Intellectual Property

No. A trademark concerns a sign distinguishing goods or services; copyright concerns a qualifying work. A single project may require review of several types of rights.

Turkish Industrial Property Law No. 6769 covers rights such as trademarks, geographical indications, designs, patents and utility models. Law No. 5846 concerns rights in intellectual and artistic works. The type of protection depends on the subject matter.

Registration or application details; Works and examples of use; Licence, assignment and other agreements. Organise these alongside a chronology. Agree how to share sensitive documents before the meeting.

The scope of the right or application and examples of use are identified. Agreements, registrations and records supporting any infringement allegation are considered together.

Image or text similarity may flag a listing for examination. It does not establish that a product is counterfeit. Ownership, original product characteristics, sales relationships and, where needed, physical examination must be considered together.

Purpose-specific software can compare brand names, logos or product images in lawfully accessible sources. The source, time and reason for a match should be recorded, and false positives reviewed by a person. Tools and permitted access must be determined separately.

Registration and ownership documents, original product examples, the listing URL, dated records and any licence or sales agreement may be relevant. The appearance of a listing and the actual product are assessed separately; a low price alone does not establish infringement.

Trademark registration and domain registration are separate processes. A claim to a similar domain must meet the applicable dispute policy; a trademark certificate alone does not provide an automatic transfer.

The UDRP is the applicable policy. The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center is one of the providers administering complaints under it. An appointed panel decides the domain dispute.

The TRABİS dispute mechanism for .tr domains requires a separate assessment. UDRP requirements are not automatically imported: the UDRP requires bad-faith registration and use, whereas the .tr framework refers to bad-faith registration or use.

A trademark registration does not transfer a domain automatically. The extension, registration date, registrant’s rights or legitimate interests and any bad-faith conduct must be examined. Depending on the facts, UDRP, the .tr dispute mechanism or court proceedings may be relevant; no outcome is guaranteed.

Not necessarily. For extensions such as .com that fall under UDRP, an eligible complaint may be filed with an approved dispute provider; WIPO is one such provider. .tr domains have a separate TRABİS mechanism. Court access remains available, and the suitable route depends on the domain and evidence.

Preserve registrant and registrar details, the service or employment agreement, registration instructions, invoices and correspondence. The dispute may concern contractual authority as well as trademark rights. Those records inform the basis for a transfer request and the appropriate route.

Trademark or trade-name records, first-use and registration dates, domain registration history, dated website captures, sale or transfer offers and correspondence may matter. The context and lawful collection of evidence should also be assessed.

The domain must be identical or confusingly similar to a mark in which the complainant has rights, the registrant must lack rights or legitimate interests, and the domain must have been both registered and used in bad faith. A trade mark registration alone does not secure transfer.

For .tr domains, the TRABİS dispute mechanism and its authorised providers must be considered; UDRP does not apply automatically. Rights, legitimate interests and bad faith are assessed on the facts, and court proceedings may also be relevant.

Secure access to the registrar account and preserve renewal dates, registrant details and transfer records. Keep contracts, invoices and correspondence; assess available registrar safeguards and the appropriate legal route promptly.

A Turkish registration does not by itself create protection in every country. National or regional rights in target markets, designated territories under Madrid, earlier rights and actual use must be assessed.

No. The applicant designates member countries or regions, whose offices may examine and refuse protection under their own laws. The basic application or registration, classes and designated territories must be checked.

An EUIPO application is a regional route covering the EU. Madrid centralises applications to designated members and can include the EU. Existing rights, markets, cost and likely objections guide the choice.

No. Hague permits one application designating members, but the relevant office may refuse protection under domestic law. First disclosure and target markets should be assessed before filing.

No. PCT provides an international filing phase. National or regional offices decide whether to grant patents in their territories; time, cost and target countries need separate planning.

Works covered by the Berne Convention generally receive protection without formalities, but ownership, scope and remedies are assessed under the relevant national law. Source files, creation dates and licences matter.

Identify the product, seller, platform, territory and relevant registrations; preserve dated listing and sales evidence. Platform reports, local remedies and, where available, customs action are distinct routes.

An NDA matters, alongside access controls, recordkeeping and reasonable technical and organisational measures. The secret nature of the information and the access of staff, suppliers or partners need case-specific review.

Define territory, products or services, duration, exclusivity, sublicensing, quality controls, royalties, reporting, termination, governing law and dispute resolution. Transfers of a mark, software and know-how should be distinguished.

Not necessarily. Territorial rights and remedies, the location of infringement, seller and platform, and contractual jurisdiction clauses must be assessed together. Separate action may be needed in more than one country.

Preserve dated profile and listing links. Use the appropriate platform report with the registration, official account and explanation of confusing use. A certificate alone does not automatically close the account or transfer its username.

Removing a listing, stopping an ad and closing an account are different decisions. Identify the affected product, content and right. The platform outcome cannot be guaranteed; legal trade mark claims are assessed separately.

Preserve full URLs, username, dated captures, listings and messages lawfully before removal. Screenshot sufficiency varies; formal evidence preservation may be appropriate.

Keep the decision and reference. Recheck ownership, registration scope, URLs and report category. Any platform review option and separate legal route depend on the actual infringement.

No. Report each channel, account or item to the relevant platform with its URL and evidence of your rights. YouTube and X apply different impersonation and trade mark policies; reporting does not guarantee removal or transfer of a username.