Turkey Trademark Search: Free Online Check Tool (2026)
Search Turkish trademarks online: type a brand name and, if you like, Nice classes to see Turkish filings and Madrid registrations that cove…
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Trademark Opposition in Turkey: Deadline, Grounds, Defence
You have two months from publication to oppose a Turkish trademark application. How to file, which grounds succeed, and how to defend your o…
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Someone Registered My Trademark in Turkey: How Foreign Brand Owners Get It Back
Turkey is a first-to-file country, so a distributor, importer or a complete stranger can register your brand before you do. Opposition, bad-…
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"Coexistence" Doctrine Inapplicable Where Parties Have Opposed Each Other's Applications | Ankara 1st IP Court 2025/72
Following a second Yargıtay reversal, the court declared a competing trademark invalid: the co-existence doctrine could not apply because bo…
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Competent Court in Trademark Invalidity Actions: Defendant's Domicile Rules | Ankara 1st IP Court 2025/230
In Turkish trademark invalidity proceedings, the competent court is the IP court at the defendant's domicile, not the plaintiff's. Ankara 1s…
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Court Decision
TRY 110,000 Damages for Unauthorized Use of Trademark Online: Net-Profit Method Under SMK
Bakırköy 1st IP Court found that a defendant who used a registered trademark sign on its website without authorisation infringed trademark r…
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Court Decision
Similar Sign, Different Mark: Trademark Infringement Claim by GSM Operator Dismissed
Bakırköy 1st IP Court dismissed a trademark infringement claim brought by a major Turkish GSM operator, finding that the defendant's shop si…
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Court Decision
Copying a Registered Fabric Design: Trademark Infringement, Not Unfair Competition | Final
Bakırköy 1st IP Court ruled that a defendant who prepared fabric samples closely resembling a registered textile design infringed the design…
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Court Decision
Domain Name as Trademark Infringement: Access Blocked, Damages Awarded | Final
Bakırköy 1st IP Court found that a domain name virtually identical to the plaintiff's registered trademark constituted infringement, ordered…
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Court Decision
Selling Online Game Cheats: Not Copyright Infringement, But Unfair Competition
Bakırköy 1st IP Court ruled that selling cheat plugins for an online game neither infringes trademark rights nor copyright, but constitutes …
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Court Decision
Expert Said Invalidate, Court Said Dismiss: Likelihood of Confusion Is a Legal Question for the Judge
An internationally recognized textile brand sued a competitor over its 'TST' trademark, seeking invalidation on grounds of similarity and ba…
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Glass Sector Competitor's Two Trademarks Invalidated for Likelihood of Confusion
A glass manufacturer holding earlier trademark registrations sought invalidation of a competitor's later-filed marks. The court found the ma…
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Suing for Trademark Infringement After 10+ Years of Silence: How 'Acquiescence' Ended the Case
A registered owner sued a neighbouring business that had used the same name for over ten years. The court treated the late action as an abus…
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Court Decision
Can Generic Phrases Like '24/7' Give You a Trademark Monopoly? Court Finds No Confusion
Because the phrase common to the marks was a secondary element used by everyone in the sector, the Court of Cassation reversed the decision,…
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Court Decision
A Similar Name Is Not Always Trademark Infringement: Court Finds 'No Likelihood of Confusion'
Because the two marks differed in their opening elements and overall impression, the court held there was no likelihood of confusion and dis…
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