How invalidation differs from cancellation, the grounds available, the five-year acquiescence bar and what to expect from proceedings.
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Why a Turkish trademark assignment must be notarised to be valid and recorded to bind third parties, plus partial assignment risks and buyer due diligence.
Cost, market and income approaches to brand valuation, why legal robustness changes the figure, and the steps that strengthen a portfolio before a transaction.
How Turkish law handles bad-faith trademark filings, the special rule for agent and distributor registrations, and the evidence that proves prior use.
How Turkish SMEs can fund trademark, patent and design costs through KOSGEB programmes, export supports and the industrial property tax exemption.
Why attribution is not permission, how the treble-payment remedy works, verifying stock and Creative Commons licences, and responding to a claim.
How Turkish exhaustion works, why parallel imports are treated differently, the alteration exception and how far a reseller may use the mark.
Where Turkish law draws the line between keyword targeting and using a competitor’s mark in ad copy, and what each side can do about it.
Registering slogans, colours, sounds, motion and product shapes: distinctiveness thresholds, representation requirements and the limits on shape marks.
Preparing the trademark portfolio before franchising, the licence clauses that matter, and why quality control is a legal requirement rather than a preference.
Designations of origin versus indications of source, who may apply, why the specification matters and the ongoing audit duty after registration.
Service versus free inventions, notification duties, employer claims and compensation — plus a practical checklist for R&D-driven companies.