent & Trademark Attorney and Attorney at Law who is authorized to represent his clients before a range of organizations including the European Patent Office, Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, World Intellectual Property Office, National Courts, and the newly established Unified Patent Court.
After completing his Chemical Engineering degree in 2009, Utkan worked in the polymer industry with a focus on research and development for over a decade. While leading the scale-up of an innovative project, which eventually led to the first patent of his employer, he discovered a passion for patent law. He passed both national exams and became a Patent & Trademark Attorney and established the Patent & Intellectual Property seat at the corporation's R&D center. In this role he conducted activities such as freedom to operate and patentability searches & analysis, weekly patent monitoring, drafting & filing of European patent applications, prosecuting in 44 countries and validation of European patents. In order to become a European Patent Attorney, Utkan has completed his professional training of 3 years by filing & prosecuting the first European patent applications of the corporation and eventually passed the Pre-Examination and all 4 papers of the European Qualifying Examination.
Utkan's dedication to legal studies is equally impressive. He completed a 2-year CEIPI Training course in European Patent Law, attended Law School at Kadir Has University with an Honor Scholarship, graduated second in his class, and completed his Master of Laws in Economic Law at Galatasaray University. In 2023, he graduated from CEIPI's diploma program on Patent Litigation in Europe at the University of Strasbourg, focusing on the Unified Patent Court, and qualified as a European Patent Litigator. Utkan is a registered professional representative before the Unified Patent Court.
Utkan is a Court Appointed Expert and is regularly appointed to patent and trademark trials by the Specialized Courts of Intellectual Property in Istanbul. With his extensive experience and diverse expertise, he has a proven track record of success in representing clients before various organizations.
Year Joined Firm: 2013
Education/Alumni:
- University of Strasbourg - CEIPI University Diploma "Patent Litigation in Europe"
- Galatasaray University - Economic Law MSc.
- Kadir Has University - Law School BSc.
- Istanbul Technical University - Chemical Engineering BSc.
- Robert College - Middle & High School
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