Services Core intellectual property Trademark Title

Trademark

Organizational unique memory

Deris trademark team holds an accumulative and organizational unique memory on protection of IP rights, going back to 100+ years.

The team is focused to encourage clients to prefer alternative dispute resolutions to avoid lengthy and costly litigation proceedures, being well aware that a delayed justice can not always be deemed as justice.

445

trademark filing in 2023

1150

"opposition out" files in 2023

144

objection - "reply to office action" in 2023

361

settlement in 2023

2000+

Enforcement files

Establishment and enforcement of IP rights in one team

FOCUSING ON ENFORCEABLE RIGHTS

Insight gained from over 2000 legal cases
Using intellectual property in a way to have an impact before the courts
Establishment of effective rights

Infringement

Invalidity

Cancellation

Declaration of non-infringement

Review and drafting of all kinds of agreements related to IP rights.

Serving C&D letters

Achieving and conducting Preliminary injunction decisions

Representing a multinational firm in complex multi-jurisdictional IP litigation, achieving one of the highest compensation awards for an IP conflict in Turkiye.

Affirmative enforcement decisions received for a globally well-known trademark threatened by claims of dilution in Turkiye. Affirmative enforcement decision for a worldwide-known automotive brand against generic claims.

Audit services for two major local Turkish Companies regarding their IP right protections and registration strategy

Our client profile

Leading firms of the world

DERIS client profile covers leading firms of the world mainly in luxury, consumer goods, life sciences, electronics.

DERIS provides services to rightholders directly or through agencies.

Our team

All time reachable

The trademark litigation team has obtained precedent-setting court decisions which constitute well-recognized milestones in trademark law regarding the likelihood of confusion, the highest compensation award in any trademark-license infringement dispute, well-known trademark protection, 3D trademarks, and even the enforcement of per se color trademarks. One great advantage for the team is that it is supported by trademark attorneys. This support makes the firm’s service unique in combining extensive litigation experience with premium prosecution expertise. This synergy of knowledge and experience enables the litigation team to foresee pitfalls in advance. Thus, both strategic and commercial solutions in enforcing the trademark rights can be offered.