Intellectual & Industrial Property
The core of our practice. We protect and enforce intellectual and industrial property rights for international and Turkish right holders in Türkiye and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Overview
Oktar & Oktar handles the full life cycle of trademarks, patents, industrial designs, geographical indications and copyright, from clearance searches and filings before TÜRKPATENT and the TRNC registry to renewals, assignments and oppositions.
The firm has a significant practice in IP litigation, including counterfeiting, trademark infringement, copyright and unfair competition cases before criminal and civil courts in Türkiye. We work closely with trademark agencies and law firms worldwide, especially in Europe and the USA, and represent a number of well-known brands in prosecution and enforcement matters.
Prosecution
Before TÜRKPATENT and the TRNC registry
- Searches
- Filing of applications
- Registration of status changes
- Renewals
- Assignments
- Oppositions
- Legal counsel and portfolio management
Enforcement & Litigation
Before criminal and civil courts in Türkiye
- Counterfeiting and anti-piracy
- Trademark infringement
- Copyright
- Unfair competition
- Customs measures
- Settlement, licence and co-existence agreements
Key contacts
Discuss a matter with us.
ContactFounding Partner
Ayla Oktar
Intellectual property · Contracts & leasing
Ayla Oktar is a founding partner of Oktar & Oktar. An expert in intellectual property law, she serves foreign and Turkish clients as legal counsel in litigation and court proceedings, as well as in the registration, renewal, licensing and follow-up of IP rights in Türkiye and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Attorney
Zeynep Acar
Intellectual property · Anti-counterfeiting
Zeynep Acar, a graduate of Marmara University Faculty of Law, joined Oktar & Oktar in 2008, the same year she was admitted to the Istanbul Bar Association. Since 2023 she has also been a mediator.
Attorney
Ayşegül Sel Azdemir
Intellectual property · Contracts · Corporate
Ayşegül Sel Azdemir graduated from Istanbul Kültür University Faculty of Law in 2008. In 2010 she was admitted to the Istanbul Bar Association and joined Oktar & Oktar. She is also a mediator specialising in labour law and a sworn translator for English.
Attorney
Ahmet Yenisey
Intellectual property · Contracts
Ahmet Yenisey obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Philosophy from the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany, after attending the Austrian Sankt Georg Gymnasium. A graduate of Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law, he joined Oktar & Oktar upon his admission to the Istanbul Bar Association in 2022.