Gün + Partners

Gün + Partners is a full-service institutional law firm with a strategic international vision, striving to deliver high quality, commercially astute legal services.

The firm is one of the oldest and largest law firms in Turkey and internationally recognised among the top tier legal service providers. The firm is based in Istanbul, with working and correspondent offices Ankara, Izmir and the major commercial centres in Turkey.

Gün + Partners operates mainly in Turkish and English and also works fluently in German, French and Russian. The firm advises a large portfolio of clients in numerous fields of activity including life sciences, energy, construction and real estate, logistics, technology, media and telecoms, automotive, FMCG, chemicals and the defence industries.

Gün + Partners' Intellectual Property expertise covers all aspects of intellectual property rights including patents, utility models, trademark, copyright, industrial design, geographical indications, plant varieties and internet domain names. It is recognised as the leading IP practice in Turkey.

The Firm provides a full range of legal services including civil, criminal and administrative litigation, arbitration and mediation, advisory, transactional, registration, opposition, maintenance, enforcement, anti-counterfeiting and investigation advice; combines their strengths in IP services with their industry specific expertise and devises and implements IP strategies to handle complex disputes; invests in the training and education of their team aiming to have them recognised as leaders in their fields.

The Firm advocates on Turkish IP laws' compatibility with international treaties and standards. Individually and through local and international associations Gün + Partners works to raise IP protection standards; strives to establish precedents in cases they act as counsel; regularly contributes to all leading local and international IP associations. Their members lecture on IP law and practice in Istanbul universities.

The Firm's comprehensive IP services have evolved into the following specialised practice groups:

• Patents and Utility Models
• Trademarks and Industrial Designs
• Copyrights
• Anti-counterfeiting and IP Investigations
• IP Prosecution

Gün + Partners provides comprehensive advisory, transactional and litigation services covering the full range of patent and utility model issues, including prosecution, litigation, transactional and advisory matters combining industry and litigation experience with its extensive IP expertise, as well as on patent related competition law and regulatory issues and regulatory data protection.

Gün + Partners also prosecutes national and international patent applications, files and defends against oppositions and appeals before the patent institute, as well as challenging the institute's final decision before specialized courts.

Gün + Partners is recognised by various prominent international legal directories, such as the WTR 1000, Managing Intellectual Property, Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, for its expertise in its core practice areas and many of the firm's partners are recognised as leaders in their fields. Gün + Partners is also an active member of a number of local and international professional organisations, including the International Bar Association, International Trademark Association, European Communities Trademark Association, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, International Intellectual Property Attorneys Association, MARQUES and Pharmaceuticals Trademarks Group.