Dilek USTUN EKDIAL

Head of the Foreign Trademark and
Internet Domain Name Disputes-Resolution Department

Attorney at Law

LL.B. Istanbul University

e-mail: dilekustun@istanbulpatent.com

Dilek, a founder partner of Istanbul Patent & Trademark Consultancy Ltd., is a registered trademark attorney and a legal attorney licensed by the Bar of Istanbul.

Dilek especially dealt with intellectual property conflicts including those arising from patent and trademark rights. She is the head of the Foreign Trademark and Internet Domain Name Disputes-Resolution Department. She has been working as a trademark attorney since 1997. Her articles appeared in various newspapers, periodicals and books in Turkey. Dilek Ustun serves as an expert on her area of specialization especially on Domain Name Disputes.

Dilek USTUN has been selected as the first WIPO panelist from Turkey under the organization’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. Dilek is also appointed for the INTA (International Trademark Association) Programming Subcommittee of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (ADR). Besides, she is the only Turkish Panelist who works for Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) Beijing Office. She speaks English.

Dilek is an active an active member of the following associations;- Legal Adviser and Board Member of Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey (KAGIDER),- INTA and MARQUES (The Association of European Trademark Owners) and AIPPI.

Ibrahim EKDIAL

Head of the Litigation Department

Attorney at Law

LL.B. Istanbul University

e-mail: iekdial@istanbulpatent.com

İbrahim is a founder partner of Istanbul Patent & Trademark Consultancy Ltd., currently heading the litigation department of the company. He was admitted to the Istanbul Bar in 1996. He has a great experience in the litigation of IP rights in Turkey.

Ibrahim completed his education on the regulatory framework of the European Union in Istanbul University and has focused much of his energy upon intellectual property conflicts and solutions to the same

He is a frequent court expert on brand valuation.

He has been a registered trademark attorney since 1997 and patent attorney since 2000 acting as a working member of the Patents and Trademark Attorney's Society of Turkey also Board Member of a Local Social Organization. He has been duly registered as an attorney at law before Istanbul Bar since 1996.

He is also Editor of Intellectual Property Law Journal. (FMHD)

Güven CALIK

Head of the Domestic Trademarks and Industrial Designs Department
Patent - Trademark Attorney

LL.B. Marmara University

e-mail: gcalik@istanbulpatent.com

Guven, a founder partner of Istanbul Patent & Trademark Consultancy Ltd., is a Marmara University Law School graduate who was admitted to the Istanbul bar in 1994 and has been practicing as a professional lawyer since then. Guven, amongst other intellectual property rights, focused her attention and energy exclusively on conflicts stemming from trademark and industrial design rights. Her responsibilities within Istanbul Patent & Trademark Consultancy Ltd., extends to the management of Domestic Trademarks and Industrial Designs. She has been acting as a trademark attorney since 1997 and is an active member of Patent and Trademark Society and National Franchising Organization (UFRAD)

She also focused on creating, searching trademarks and conflict resolution regarding trademarks and industrial designs before Turkish Patent Institute. She gives consulting service concerning new trademark-brand names which could face with rejection before Turkish Patent Institute.

She is a member of AIPPI Turkey.

Erkan SEVINC

Head of the Patent Department

European Patent Attorney

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

e-mail: sevinc@istanbulpatent.com

Erkan studied aeronautics engineering at Istanbul Technical University, graduated in 1995 and later on obtained his M.Sc. degree from the graduate program in Mechanical Engineering at Bogazici University. His graduate thesis related to CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis of 3-D flows around blunt bodies.

He has later on worked in the industry in the field of HVAC engineering (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) after which he enrolled in an experimental research program conducted at the tri-sonic aerodynamics laboratory of Istanbul Technical University. He then joined Istanbul Patent in January 2000.

Erkan represents local and international clients before the Turkish PTO, the EPO and the WIPO. He practices in many fields of mechanical and electro-mechanical engineering including constructions, vehicles safety, medical instruments, heat transfer devices, material technologies, measuring and testing equipment, manufacturing technologies etc. He is actively involved in drafting and prosecuting of patent applications as well as conducting infringement and nullity analysis and also preparing for oppositions before the Turkish PTO and the EPO.

Erkan Sevinc, has been appointed a large number of times since 2004 by the specialized IP courts of Istanbul as a “court appointed expert” for counseling Courts in handling patent disputes.

Erkan is also a member of FICPI, AIPPI and also EPI. Besides, he is a founding member of national groups of AIPPI Turkiye and also LES (Licensing Executives Society).

Sengül TURKDOGAN

Litigation Department

Attorney at Law

LL.B. Istanbul University

e-mail: sengul@istanbulpatent.com

Sengul, a member of our litigation team, is a Istanbul University Law School graduate who has been registered to the Istanbul Bar since 2001.
She is entitled to pursue protection of intellectual property rights and conflicts originating from patent and trademark rights in the company.

Baris ATALAY

Patent Department, Patent Attorney

M.A. in Technology Management Maastricht University

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University

e-mail: atalay@istanbulpatent.com

Baris studied electrical engineering at Istanbul Technical University, graduated in 2001 and later on worked as tendering engineer within Alstom Contracting. Upon a scholarship from Istanbul Technical University, he then moved to the Netherlands to study technology management in Maastricht University. After obtaining his master’s degree, he joined Istanbul Patent team in 2003. As a tendering engineer within Alstom Contracting, Baris obtained a wide knowledge of product ranges of global manufacturers in the fields of lighting, power infrastructure and secondary systems such as CCTV, fire and intrusion systems. He speaks fluent English and French.

Baris represents local and international clients before the Turkish PTO and the WIPO. He practices in many fields of electrical and electro-mechanical engineering including power electronics, household appliances, medical instruments, computer-related technologies, measuring and testing equipment, manufacturing technologies etc. He is actively involved in drafting and prosecuting of patent applications as well as conducting infringement and nullity analysis and also preparing for oppositions before the Turkish PTO and the EPO. He also acts as a court appointed expert in Istanbul IP courts on an occasional basis.

Aydın MUTLU

Patent Department
Patent Attorney

M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Istanbul University
B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Hacettepe University

e-mail : mutluay@istanbulpatent.com

Aydin Mutlu, after studing chemical engineering at Hacettepe University, has concentrated on fuel cell components at Istanbul University and completed his M.Sc. in the chair of Process and Reactor Design. He completed and internship in the Organic Fine Chemicals plant of Bayer AG located in Leverkusen/Germany and he further worked for Bayer for the second time where he was involved in a project with regards to formaldehyde process catalysts in Catalysts and Reactor Design department of the Bayer Technology Services. He joined Istanbul Patent in 2004 and he has been actively working in the patent field, as a patent attorney, serving for the local and international clients from various fields such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, industrial chemicals, metal, metallurgy and electrochemistry. He usually conducts patent searches, drafting of patent specifications, analysis of infringement and nullity, and analysis of freedom to operate etc. He is also dealing with plant breeders rights which is a relatively new field of IP rights in Turkey since 2007. He is able to speak English and German.

Abdürrahim AYAZ

Foreign Trademark and
Internet Domain Name Disputes-Resolution Department

Attorney at Law

LL.B. Istanbul University

e-mail : ayaz@istanbulpatent.com

Abdurrahim Ayaz, a member of our foreign trademarks team graduated from Istanbul University Law School in 1996. He lived in United States from 1997 to 2004. During this time, he studied Law and Business Administration. He was registered to the Istanbul Bar in 2005 and is currently a registered Trademark Attorney with the Turkish PTO.

He is entitled to act as a TM attorney for most of our international clients. He speaks fluent English.

Olgac NACAKCI

Litigation Department

Attorney at Law

LL.B. Istanbul University

e-mail : olgac@istanbulpatent.com

Olgac is also a member of litigation team dealing with IP related issues. After his graduation from Istanbul University Law School he is now continuing his education in Istanbul Bilgi University LL.M. program in Business Law. He is focused on Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law in his master degree. He is fluent in English.

Oznur GENC

Patent Department

Patent Attorney

B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Hacettepe University

e-mail : oznur@istanbulpatent.com

Oznur, a graduate of Hacettepe University in Ankara handles domestic patent applications and prior art searches in the fields of chemistry and in particular polymers & polymer technologies. Currently she is working as a patent attorney and is responsible for drafting and responding to office actions for chemistry related applications. She speaks English.

Sebnem KARTAL

Litigation Department

Attorney at Law

LL.B. Marmara University

e-mail : sebnem@istanbulpatent.com

She went on her undergraduate education in Marmara University Faculty of Law (LL.B.). After graduating from Marmara University she worked as a legal-practitioner for a year. She took her master-degree from Galatasaray University Law of Economics (LL.M.). She attended to Bussiness English and Legal English trainings in London in 2006. She has been duly registered as an attorney at law before İstanbul Bar since 2006. She is an Associate in the Intellectual Property Litigation Group in Istanbul Patent Trademark & Consultancy Ltd. She represents and advises a wide range of International and Domestic Clients in various IP fields including patent, trademark, industrial design, copyright as well as contracts, corporate law, consumer rights law and unfair competition.

Meltem BALLI

Domestic Trademarks & Industrial Designs Department

Attorney at Law

LL.B. Marmara University

e-mail : meltem@istanbulpatent.com

Meltem is a TM attorney and graduated from Marmara University Law Faculty. She has been managing national trademarks and industrial designs since 2006, at Istanbul Patent. She is currently working on trademark law.

H.Ahu GUNEYLI

Foreign Trademark, Industrial Designs and
Internet Domain Name Disputes-Resolution Department

Attorney at Law

LL.M., LL.B. Cag University

e-mail : ahu@istanbulpatent.com

Graduating at first degree (valedictorian) from Cag University in 2004, she was offered to stay at the same university as a research assistant in Criminal Law Department. She had started her LL.M degree on Criminal Law and taken all required courses, while working as an assistant. In 2006, she was granted "FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP" and went to Washington University in St. Louis to get "Intellectual Property and Technology Law" LL.M degree. In 2007, returning back with her degree, she applied for the registration as an attorney at law before Istanbul Bar and completed her traineeship period, while working on IP and internet law issues. In 2008, she has been duly registered as an attorney at law before Istanbul Bar.

Katy SUZER

Foreign Trademark and
Internet Domain Name Disputes-Resolution Department,

Legal Practitioner,

LL.M. University of Strasbourg (France)

e-mail : katy@istanbulpatent.com

Katy studied Law at University of Robert Schuman in Strasbourg (France) and graduated in June 2007 from the CEIPI (The Centre for International Industrial Property Studies) in Intellectual Property, Distribution Networks and International Trade Law. After finishing her studies in 2007, she became a Legal Intern in two different Trademark Attorney Offices in Paris. She then joined Istanbul Patent team in June 2008. She speaks fluent French and English.