DERIS possesses a broad range of IP expertise, with experience in trade mark litigation and prosecution, anti-counterfeiting cases, IP customs enforcement, and copyright matters. Emre Kerim Yardımcı and Okan Çan frequently handle patent enforcement matters, while Serra Coral regularly advises clients within the consumer and luxury goods industries. Feride Utku is another go-to adviser, leading the anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting team at the firm. Other key team members include Muazzez Korutürk, Mehmet Nazım Aydın Deriş, and Oya Yalvaç.

With a strong team that handles all aspects of the IP process, Gün + Partners continues to prove itself as a go-to firm for clients seeking advice on trade marks, designs, copyright, IP prosecution, anti-counterfeiting, and patents. Mehmet Gün has over three decades of experience in the IP landscape. He leads the team alongside Uğur Aktekin, Bariş Kalayci, and Özge Atılgan Karakulak. Their combined experience spans from IP litigation and anti-piracy cases to patent infringements and unfair competition matters. Other prominent members of the team include Selin Sinem Erciyas, Hande Hançar, and Aysel Korkmaz Yatkın. In particular, Erciyas frequently handles the IP portfolios of pharmaceutical and technology companies.

Kenaroglu Avukatlik Burosu is an IP boutique law firm with its main office in Istanbul as well as liaison offices in Ankara and İzmir. Yasemin Kenaroğlu has more than two decades of experience navigating the IP landscape; she frequently oversees trade mark and design portfolios for major international clients. Ali Bozoğlu is skilled at handling market investigations and brand protection mandates. The team was further strengthened by the addition of Mine Güner, who joined the firm from Esin Attorney Partnership, a Member Firm of Baker McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein in January 2023. Güner brings a wealth of experience in handling IP litigation, domain name disputes, and cross-border IP transactions. Gökçe Dağdaş is also a key contact.

Moroglu Arseven is a full-service law firm with a dedicated IP department. With Işik Özdoğan at the helm, the team offers a wide range of IP services to both domestic and international clients. Özdoğan provides local portfolio management services, as well as customised anti-counterfeiting programmes, for her clients. Gökçe İzgi often acts for high-profile brands and corporations regarding local prosecution and enforcement matters, while Ezgi Baklacı Gülkokar has in-depth experience of handling matters within the fields of pharmaceuticals, health, and life sciences. Ece Berkman and Yonca Çelebi are also notable members of the team, regularly advising well-known global brands.

NSN Law Firm continues to prove itself as a leading firm for trade marks, patent, and copyright matters. With its ‘depth and breadth of IP experience’, the team handles IP matters across a spectrum of industries such as biotechnology, automotive, engineering, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals, among others. The team is co-led by Selma Ünlü, Gülay Göksu Anul, Simge Şahin, and Bilge Derinbay. Ünlü is a qualified trade mark and patent attorney who specialises in IP matters within the life sciences sector, while Derinbay focuses predominately on IP transactions in the media and entertainment industry. Göksu Anul and Şahin manage IP portfolios for a diverse range of clients.

ATG Law Firm offers comprehensive IP advice that covers IP civil litigation, trade mark portfolios, and copyright issues. Practice co-head Ahmet Akgüloğlu has experience in IP prosecution and enforcement, unfair competition, and dispute resolution. Leading the team alongside him, Gizem Akgüloğlu is recommended for anti-counterfeiting cases, as well as IP litigation and brand protection matters for multinational companies. The team frequently advises clients across various industries such as media and entertainment, cosmetics, luxury goods, and e-commerce.

Balcioglu Selçuk Ardiyok Keki frequently handles IP matters for companies within the technology sector, such as online infringements, advertising issues, software licensing, and managing trade mark portfolios. The IP and technology team is co-led by Kağan Dora and Mahmut Karyağdı. Ertuğrul Akıncı is another key member of the team who is praised for his ‘extensive knowledge and experience in software licensing and service agreements’.

Can Sözer heads the IP and technology team at Esin Attorney Partnership, a Member Firm of Baker McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein. The team is well versed at handling IP-related matters for a range of clients across various industry sectors, including media and entertainment, technology, consumer goods, and life sciences. Fulden Tezer is also noted for her experience in handling trade mark disputes. Pelin Aydogdu has left the firm.

The IP team at OZDAGISTANLI EKICI ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP advises a diverse range of clients across various industries, including technology, media and entertainment, consumer goods, and healthcare, among others. Hatice Ekici Tağa leads the team, with extensive experience as a patent and trade mark attorney. Burak Özdağıstanli frequently advises on matters relating to software piracy, trade mark litigation, and copyright holders. Sümeyye Uçar is also a core member of the team, with experience spanning trade mark portfolios, domain name disputes, and infringement matters.

Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak advises local and international companies on all areas of intellectual property law. In addition to advising on patents and trade marks, the team regularly handles prosecution and anti-counterfeiting matters. Esra Dündar Loiseau heads the IP department at the firm, while Arzu Bekem leads the prosecution team. Their experience includes the seizure of counterfeit goods, copyright, and IP litigation. The team frequently acts for well-known brands and luxury goods companies such as L’Oréal, Renault, and Levi Strauss & Co.

With a team of experienced IP lawyers and patent and trade mark attorneys, the team at SULUK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM frequently represents clients before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office. Co-led by Cahit Suluk, Bahattin Çarkacı, and Faruk Suluk, the team is praised by clients for its ‘extensive knowledge and experience in intellectual property’. In addition to patent, design, and trade mark issues, the team also has experience that spans across IP litigation, prosecution, unfair competition, and domain names.

TURUNÇ is a go-to firm for technology and software companies seeking advice on IP-related matters. Leading the team, Esin Çamlıbel has a broad range of experience of handling IP mandates such as trade mark registrations, anti-counterfeiting cases, and patent litigation, among others. Beste Yıldızili Ergül and Canberk Taze are also notable members of the team. Ergül advises on the advertising and IP aspects of contracts, while Taze focuses on IP due diligence matters for investors within the technology sector.

Praised as having ‘great expertise in IP rights including copyrights, designs, and trade marks’, BTS & Partners offers its acumen in intellectual property to clients within the technology sector. Tuğrul Sevim co-heads the team, with vast experience of managing IP portfolios and IT contracts. Leading the team alongside him, Zeynep Ünlü is also an excellent source of advice. The team’s experience spans IP licensing contracts, copyright, employee inventions, and IP infringements.

With Taner Demir and Abdullah Resul Demir leading the team, DEMIR & PARTNERS excels at handling anti-counterfeiting matters and regularly carries out customs seizures on behalf of its clients. In addition to this, the team also has experience of conducting brand research for potential investors, as well as advising local and international companies on trade mark applications and renewals. Semih Yüksel is also a notable member of the team.

Güner Law Office predominantly advises clients within the media and entertainment industry on their IP mandates. The team, which is led by Ece Güner, has experience of handling IP right transfers, copyright agreements, IP infringements, and unfair competition cases, among other matters. Güner also frequently advises on the IP rights of actors and TV productions.

Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership has an array of experience of handling a range of IP matters, including patents and trade marks, domain names, copyright protection, and industrial designs. As part of a full-service law firm, the team caters to clients across all industries. Leading the team, Ayşe Hergüner Bilgen advises on the enforcement of IP rights and prosecution. Duygu Akşit Karaçam and Ece Başaran Küçük are also integral to the team.

With IP at the core of its practice, Sezekkaplan Lawyers is well equipped to advise on IP-related matters across a variety of sectors. The firm’s diverse client portfolio includes global software and aviation companies as well as major players in the food and beverage industry, among others. Spearheading the team, Ufuk Sezekkaplan frequently handles IP disputes. Buğra Süküt is another integral part of the team who advises clients on various matters concerning IP law.