In-vehicle emergency call systems, which have been in use for a long time, are defined as systems within vehicles activated either automatically or manually that establish a connection with 112 emergency call centers in cases of an emergency.
Legislation regulating in-vehicle emergency call systems has been on the agenda of the European Union since 2007. The Regulation 2015/718 Concerning Type-Approval Requirements for the Deployment of the e-Call in-Vehicle System Based on…
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Deadline for requesting accumulated receivables from State University Hospitals is extended
Dicle Doğan, Gun + Partners
On 18 May 2018, the amendment (Turkish language) made on the “Law on the payment by the Ministry of Finance of accumulated unpaid debts to medical device companies arising from the purchase of drugs and medical devices by state university hospitals”, was published in the Official Gazette numbered 30425.
The scope of the payment model covers the debts that…
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The new IP Law has abolished the Patent Decree-Law provisions regarding the use requirement of patents and evidence of use. Instead, the new law refers to the use requirement within the compulsory licence provision, stating that non-use of a patent could allow a third party to demand a compulsory licence over that patent.
Consequences of failure to file declarationAs the IP Law does not have clear provisions requiring the patent owner to file a declaration of use or non-use…
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The availability of preventive measures at Customs is vital in the fight against counterfeiting. In light of this, the Customs Code and the relevant customs regulations have been amended in line with TRIPs.
Legal frameworkTurkey is a party to most international IP-related treaties, including the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), which aims to harmonise the legal framework for anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy. Turkey’s new IP Code…
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Regulatory data protection has been a contentious issue since it was introduced into Turkish law via the Ministry of Health Licensing Regulation. The most problematic areas are:
the implementation of regulatory data protection as market exclusivity, despite contradictory wording in the Licensing Regulation; and
limiting the regulatory data protection right to within the patent term.
When this issue comes before IP courts in cases of unfair use of data by third parties…
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