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Türkiye implements administrative trademark cancellation, refines case law on short-word marks, and aligns more closely with EU standards.
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The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has published its full-year 2025 statistics, revealing a significant 16.18% decrease in total patent grants compared to 2024. Invention and utility model patents both saw notable declines, while design patents experienced a modest increase. The drop is be…
In a landmark ruling dated August 1, 2024, the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) has ordered the withdrawal of a registered three-dimensional (3D) trademark and related design rights, finding that the right owner abused its dominant market position to exclude competitors. The decision, which also imposes monetary sa…
The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office now holds exclusive authority to examine and decide on trademark revocation requests, following the full implementation of Article 26 of the Industrial Property Code and the recent publication of new regulations. The changes introduce new procedural requirements, including an es…
The Turkish Court of Cassation has upheld the invalidation of a motor oil trademark found to closely resemble the globally recognized Monster Energy marks. The decision, now final, underscores the importance of holistic analysis in trademark disputes, considering not only the similarity of goods but also the use of co…
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has prevailed in a significant trademark dispute in Türkiye, where courts found that a third party acted in bad faith by registering the 'Clindoxyl' mark after GSK's original registration lapsed. The Turkish judiciary, including the Court of Cassation, confirmed the invalidation of the defendant'…
Royal Philips has reinforced its reputation as a global health technology innovator, ranking among the top patent applicants at the European Patent Office in 2023. The company filed 607 medical technology patent applications, making it the second largest applicant in that category, and submitted a total of 1,299 paten…