Moroglu Arseven

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Moroglu Arseven is a full-service law firm with a dedicated IP department. With Işik Özdoğan at the helm, the team offers a wide range of IP services to both domestic and international clients. Özdoğan provides local portfolio management services, as well as customised anti-counterfeiting programmes, for her clients. Gökçe İzgi often acts for high-profile brands and corporations regarding local prosecution and enforcement matters, while Ezgi Baklacı Gülkokar has in-depth experience of handling matters within the fields of pharmaceuticals, health, and life sciences. Ece Berkman and Yonca Çelebi are also notable members of the team, regularly advising well-known global brands.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team provides a high-quality service in terms of responsiveness, client orientation, and business understanding.’

  • ‘Ece Berkman, Işik Özdoğan and Gökçe İzgi all have a strong legal knowledge, excellent negotiation skills and a great international reputation. I would definitely recommend them.’

  • ‘Işık Özdoğan is very professional and familiar with local intellectual property laws and regulations.’

  • ‘Moroğlu Arseven stands out for its exceptional team of legal experts who combine deep industry knowledge with a forward-thinking approach.’

  • ‘They are friendly, collaborative, and knowledgeable.’

  • ‘Işık Özdoğan is very good in the trade mark field.’

  • ‘Ezgi Baklacı Gülkokar did an exceptional job.’

  • ‘They are a very pragmatic and service-orientated team.’

Key clients

  • Starbucks, Inc.
  • Toyota Motors Europe
  • Twitter.com
  • Samsung International
  • Amazon, Inc.
  • Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
  • Worldwide Brands, Inc.
  • PVH Europe B.V.
  • Fossil Inc.
  • Sandoz International GmbH
  • Superdry
  • Tangle Teezer
  • Hilton Worldwide Inc
  • Ermenegildo Zegna Holditalia S.p.A.
  • Hyosung TNC Co

Lawyers

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Işık Özdoğan
Işık leads Moroglu Arseven's intellectual property team. She has wide experience in every aspect of IP advice, including counselling, enforcement and litigation matters. She advises and represents local, foreign and multinational clients about trademarks, industrial designs, patents, copyrights, domain names, and seizures of counterfeit goods, among others. Işık’s work spans a range of industry sectors, including fashion, retail, hospitality chains, alcohol and cosmetic companies, as well as software. She manages the IP portfolios of several major multinational companies in Turkey, often on a long term basis. These extended relationships mean Işık’s strategic portfolio management produces measureable results over time. Her work ethic, close communication with clients, and experience with innovative cases distinguish Işık from other IP professionals.
Ezgi Baklacı Gülkokar
Ezgi advises clients on a full range of intellectual property issues and transactions. She supports clients to establish, protect and enforce intellectual property rights both in Turkey and overseas. Ezgi’s work primarily focuses on trademark prosecution, strategy and enforcement, encompassing all aspects of trademark and unfair competition. She advises many local and foreign clients, including major multi-national organizations. Ezgi also advises clients on patent, industrial design, utility model, domain name, company/business names, and manufacturer liability disputes. She often builds customized anti-counterfeiting programs for brand owners, including raids, seizures and settlement negotiations with counterfeiters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Işık Özdoğan

Other key lawyers

Ece Berkman, Ezgi Baklacı Gülkokar, Gökçe İzgi, Merve Altınay Öztekin, Yonca Çelebi