ChatGPT is a chatbot that was developed and trained by OpenAI and launched in November 2022. Since the first day of launching, ChatGPT quickly garnered attention for its detailed responses and articulate answers across many domains of knowledge. Many have had long conversations with ChatGPT, software engineers became obsessed with asking hard-to-solve questions and even […]
As already known by IP-agents, trademark preliminary research is essential for IP-owners as it helps to determine the availability and registerability of a trademark. Preliminary research can help avoid costly legal processes and disputes by ensuring that the chosen trademark does not overlap with any earlier trademarks or intellectual property rights. Preliminary research can also […]
With a population of approximately 5.7 million, Ankara is the second most populous city in Turkey. The ancient city goes back as far as the Celtic state of Galatia (280-64 BC) and the Roman province with the same name (25 BC-7th century), serving as the capital of both, and contains various Hattian, Hittite, Lydian, Phrygian, […]
In this article, we would like to draw your attention to the partial or total provisional refusals of Turkish designations of the international trademark registrations issued by Türkpatent, which are seen often and dealt with delicately by IP agents in Turkey. Suppose the trademark holder is notified of such refusal; in that case, […]
Everyone desires a smooth process of registration for their intellectual property especially when it comes to the registration of their trademark in foreign countries. According to third parties, it is the other way around. In this article, our subject is relative grounds of oppositions and how to respond to them. Oppositions are filed within […]
Just on the outskirts of Ankara, you find yourself in what is practically a birds’ paradise. Mogan Lake is an extraordinary lake situated in the middle of Central Anatolia right in the path of birds’ migratory routes. We had another interview with our favorite nature photographer, Melih Özbek, on the birds of Mogan Lake this […]
Tiny houses are a brand-new and unorthodox lifestyle concept that we have all been hearing and are eager to know more about. That’s why we conducted a pleasant interview with the architect İbrahim Öngen, head of the companies One Life and Con-Imex, making products that live up to European standards right at home in Turkey […]
Atilla Güllü’s career began in international publishing. After traveling the world due to his work, he decided in the ‘90s to open an art gallery in Ankara and maintained his gallery, Artium, till the 2000s. Taking over the directorship of the Bilkent Library Art Gallery in 2004, Güllü curated many international projects in addition to […]
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Bien is one of the building industry’s prominent players in both Turkey and abroad, commanding attention with its innovative identity in design and its green approach and respect for nature. We had a pleasant chat with Bien’s R&D manager, product designer, and inventor Metin Murat Elbeyli on the company’s extraordinary marketing expansion and investment process in recent […]
Did you know about that there are five beautiful lakes in Ankara? Their names are: Mogan, Tuz, Karagöl (Çubuk), Eymir, Karagöl (Kizilcahamam). Tuz (Salt) Lake is the second biggest lake of Turkey.
Click here to view the first part or the second part here… On October 29, 1923, the assembly declared Turkey to be a republic and elected Mustafa Kemal as its first president. In this post you will find some of the first registered Trademarks of the Republic of Turkey: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION Register […]
In 2004, when she was the attorney for the defense industry establishment Aselsan, the lawyer Özlem Bora began taking a photography course in order to take a breather from her intense work life. In time, as she merged her love of nature and art with her profession, she became one of Turkey’s first attorneys and […]
A snowflake is unique. None of the snowflakes out of millions of snowflakes are the same. Unique ideas are just like snowflakes. Sometimes just like snowflakes, these ideas travel from a very long distance, And sometimes they just show up suddenly from past accumulations. Ideas that are born to the world should be protected. Yetkin […]
Sabit Ağaoğlu, professor of viticulture at Ankara University Faculty of Agriculture, is the leader of the team that rescued Kalecik Karası [Black Grape of Kalecik], one of the ancient grapes of Anatolia, from obsolescence and reintroduced it into Turkish winemaking. After retiring from the faculty, Ağaoğlu realized his 50-year dream by setting up his family […]
We prepare our monthly Yetkin Magazine from an IP Perspective with the motivation to give you a with the motivation to give you a chance to read “something different” about Turkey, and of course, there is a touch of Ankara in every issue. As the capital of a country that evolved from an empire into […]
Professional photographer and photography instructor Melih Özbek says that his interest in photography comes from his father. Melih Özbek, who has been taking photographs for more than 30 years, turned to digital photography in the 2000s. He is one of Turkey’s first nature photographers. Since 2009, Özbek has been shooting professionally and organizing photography-related workshops […]
On the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Yetkin Patent & Consultancy, a mini-interview with Turgay Sagdic, the founder of Yetkin Patent & Consultancy, European Patent Attorney, Certified Public Accountant. How did your journey to qualifying as a European Patent Attorney begin? Before starting my freelance work life, I made the application to register […]
Occasioned by the 60th anniversary of the Labor Agreement between Turkey and Germany, the #60JahreMusik Project will be tracking the six-decade-long history of the mass migration from Turkey to Germany through its music. On October 30, 1961, a Labor Agreement was signed between Turkey and Germany. While the “guest workers” were originally scheduled to stay […]
Second part of the article compiled by our General Manager Belgin Sagdic, Trademark and Patent Attorney, Geographical Indications Specialist, was included in the book “GI-Registered Goods” that was published following the II. International Geographical Indications Summit organized by the Ankara Chamber of Commerce on 19 September 2019. To read the first part please click HERE. […]
The Ve-Po-Ad (Vest Pocket Adder) is a “Vintage Calculator” from Turgay Sagdic’s collection, the founder of Yetkin Patent & Consultancy, European Patent Attorney, Certified Public Accountant. Manufacturer: Reliable Typewriter and Adding Machine Corporation // 1924 ca. According to the box “The little Wizard on Figures” was a complete adding machine that fit the vest pocket. Probably […]
This article compiled by our General Manager Belgin Sagdic, Trademark and Patent Attorney, Geographical Indications Specialist, was included in the book “GI-Registered Goods” that was published following the II. International Geographical Indications Summit organized by the Ankara Chamber of Commerce on 19 September 2019. This first section of the article touches upon the definition […]
Alaçati (pronounced “Ala-cha-ti”) has a rich history mostly as a result of its Greek past dating back to the 17th century. Though the Greek population of Alaçati was forced to leave beginning in 1914, the remaining Orthodox Greeks in Turkey were removed in a formal population exchange with Greece in 1923. The town was declared […]
Original Odhner Arithmometer with beautiful traces also called “patina”. From Turgay Sagdic’s collection, the founder of Yetkin Patent & Consultancy, European Patent Attorney, Certified Public Accountant Manufactured in: Sweden, 1935 The Odhner Arithmometer was a very successful pinwheel calculator invented in Russia in 1873 by W. T. Odhner, a Swedish immigrant. Its industrial production officially […]
Erimtan Archaeology and Arts Museum is a cultural institution in which many valuable works from the Roman, Urartu, Hittite, and Byzantine ages within Yüksel Erimtan’s collection are displayed using innovative techniques, and which hosts many interdisciplinary and artistic events curated with a contemporary museology approach. As of the first quarter of 2015, three old Ankara […]
You can view the first part of this post by clicking here. On October 29, 1923, the assembly declared Turkey to be a republic and elected Mustafa Kemal as its first president. In this post you will find some of the first registered Trademarks of the Republic of Turkey: ROVER Register book […]
Mercedes Typewriter had no connection with the famous Mercedes car manufacturer. From Turgay Sagdic’s collection, the founder of Yetkin Patent & Consultancy, European Patent Attorney, Certified Public Accountant Creator: Mercedes Büromaschinen-Werke AG, Berlin/Thüringen Waldt, Germany The company was founded by Dr. Gustav Mez in 1906. From the beginning this company specialized in office machines. For […]
Işıl Sırakaya tells us that she was 24 years old when she was appointed as judge to the Çamlıhemşin district of Rize in 1980, at a time female judges were rare, adding that she was also the first female judge at the municipality. Explaining that she was a judge at the Supreme Court of Appeals […]
The most common and best-known Ottoman tiles and pottery are the underglazed polychrome wares manufactured in İznik and also as a secondary center in Kütahya from the middle of the 16th century to the end of the 17th century from a kind of hard, white clay. Up to seven colours were employed in these tiles, […]
ADLER 7 is one of the most successful typewriters made in Europe. From Turgay Sagdic’s collection, the founder of Yetkin Patent & Consultancy, European Patent Attorney, Certified Public Accountant Creator: Adlerwerke vorm. H. Kleyer AG., Frankfurt A.M., Germany Adler Fahrradwerke Heinrich Kleyer AG was founded in 1880 by Heinrich Kleyer (1853-1932). He was the son […]
“After years of performing music, I stepped over to the other side of the stage and became a member of the audience. As I observed music and theater, musicals, ballet, and symphony blended in my mind. I kept track of the entertainment sector for years, watching musicals and then studying trade to learn the marketing […]
“I’m a very passionate artist, my full-time job is being an artist and in my free time I do art.” -KIN MX- Dear Kathrina, you made the streets of Ankara Blossom! Yes, it was a lovely experience. I was super happy. The Mexican Embassy, together with Attila Güllü, were the ones to propose […]
PETIT SUPER INTERNATIONAL is a toy typewriter from Turgay Sagdic’s collection, the founder of Yetkin Patent & Consultancy, European Patent Attorney, Certified Public Accountant Creator: Byron Jardine Limited, ca.1960 in England There was a time when toy typewriters made poets, philosophers, and great novelists of youngsters twith nimble fingers. The toy version of the this […]
In the late 1800s, the development of production and marketing in the industrialized world necessitated the separation of similar products with some distinctive signs or symbols. The Ottoman Empire followed closely the contemporary European countries and made the necessary legal arrangements and organized the branding and trademark registration in a certain system. The first regulation […]
“Ankara, historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 4.5 million in its urban center and over 5.6 million in Ankara Province making it Turkey’s second-largest city after Istanbul.” The Res Gestae Divi Augusti (“The deeds of deified Augustus”) […]
TRIUMPH is just another vintage beauty of Turgay Sagdic’s collection, the founder of Yetkin Patent & Consultancy, European Patent Attorney, Certified Public Accountant Creator: Triumph Werke Nürnberg AG, Nürnberg, Germany Two Germans, Siegfried Bettmann and M. Schulte, founded in 1890th “ Triumph Cycle Company Ltd” in England. In 1896 they decided to establish a subsidiary […]
Geographical Indication registrations in Turkey have increased in recent years. What is the reason for it? The purpose of the geographical indication is to contribute to rural development. Since a geographical indication is an indication that a product is produced by traditional methods or that an agricultural product bears the unique characteristics of that region, […]
You are actively involved in the journey of futurism in Turkey from the very beginning. With you, futurism, a concept no one had ever heard before, became a part of everyday life. What is the perspective of Turkey on futurism? The use of futurism, futurist point of view, and the concept of “future” has been […]
All YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE “DECLARATION OF USE OR NON-USE” IN TURKEY The requirement of use is regulated by Article 130/2 of the Turkish Patent Act (“TPA”). Under the article, the statutory period for using a patent is three years from the publication of the decision granting the relevant patent or four years […]
Turkish breakfast is among the country’s finest culinary rituals and while the most important meal of the day is cherished and taken seriously throughout the country, its heartland is the eastern city of Van. Van and breakfast are synonymous in Turkey, serving regional delicacies such as the famous herbed cheese, a slightly crumbly, potent cheese […]
BRUNSVIGA 11 E is a vintage calculator, a very special piece of Turgay Sagdic’s collection, the founder of Yetkin Patent & Consultancy, European Patent Attorney, Certified Public Accountant Market Introduction : 1952 Creator: Brunsviga-Maschinenwerke, Grimme, Natalis & Co AG, Braunschweig The 11 E is a simple electrical machine. Usually, the motor speed is controlled via […]
“CONTINENTAL” is one of the most charismatic pieces of Turgay Sagdic’s collection, the founder of Yetkin Patent & Consultancy, European Patent Attorney, Accountant and Financial Advisor First year of production (of this model): 1935 Company: Wanderer-Werke vorm.Winklhofer & Jaenicke A.G., Chemnitz, Germany The company was founded in 1885 by Johan Winklhofer (1859-1949) and Richard Jaenicke. […]
It has been 15 years since you have started to work as a Patent and Trademark Attorney, what kind of developments did you observe in the Intellectual Property field in these 15 years? There is a significant awareness regarding obtaining and protection of Intellectual Property rights. Moreover, this system that is being enforced by the […]
View of Ankara in the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands reveals the importance of mohair-based trade and sof weaving in the history of Ankara by depicting Angora goats, woolen materials on looms, women in sof feraces, merchants, and a caravan carrying goods from Ankara. The “SOF” fabric called “Engürü* -sof’ plays an important role in […]
One of the oldest pieces of Turgay Sagdic’s collection, the founder of Yetkin Patent & Consultancy, European Patent Attorney, Accountant and Financial Advisor; AEG MIGNON 4 First year of production: 1923 Company: Allgemeinen Elektrizitaets-Gesellschaft (AEG), Berlin, Germany The Mignon 4 appeared in 1923 and would remain in production until 1934. It was the most successful […]