Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS	37066002		3 + 0	3.0	10.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Arzu OĞUZ
Assistants
Goals	This course is designed to provide an overview of trademarks and trademark law and practice in Turkey.
Course Content	The course gives a brief account of concept of trademark, types of trademarks, signs which are appropriate to be registered as a trademark, grounds of refusal of an application, protection of trademarks and remedies aiming the protection, limitations to rights, termination of rights, exhaustion of rights, provisional measures.
Learning Outcomes	1) Student grasps the concept and types of trademark 2) Student grasps the infringement of trademark and the means to prevent it. 3) Student acquires ability to do further research on trademark law.

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Concept of Trademark	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework
2. Week	Types of Trademark	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) Seminar
3. Week	Types of Trademark	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework Seminar
4. Week	Infringement of a trademark	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework Seminar
5. Week	Infringement of a trademark	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework
6. Week	Infringement of a trademark	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework
7. Week	Infringement of a trademark	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework
8. Week	Infringement of a trademark	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework
9. Week	Limitations on right to trademarks	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework
10. Week	Limitations on right to trademarks	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework
11. Week	Termination of right to trademark	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework
12. Week	Termination of right to trademark	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework
13. Week	Exhaustion of right to trademark	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework
14. Week	Jurisdicition	Lecture Brainstorming Case Based Learning	Homework

Recommended Sources

Çağlar, Hayrettin: Marka Hukuku Temel Esaslar, Ankara 2015.

Çolak Uğur, Türk Marka Hukuku, Ankara 2018.

Peukert Alexander, The coexistence of trade mark laws and rights on the internet, and the impact of geolocation technologies, Beck 2016.

Tekinalp, Ünal: Fikri Mülkiyet Hukuku, İstanbul 2012.

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	2	28
Homework	2	20	40
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)	14	4	56
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)	2	20	40
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)	4	12	48
Midterm Exam	1	4	4
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	2	15	30
Final Exam	1	6	6
Time to prepare for Final Exam	2	15	30
Dönem Sonu Sınavı (DSS)	1	3	3
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30