Türkiye

Firm overview

Destek Patent was established in 1983 and has been a pioneer in the field of Intellectual Property Rights, providing consultancy services in trademark, patent and design registrations for almost 40 years.

Destek Patent provides its clients with excellence in IP consultancy through its 15 offices located in Turkey, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, UAE and the UK. Besides its own offices, Destek Patent also provides IP services in 192 jurisdictions via its partners and associates.

As "Destek Patent", we continue to grow and globalise with the aim of delivering the best service to our clients all around the world.

Firm overview

Starker IP provides a comprehensive range of intellectual property services, specializing in protection and enforcement in Türkiye and Northern Cyprus before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office. Led by partners with over 20 years of combined experience in national and international IP, the office delivers reliable and client-focused solutions.

Practice areas include trademarks, patents, industrial designs, copyrights, plant breeders' rights, domain name management, and handling disputes. The firm offers expertise in addressing domain name conflicts, ensuring proper registration, and protecting brand identity in the digital landscape. Anti-counterfeiting strategies form another key area of focus, with efforts centered on thorough investigations, analyses and takedown procedures to identify and address potential infringements effectively.

Starker IP also strongly emphasizes achieving amicable solutions through co-existence and negotiation strategies. Recognizing that not every conflict requires litigation, the firm fosters constructive dialogue between parties to reach mutually beneficial agreements. Whether through co-existence agreements, licensing discussions, or out-of-court settlements, the team’s negotiation expertise helps preserve valuable business relationships while ensuring efficient and cost-effective resolutions aligned with clients' strategic goals.

Consultancy services are delivered primarily in German and English, enabling fast and transparent communication tailored to individual client needs. The team’s approach emphasizes simplifying complexities by efficiently breaking down intricate matters to address the core issues. Transparency and precision are treated as fundamental principles, executed with dedication and a passion for achieving the best outcomes for clients.

Clients trust Starker IP not only for its technical expertise but also for its commitment to building long-term partnerships. By offering clear guidance and practical strategies, the firm confidently helps clients navigate the intricacies of intellectual property. Whether safeguarding a trademark, managing a patent portfolio, addressing domain name disputes, or negotiating amicable solutions, Starker IP combines knowledge, precision, and passion to deliver exceptional results.

Firm overview

Gün + Partners is a full-service institutional law firm with a strategic international vision, delivering high-quality, commercially astute legal services with 13 partners and over 70 lawyers.

The firm is one of the oldest and largest firms in Turkey and is internationally recognized among the top-tier legal service providers. The firm is based in Istanbul, with working and correspondent offices in Ankara, Izmir and Turkey’s major commercial centers.

Our IP practice, one of the core practice areas of the firm since its foundation, is composed of the following specialized practice groups:

Patents and utility models,
Trademarks and designs,
Copyrights,
Anti-counterfeiting,
IP prosecution.

Gün + Partners provides comprehensive advisory, transactional and litigation services covering the full range of patent, trademark and utility model issues, including prosecution, litigation and transactional and advisory matters. The firm combines industry and litigation experience with its extensive IP expertise, which extends to patent-related competition law, regulatory issues and data protection.

The firm also prosecutes all types of IP application, files and defends against oppositions and appeals before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office and challenges the office’s final decisions before specialized courts.

Having expertise in all IP areas places the firm in a unique position in the market for devising and implementing protection and enforcement strategies for IP owners and handling complex IP disputes that involve different IP rights. Thus, it is recognized as the leading IP practice in Turkey, and its IP practice members are recognized as leaders in their respective fields. Life sciences and telecoms, media and technology arethe core industries that the firm’s IP practice concentrates on, in addition to automotive, apparel and consumer goods.

Firm overview

Soylu Patent is a high‐quality, cost‐effective patent law firm based in Istanbul, Türkiye. Our team consists of experienced attorneys at law and engineers from top‐tier universities, allowing us to address complex technical matters with precision and clarity. We are honored to serve three of the top five Turkish companies that file European patent applications in 2023, a reflection of our clients’ confidence in our services. Leveraging our partners’ background as in‐house counsel at multinational corporations, we deliver legal strategies that align with real‐world business objectives. Our capabilities encompass a broad spectrum of intellectual property matters, including patent filing, prosecution, enforcement, and litigation, with a particular focus on patent infringement and validity actions. We also provide trademark services covering filings, oppositions, appeals, and enforcement, ensuring comprehensive brand protection. Our industry experience spans pharmaceutical and biotechnology inventions, chemistry, mechanics, and electronics/computer‐implemented inventions (CII). Beyond litigation, we draft, review, and negotiate licensing, assignment, and co‐existence agreements, emphasizing risk management and the achievement of commercial goals. By combining thorough technical knowledge, legal proficiency, and a cost‐conscious approach, Soylu Patent remains a trusted partner for safeguarding and advancing our clients’ intellectual property portfolios.