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Protect your ideas, your brand and your work as they deserve.

In the registration, management and protection against infringement of trademarks, patents, designs and copyrights; we provide counsel that turns your intellectual capital into commercial value and competitive advantage.

Overview

Intellectual capital, your most valuable asset

Trademarks, inventions, designs, and content are the most valuable assets for many businesses. The proper registration and effective protection of these rights are the strongest shield against imitation and unfair use, and through licensing they become a new source of revenue.

From registration strategy to infringement litigation, from licensing agreements to cross-border protection processes, we manage your intellectual property rights as a single portfolio across Turkish and international systems.

Trademark & design intellectual property
Why Köksal?

A strategic perspective that turns rights into commercial value

Intellectual property is not merely a registration certificate; it is a commercial strategy. We align your rights with your commercial objectives, manage your portfolio as both a means of protection and a source of revenue, and act swiftly and decisively against infringements.

  • Holistic portfolio management for trademarks, patents and designs
  • Cross-border registration and protection strategies
  • Customs and litigation experience in anti-counterfeiting
  • Commercialisation of intellectual property rights through licensing
  • An approach focused on the technology and software sector
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With our multilingual team of lawyers, well-versed in Turkish and German law, we are by your side.

Through licence, franchise and assignment agreements, you can generate revenue by making your intellectual property rights available for use by third parties. We structure critical provisions such as the fee, scope, term, and quality control in your favour, and design sustainable frameworks that preserve the value of the right.

An application that proceeds smoothly usually results in registration within a few months. Registration provides ten years of protection from the application date and can be renewed indefinitely for successive ten-year periods. With a pre-application similarity search, we minimise the risk of opposition.

First, we establish the infringement with evidence and send a cease-and-desist letter. If necessary, we file suit to stop the infringement, seize the counterfeit goods, and claim damages; we also put in place customs measures to block the entry of counterfeit goods. Speed is decisive in this process.

An unregistered trademark enjoys limited protection that is difficult to prove. If someone else registers the same mark before you, you may even be prevented from using your own trademark. Registration is the most fundamental and economical step for securing the exclusive right to your trademark.

As a rule, the source code of software is protected by copyright (as a work); this protection arises automatically, without registration. A technical invention in which the software is applied may, under certain conditions, be patentable. We determine the most effective protection together, according to the nature of your product.

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Choose the right legal partner in Intellectual Property Law.

Bring our experience across Türkiye and the DACH region to your side, with practical solutions tailored to your needs.