Deris Law Office

As far as the legal representation in contentious matters and court actions is concerned, Deriş Law Office is one of the longstanding and experienced in this country.

Deris law office gives assistance in contentious or non-contentious matters.

• Unfair Competition
  
• Industrial Property
  
• Copyright
  
• Trade Name
  
• Domain Names
  
• Database
  
• Mass Media
  
• Advertising
  
• Consumers Protection
  
• Customs Seizures
  
  

Legal representation:

• Representation before the administrative and regulatory authorities
• Counseling, preparing, instituting, prosecuting court actions for:
  • enforcement, defensive and regulatory purposes before civil, criminal, administrative, appellate courts
    
  • determination of evidence/facts established through the civil court experts’ report on various matters such as infringement, similarity, confusion, damage, compensation and notoriety
    
  • declaration of non-infringement

Seizures:

• Counseling, preparing and implementing the suspension of release procedure before Customs for the seizure of counterfeits by the Customs Authorities when they are imported into or exported from Turkey
• Counseling, preparing and organizing seizure of counterfeits by police raids through criminal proceedings

Non-contentious legal services:

• Developing and implementing strategies and programs for IP protection and enforcement in all jurisdictions
  
• Performing due diligence, audits and appraisals of IP rights and portfolios
  
• Representation and conducting negotiations for settlement agreements whether out of court or in ongoing actions
  
• Consultancy for innovation from conception to implementation
  
• Consultancy for the protection of database
  
• Consultancy for data exclusivity in relation to regulatory authorizations
  
• Clearance and registration of license agreements involving IP rights, know-how, manufacturing, and technology transfer before General Directorate of Foreign Investment depending from the Undersecretariat of Treasury and Foreign Trade
  
• Consultancy, organization and follow-up for multi-jurisdictional enforcement of agreements
  
• Consultancy and follow-up for the establishment of private experts’ reports
  
• Consultancy, organization and coordination of investigation of counterfeiting activity and, assessment of investigation reports on counterfeits
• Multi-jurisdictional contractual matters:
  • consultancy and drafting of agreements for: licenses, assignment, co-existence, employee’s invention and innovation, know-how, manufacturing, technology transfer, franchise, distribution, agency
  • revision and extension of agreements
  • drafting addendum agreements