Intellectual Property Law

Topluyıldız Legal Co.’s Intellectual Property practice provides end-to-end protection for the full range of IP assets — trademarks, patents, industrial designs, copyrights, and trade secrets. We manage trademark prosecution before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT), handling availability searches, application filings, opposition proceedings, and cancellation actions. For inventions and utility models, our team coordinates patent prosecution strategies with technical patent attorneys, ensuring that applications are drafted to secure the broadest defensible scope of protection. We also advise on industrial design registrations and the strategic use of design rights to protect product aesthetics and configurations.

IP Litigation & Enforcement

When disputes arise, we pursue aggressive enforcement through preliminary injunctions, seizure orders, and full-trial litigation before the specialised IP courts. Our litigation experience covers trademark infringement and counterfeiting, patent validity and infringement claims, copyright disputes, unfair competition actions, and trade secret misappropriation proceedings. We also represent clients in customs recordal procedures, working with Turkish customs authorities to intercept counterfeit goods at the border. In the digital environment, we deploy notice-and-takedown strategies across e-commerce platforms, social media channels, and domain name dispute resolution proceedings (UDRP).

Licensing, Transactions & Brand Strategy

Beyond registration and enforcement, we structure IP transactions that unlock commercial value:

• Licensing agreements — exclusive and non-exclusive licences, franchising arrangements, and technology transfer agreements
• IP due diligence — comprehensive IP audits in the context of M&A transactions, corporate restructurings, and investment rounds
• Brand acquisition and portfolio management — strategic trademark portfolio rationalisation, co-existence agreements, and consent arrangements
• Trade secret protection — confidentiality frameworks, employee IP assignment clauses, and non-disclosure agreements

Our approach integrates IP protection with our clients’ broader business strategy, ensuring that intellectual property assets are not merely registered but are actively leveraged as instruments of competitive advantage. We work closely with in-house teams to develop IP governance frameworks that align protection efforts with commercial priorities across all relevant jurisdictions.