May 16, 2023
Regulation Regulation On Cosmetic Products Entered Into Force The Cosmetic Products Regulation was published in the Official Gazette numbered 32184 on May 8, 2023. By the amendments, the cosmetics regulation has been brought into compliance with the Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 of the European…
May 10, 2023
Amendments To The Turkish MDR and IVMD Entered Into Force The Regulation amending the Medical Device Regulations was published on April 2,2023 in the Official Gazette numbered 32151. As part of the EU's efforts to comply with current medical device regulations, the Medical Device Regulations…
May 4, 2023
We are excited to announce that Deris has been shortlisted in Managing IP's 2022 Edition.We are also excited to announce that our senior partner Okan Can has been shortlisted for Practitioner of the Year. >>> https://lnkd.in/eUqNhjCUWe thank Managing IP!
May 4, 2023
We are delighted to share that Deris has been ranked as "Top Tier Law Firm" for Legal 500 EMEA's 2023 edition.We are equally excited to share that our parnters E. Kerim Yardimci, Serra Coral and Okan Can can have been selected Leading Individuals of Turkey in the IP area. …
May 4, 2023
We are proud to share that our Managing Partner Serra Coral has been named on of the Top 250 Women in IP for the 2023 edition. We congratulate her on this success!
November 18, 2022
In this search meeting where we first reviewed our vision and mission, we created our 10thBALANCED SCORECARD for 2023. We determined our financial, client, business processes and human & infrastructure perspectives, taking into account the reflections of the rapidly changing world on the legal…
October 8, 2021
We are proud to share that four partners of Deris are recognized as IP Stars for 2021. We congratulate ; Serra Coral, E. Kerim Yardımcı, Okan Can, Oya Yalvaç, for this outstanding recognition. Thanks to Managing IP, our clients and colleagues for their support and…
June 1, 2021
The total number of European patent applications submitted in 2020 was almost equal to that of the past year despite the pandemic, down by 0.7 percent. According to statistics released by the European Patent Office (EPO), medical technologies (+2.6%) led the way, while pharmaceuticals (+10.2%)…
June 1, 2021
On April 1, 2021, a new Article 15a of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA) on videoconference oral hearings goes into effect. Many parties and delegates have been unable to attend oral hearings in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic and…
April 7, 2021
The inventor awards held every year will find their owners on June 17, 2021, this year and for the first time in the history of the event, the ceremony will be entirely digital. The EPO is preparing an immersive virtual experience that viewers worldwide will…
December 2, 2020
We are pleased to report that the technology forming the basis of the figurative trademark search method and system developed by Ader Bilgisayar Hizmetleri ve Ticaret A.S. (Ader) with the technical cooperation of Yıldız Technical University, has been granted patent protection in South Africa, Japan…
October 15, 2020
We are pleased to announce that Deris is now certified with the international ISO 17100:2015 standard for Translation Services. The audit which was performed by Bureau Veritas in August 2020 approves that Deris meets all requirements of the standard by 100%. What is ISO 17100:2015?…
April 26, 2020
Deris celebrates the WIPO - World IP Day - Innovate For a Green Technology this year with a great step by joining the UN Global Compact i.e. Body of the UN for supporting and encouraging the development for environmentally friendly technologies among other principles. With…
April 17, 2020
Turkey has implemented a series of precautions in order to reduce the risk of contamination of COVID-19 virus. Here are the recent measures taken with respect to the judicial and administrative procedures: COURTS 1. Will the Court continue with their regular works scheduled? For the time…
April 17, 2020
As the spread of the corona virus continues, we also observe a spread of trademark applications filed in relation to COVID-19 around the World, including in Turkey. A few examples found on the Turkish Online Register are “COVID-19 CORONA VIRUS” / “CORONAMASK” / “ANTI-CORONA” /…
April 16, 2020
Patent statistics published by the European Patent Office (EPO) shows that, in 2019 digital technologies, with over 181 000 patent applications, became more prevalent for the first time. The EPO report revealed that the number of patent applications has increased by 4 % from 2018…
April 16, 2020
Being a tool to transfer application data from breeders to the selected Plant Breeders’ Right (PBR) authorities of UPOV members, UPOV PRISMA functions as an electronic filing system. As for the countries like Turkey, where usage of paper forms continues for National Listing (NLI) and…
April 6, 2020
DERIS is committed to protect data of its clients. Where, home computing is becoming a new standard more and more, DERIS is proud to announce its secure and fully compliant Information Security infrastructure and policies for keeping sensitive/ confidential data of their clients. According to…
April 1, 2020
Having managed the personal and professional development of its team as a structured process, and achieved very promising results since 2017, DERIS updated its "Career Guide" to include 13 main topics at the beginning of 2020. The guide provides a clear narrative of which stages…
March 20, 2020
Now after Brexit, UK government has announced that they will not participate in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) system and they have confirmed their decision to IAM. Although this is a surprise for some, this was expected despite UK’s ratification of the agreement. Because, the…
March 17, 2020
As Deris, our priority is to protect the well-being and safety of our employees and their families while we protect our clients’ interest and IP assets. We implemented the following precautions based on the recommendations of the governmental authorities, and the World Health Organization (WHO)…
March 12, 2020
On September 27, 2019, WIPO organized a meeting named as “WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property (IP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)” with member states in order to discuss and provide possible questions to policymakers who face when addressing effect of AI on IP policy. An important…
March 7, 2020
European Qualifying Examination (EQE) is normally held once a year with the attendance of nearly three thousand candidates from various member states of the European Patent Organization. Upon the announcements of the EPO dated 1 March and 4 March 2020 regarding the adopted precautionary measures…
February 19, 2020
We are proud to announce that as a result of the assessment conducted by Great Place to Work® Institute, Deris is entitled to be certified as ''Great Place to Work® the second time in Turkey, enabling excellent workplace. Deris has been the first law firm…
February 17, 2020
On November 25, 2019, the European Patent Office has rejected two patent applications (EP 18 275 163 and EP 18 275 174) that designated an artificial intelligence named “DABUS” as the sole inventor. The applicant stated that DABUS is “a type of connectionist artificial intelligence”…
February 14, 2020
The famous Swedish manufacturer specializing in beds filed a trademark application on 16 December 2016 for chequered pattern covering 20, 24, 25 and 35. The examiner of EUIPO rejected the trademark on the basis of the regulation Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001. The decision was…
February 13, 2020
Dating back to 1997, Adidas, being one of the Worldwide leading sports clothing brands, had initiated a trademark infringement lawsuit against one of the equally Worldwide leading clothing brands H&M. This suit claimed that the iconic “stripes” of the adidas brand were figuring on H&M’s…
February 7, 2020
Cybersquatting is often defined as a situation where someone obtains the registration of a domain name belonging to someone else and the registrant has no connection with the concerned domain name. This is seen as a bad faith attempt to get money through selling the…
January 20, 2020
The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, which dates back 1897 and generally known under the abbreviated name AIPPI, is the world’s leading international organization dedicated to the development and improvement of legal regimes for the protection of intellectual property. The annual Congress of…
January 15, 2020
In a decision dated 13th December 2019, the England and Wales High Court ruled that the use of the trademark on second-handed goods is not genuine use of the trademark. The case between the parties AIWA CO. LIMITED and AIWA CORPORATION is related to the…
January 13, 2020
Tiffany Palmer, a beautician who has been providing beauty treatments to its customers since 2014 filed an application to register the trademark “Cotswold Lashes by Tiffany” before the UKIPO. Thereafter, Tiffany & Co., believing that a likelihood of confusion will arise between this application and…
January 6, 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have filed for two separate trademark applications in June 2019 in the UK, namely “ROYAL SUSSEX” and “Sussex Royal the Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex”. These applications, filed in the name of their foundation “Sussex Royal…
December 31, 2019
In China new laws will be applied for infringement and illegal or bad faith trademark application, effective as from November 1st, 2019. The aim is to reduce trademark "squatters" by imposing greater sanctions and enabling the national office to refuse such bad faith trademark filing.…
December 30, 2019
Within last month, there has been a massive step in the WIPO’s International Trademark System Marks and WIPO has reached the 1.5 millionth registration. This achievement is undeniably has been waiting due to character of Madrid – The International Trademark System since it provides cost-effective…
December 30, 2019
Starting from January 1, 2020, TURKPATENT has decided to use the EPATS for online transactions, and thus, any online transaction through TURKPATENT will only be carried out through the EPATS, which offers great innovation. EPATS is available at <https://epats.turkpatent.gov.tr>. Cemil Başpınar, Vice President of the…
November 27, 2019
The USPTO held the Trademark Public Advisory Public Hearing on 23.09.2019 and thereafter published a Trademark Fee Proposal for 2020, indicating therein significant increases. The USPTO reasons this increase based on the need for support for critical IT projects which are necessary to solve challenges,…
November 22, 2019
Adidas, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of sports goods, has filed an opposition against the trademark application which covers the denomination of ‘adidog’ to be used on clothing for dogs in Japan based on Article 4(1)(xv)[1] of the Japan Trademark Law, which prohibits…
November 18, 2019
In the decision dated October 24th, 2019, the CJEU ruled on a conflict relating to similarities between the designs including medical plasters. The importance of the decision lays in the interpretation of the design freedom of the designer and approach of the CJEU to the…
November 15, 2019
Although exhaustion of IPR on tangible goods can clearly be inferred from the relevant provisions of the European Directives 2001/29/CE and directive 2009/24/CE, exhaustion of rights derived from intangible goods such as a software/videogame has always been at the center of the discussion in Europe.…
November 12, 2019
The trademark registrations are territorial and in order to protect the trademark in any country, the trademark should also be registered in this target country. It is possible to apply to the offices of the countries requested to be registered one by one or by…
October 26, 2019
Deriş will run for KAÇUV in the annual Istanbul Marathon A team of 25 volunteers from Deriş will run to collect donation for"The Hope Foundation for Children with Cancer" (KACUV) in the annual Istanbul Marathon of November 03, 2019. The donations aims to contribute education…
October 23, 2019
Having been established around a year ago, Beijing Internet Court ("Court") has rendered a decision which is deemed to be one of the most ten IP cases across China. The case relates to the dispute between the producer of the app Douyin in which users…
October 21, 2019
A few months ago, famous football club Liverpool FC has applied a trademark application for ‘’Liverpool’’ for the football products and services[1]. However, it did not go well in different aspects! According to the officials from Liverpool FC, the main aim is to protect their…
October 18, 2019
Under Armour, a company that is used to enforce and seek protection for their trademark and generally IP rights, initiated a new action for trademark infringement against the company "hotsuit". Under Armour is one of the biggest US sportswear company which has been on the…
