Intellectual Property Law
Cailliau & Çolakel Law Firm is involved in every aspect of intellectual property law.
The Law Firm provides personalized advice and legal consultancy about the cancellation of the patent, the cancellation of the decisions related to the patent acts before the Turkish Patent Institute, the violation of the patent rights and litigation in all fields of IP, especially patents and trademarks.
The Firm has substantial experience in representing and advising clients on all aspects of intellectual property rights:
- Trademarks & Patents Law (establishing and maintaining trademark rights, assistance in translation during the registration process, drafting and reviewing the confidentiality agreements, litigation on infringement and opposition etc.),
- Copyright Law (resolution of copyright disputes from mediation to expert determination, consultancy services regarding tenure right contracts, personal image rights etc.),
- Design Protection and Utility Model Law (exploitation and enforcement of utility model, counterfeiting litigation etc.),
- Unfair Competition Law (anticipating and protecting clients against unfair or deceptive trade practices or acts, assistance in case of breach of non-competition undertakings, trademark or trade name infringements etc.),
- Internet Law (advice, drafting of agreements, registration and transfer of rights in domain names etc.).
Cailliau&Colakel Law Firm assists and/or represents its clients in procedures before the governmental authorities, particularly for:
- advising on selection and availability of trademarks, patents, utility models and designs for registration,
- examining preexisting registrations and applications,
- filing applications at both national and international level and also renewing registrations,
- representing our clients in all opposition and cancellation proceedings,
- conducting infringement proceedings on behalf of the clients before the civil and criminal courts,
- negotiating and drafting agreements for the purchase, sale, or licensing of trademark, patent, utility model and design rights,
- Infringement advice and anti-piracy, such as taking legal action against infringers of DVDs, CDs and other copyrighted material.