Gün + Partners

Our Anti-Counterfeiting team delivered presentations at the in-service training sessions organized by the General Directorate of Customs on July 9-10, 2024, in Istanbul. These sessions, attended by customs officers from Istanbul Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Directorate, focused on the protection of intellectual and industrial property rights at customs. Our lawyers represented clients from the pharmaceutical, food, luxury consumer goods, automotive and spare partsindustries, sharing their knowledge and experiences in combating counterfeiting at customs. This event highlights our firm's commitment to safeguarding our clients' rights and interests in diverse industries. #AntiCounterfeiting #Customs #IntellectualProperty #Trademark #Law #Legal https://lnkd.in/dphzyqdW

Data controllers and processors must ensure compliance with the new Regulation on cross-border data transfers, published in the Official Gazette, by implementing binding corporate rules, undertakings, or standard contracts by 1 September 2024. https://lnkd.in/d-sGrZQG

We are pleased to announce our participation at the IBA Annual Conference, which will be held in Mexico City on 15-20 Sep 2024 and extend an invitation for a potential meeting during the event. Görkem Bilgin, Özge Atilgan Karakulak, Advisory Board Member of the IP and Entertainment Law Committee, and Ugur Aktekin will be representing Gün + Partners at the conference. If you are interested in exploring collaboration opportunities or simply reconnecting, please feel free to get in touch with them. International Bar Association https://lnkd.in/dhNy7DsG

Our Corporate and M&A team contributes to the Lexology Panoramic : Corporate Governance 2024 Görkem Bilgin and Edanur Atlı are the authors of the Türkiye chapter. Lexology Panoramic guide provides a comparative analysis of corporate governance worldwide, covering rule sources, responsible agencies, shareholder and employee roles, board structure and duties, director remuneration and protections, transparency, and emerging topics like shareholder engagement, sustainability, pay ratios, and gender gap reporting; and other recent trends. https://lnkd.in/dksJwmKn

Dear Friends and Colleagues, We have great news for you! As of June 2024, we have started using renewable energy sources for the electricity we consume at our headquarters. Prioritizing sustainable environmental policies in our firm’s operations is a part of our action plan that we created to combat climate change. To reduce our offices’ greenhouse gas emissions, we switched the electricity used in our main building in Istanbul to YEK-G certified renewable energy, provided by EPIAS. We are aware of our roles and responsibilities in the fight against climate change, and we aim to achieve the net zero-carbon targets by decarbonizing our office's footprint. We declared 2023 as the base year and measured our GHG emissions (Greenhouse Gas Emission Factor) in accordance with ISO 14064-1 Standard by working with Escarus, a subsidiary of the Industrial Development Bank of Turkey (TSKB) that provides consultancy services in the field of sustainability. The measurement methodology of our Carbon Footprint report complies with various reporting criteria such as the United Nations sustainability index scoring, CDP, TCFD, and SBT. Our offices' greenhouse gas emissions for 2023 are 268.902 tons of CO2e, of which 36.61% is due to the electricity we consume. By abandoning the use of electricity generated from fossil fuels and switching to electricity produced from renewable sources, we have taken a very important step towards reducing our Scope 2 emissions for 2024 and the following years. The electricity consumption of our main building in Istanbul constitutes 27.91% of our total greenhouse gas emissions and 76.23% of our Scope 2 emissions. We will monitor our GHG emissions and Carbon Footprint on an annual basis, and continue to make investments that will bring our law firm closer to the net zero-carbon target. In line with the transparency and accountability values that are part of our corporate culture, you can access our sustainability report submitted to the United Nations Global Compact and Greenhouse Gas Emission report on our website. We are proud and very happy to contribute to our Türkiye’s green transition journey and to be a pioneer in our sector! We will also reduce our Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions. You will hear more good news from us in the upcoming coming days. https://lnkd.in/du23QxaH

We are thrilled to announce that Gün + Partners has been top-ranked by Managing IP’s IP STARS 2024! Our team has been recognized as a top-tier firm in patent disputes and a tier 2 firm in patent prosecution. Additionally, three of our practitioners have been listed among the patent stars by IP STARS (Managing IP) 2024. IP STARS is the leading specialist guide for companies or individuals looking for experienced legal practitioners to deal with contentious and non-contentious intellectual property issues. https://lnkd.in/d87EjFmc https://lnkd.in/dfvyU_eH Mehmet Gün Özge Atilgan Karakulak Selin Sinem ERCİYAS #ManagingIP #IPstars

Hukuki gelişmeler hakkında paydaşlarımızı bilgilendirmeyi amaçlayan Gün + Partners Türkiye Hukuk Bülteni Haziran 2024 sayısı yayınlandı. Bu ay öne çıkan konular: • Yapay zekâ ve Müzik Sektörü - Mutlu Yıldırım Köse ve Göksu Ayçıl Altınok • Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu’nda Yapılan Değişiklikler Yürürlüğe Girdi - Begüm Okumuş, Yalçın Umut Talay ve Seda Takmaz • Televizyon Programlarında Koruyucu Sembollerin Kullanımına İlişkin Yeni Kurallar - Hande Hançar, Baran Güney ve Göksu Ayçıl Altınok • İnsan ve Hayvan Sağlığı İçin Kullanılan İlaçların Karıştırılma İhtimali - Dicle Doğan ve Ayşenur Çıtak Bozdağ • Beşeri Tıbbi Ürünlerin Ve Özel Tıbbi Amaçlı Gıdaların Tanıtım Faaliyetleri Hakkında Yönetmelik Taslağı Yayımlandı - Dicle Doğan ve Ece Ataseven • Türk Ticaret Kanunu ile İlgili Önemli Değişiklikler - Görkem Bilgin ve Uğur Erkırlı https://lnkd.in/dTSpUzm2

Keeping you up to date on legal developments in Türkiye. Our latest June 2024 edition provides legal updates on; • Key Challenges to Ethical Business in Türkiye by Mehmet Gün • Artificial Intelligence and Music Industry by Mutlu Yıldırım Köse and Göksu Ayçıl Altınok • Amendments Regarding the Turkish Personal Data Protection Came into Force by Begüm Okumuş, Yalçın Umut Talay and Seda Takmaz • New Rules for Content Ratings in Television Programs by Hande Hançar, Baran Güney and Göksu Ayçıl Altınok • Likelihood of Confusion of Medicines for Human Use and for Animal Use by  Dicle Doğan and Ayşenur Çıtak Bozdağ • A Draft Regulation on the Promotional Activities of Human Medicinal Products and Food for Special Medical Purposes has been Published by Dicle Doğan and Ece Ataseven • Recent Changes in the Turkish Commercial Code by Görkem Bilgin and Uğur Erkırlı https://lnkd.in/dTnBNY87

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Our partner Güldeniz Doğan Alkan and senior associate Cansu Evren spoke at the administrative cancellation of trademarks at the Attorney Consultation Meeting held by PEM in Istanbul on June 7, 2024, and provided the attorneys with their notes and recommendations on this matter. Ortak avukatlarımızdan Güldeniz Doğan Alkan ve kıdemli avukatlarımızdan Cansu Evren 07 Haziran 2024 tarihinde PEM tarafından İstanbul’da düzenlenen Vekiller Arası İstişare Toplantısında markaların idari iptaline ilişkin bir sunum gerçekleştirildiler ve vekillere bu konudaki not ve önerilerini ilettiler. Patent ve Marka Vekilleri Derneği https://lnkd.in/dbV4yVwz