Intellectual and Industrial Property Law:
Intellectual and Industrial Property Law, reflecting the most global aspects of law, plays a crucial role in the modern age characterized by rapidly changing technologies and dynamic, multinational rules.
Our firm provides national and multinational clients with comprehensive consultancy, prosecution, litigation, and enforcement services across all areas of intellectual and industrial property law. With a team of experienced litigators, trademark and patent attorneys, investigators, and support personnel, we aim to deliver the most appropriate and result-oriented legal solutions tailored to the specific dynamics of each client’s industry. We strive to offer pragmatic solutions by considering both theoretical principles and practical industry practices.
Prosecution, Litigation, and Enforcement Services for Trademarks
Our firm offers consultancy, prosecution, litigation, and enforcement services for trademark disputes. For trademark disputes within Turkey, prosecution services are managed directly by Seka Consultancy & IP’s internal team. For issues outside Turkey, we collaborate with reliable solution partners recognized by global organizations.
Consultancy Services:
- Trademark registrability searches (availability and identity searches)
- Investigations and research on actual trademark use in the market
- Comprehensive market investigations, test purchases, and evidence collection to detect trademark violations and counterfeits
- Client-specific legal assessments under a boutique approach
- Drafting and revising trademark-based contracts (licensing, transfer/pledge, etc.)
- Managing trademark licensing proceedings, including drafting necessary contracts and roadmaps
- Training for national and international clients and their employees on trademark law
Prosecution Services:
- Monitoring official bulletins of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office and foreign trademark and patent offices through solution partners, with legal assessments on similar trademarks
- Filing trademark applications (word/device marks, sound marks, color marks, position marks, 3D trademarks, etc.) and managing the process until registration
- Handling pre-investigation and public opinion polls for well-known trademarks and filing applications
- Filing and managing trademark oppositions, responses to oppositions, and related administrative transactions
- Managing administrative tasks such as transfers, pledges, renewals, mergers/divisions, and other transactions before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office and WIPO
Litigation Services:
- Settlement-based approach for online and on-site evidence perpetuation, and settlement negotiations through C&D letters and warning letters
- Filing declaratory and non-declaratory actions, trademark cancellation, and invalidation actions with preliminary injunctions, and representing clients before civil IP courts, higher courts, and the Supreme Court
- Representing clients in trademark infringement and unfair competition cases with compensation claims
- Preventing counterfeit import/export through customs monitoring and handling criminal processes, including raid actions and destruction proceedings
Prosecution and Litigation Services for Patents and Utility Models
Our firm provides consultancy, prosecution, and litigation services related to patent and utility model disputes. For patent and utility model disputes within Turkey, prosecution services are managed directly by Seka Consultancy & IP’s internal team. For international disputes, we work with reliable partners who have been recognized by global organizations.
Consultancy Services:
- Patent registrability searches
- Investigations and research on actual use of patents and utility models
- Market investigations, test purchases, and evidence collection for detecting violations
- Legal assessments tailored to client needs
- Drafting and revising patent and utility model contracts (licensing, transfer/pledge, etc.)
- Managing licensing proceedings and drafting necessary contracts
- Training for national and international clients and their employees on patent and utility model law
Prosecution Services:
- Monitoring official bulletins of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices, with legal and technical assessments
- Drafting and filing patent and utility model applications, managing the process until registration
- Filing oppositions and responses, and handling administrative transactions such as transfers, pledges, and renewals
Litigation Services:
- Settlement-based approach for evidence perpetuation and settlement negotiations
- Filing actions for patent/utility model cancellation and invalidation with preliminary injunctions, and representing clients in civil IP courts
- Handling patent/utility model infringement and unfair competition cases with compensation claims
- Managing compulsory license procedures and disputes over employee inventions
Prosecution and Litigation Services for Designs
Our firm offers consultancy, prosecution, and litigation services for design disputes. For design disputes within Turkey, prosecution services are managed directly by Seka Consultancy & IP’s internal team. For international disputes, we work with reliable partners who have been recognized by global organizations.
Consultancy Services:
- Design registrability searches
- Investigations and research on design use in the market
- Market investigations and evidence collection for detecting design violations
- Legal assessments tailored to client needs
- Drafting and revising design-based contracts (licensing, transfer/pledge, etc.)
- Managing design licensing proceedings and drafting necessary contracts
- Training for clients and employees on design law
Prosecution Services:
- Monitoring official bulletins of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office and foreign design offices, with legal assessments
- Filing design applications and managing the process until registration
- Filing design oppositions and handling administrative transactions such as transfers and renewals
Litigation Services:
- Settlement-based approach for evidence perpetuation and negotiations
- Filing actions for design cancellation and invalidation with preliminary injunctions, and representing clients in civil IP courts
- Handling design infringement and unfair competition cases with compensation claims
Consultancy and Litigation Services Specific for Copyright Law
Our firm provides consultancy and litigation services for copyright disputes, serving clients in media, IT, and printing-publishing sectors.
Consultancy and Litigation Services:
- Drafting and revising copyright-related contracts and providing detailed legal consultancy
- Handling optional and compulsory registration processes of works/artworks
- Providing training on copyright law
- Filing copyright infringement and unfair competition cases, including preliminary injunctions and compensation claims
- Managing evidence perpetuation and enforcement processes
Domain Name Disputes
We offer consultancy and litigation services for domain disputes, including arbitration and legal proceedings. Our services encompass domain name court actions, UDRP processes, strategy creation for domain names, and handling civil and criminal cases related to domain name violations.
