Besides Law No. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works, Türkiye has legislation in force protecting intellectual property rights under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), signed in Marrakesh in 1994 between 114 states and the European Community.
As Türkiye is a party to the agreement, Article 57 of Customs Law No. 4458 also serves to protect intellectual property rights in goods that are imported or exported.
Disputes under this heading
Alleged infringements
Allegations of infringement of rights in trademarks, licences, patents, utility models, designs, geographical indications, new plant varieties, topographies of integrated circuits, and intellectual and artistic works.
Parallel imports
Parallel import disputes, starting from the legal principle that importing goods that were never exported from the country cannot amount to a parallel import.