Abstract
Purpose- This paper examines the overall IP solutions/options that are
applicable in the Turkish food sector under the new Law on Industrial Property
of Turkey which governs so-called industrial property rights, that is to say
patents, trademarks, designs and geographical indications, and aims to serve
the interests of all relevant stakeholders, ranging from individuals to all
scaled companies which seek IP protection in for various reasons. Although it’s
not considered as one of the conventional IP issues, the relationship between
foodstuff, and traditional knowledge (TK) is also discussed in this paper for
the purpose of demonstrating the overall IP protection that can be offered
under the Turkish law.
Methodology- In this paper, the applicability of the new Law on
Industrial Property, and the overall IP solution on the food sector are
discussed. For this purpose, some important questions are addressed, and the
new Law, the old Decree-Laws and some other jurisdictions are compared. The
criteria of this comparison are the goals of the industrial property system,
and the needs of the food sector. The study analyses these considerations with
the help of some important examples demonstrating IP protection on the
foodstuff.
Findings- The findings show that the food industry can be
protected by the copyright regime, the recipes can be patented, and the
companies can be protected by the new Law concerning geographical signs,
designs and trademarks.
Conclusion- The paper claims that the existing IP system in
Turkey, i.e. the conventional IP tools along with the TK protection, have
important benefits for the companies operating in the Turkish food sector to
use IP protection as business strategies.
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- Ateş, Mustafa. (2006). Veri Tabanlarının Hukuki Koruması. AÜHFD, 55/1, 47-84.
- Bak, Başak. (2015). Patentability under Turkish Patent Law According to the Decree Law No. 551 on the Protection of Patent Rights. Procedia-Social and Behavioural Sciences, 195, 301-308.
- European Commission. Baklava. Retrieved from http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52013XC0808(05)
- European Commission. Green Paper on the Legal Protection of Industrial Design. Retrieved from http://aei.pitt.edu/1785/
- European Commission. TSG. Retrieved from http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=URISERV%3Al66043 Firth, A., Lea, G., Cornford, P. (2005). Trade Marks Law and Practice. Reading: Jordan Publishing.
- International Chamber of Commerce (2017). Making Intellectual Property Work For Business: A Handbook for Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations Setting Up Intellectual Property Services. Geneva: ICC Publication.
- ITO. (2006). Uluslararası Pazarlarda Türk Gıda Sektörünün Rekabet Gücü ve İhracatta Aranan Kriterler/Karşılaşılan Engeller. İstanbul: İstanbul Ticaret Odası.
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- World Intellectual Property Organization [WIPO]. TK. Retrieved from http://www.wipo.int/tk/en/tk/
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