Seminar Program

April 3 2025, Thursday - Istanbul Naval Museum
08:30
09:00
Registration
09:00
09:30
Opening Remarks
Melis ABACIOĞLU President of AIPPI Turkish Group
Nazlı KORKUT Secretary General, AIPPI
Prof. Dr. M. Zeki DURAK President, Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TBC)
Keynote Speaker Emre OĞUZ Corporate R&D Director, Beko
09:30
11:00
Session I: Intellectual Property Law in the Context of Artificial Intelligence
Moderator Prof. Dr. Hamdi Yasaman Yasaman Law Firm
Prof. Dr. Fülürya Yusufoğlu Bilgin Galatasaray University Faculty of Law
Dr. Osman Gazi Güçlütürk Galatasaray University Faculty of Law
Preston Richard European Patent Attorney, Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Luiz Henrique O. Do Amaral Partner, Dannemann Siemsen
11:00
11:30
Coffee Break
11:30
12:30
Session II: LAW Topic: Anti-Counterfeiting and Recent Challenges
Moderator Nükhet Serra Coral Partner Deriş
Hande Karakülah Legal & Scientific Director, L'Oréal
Neil Narriman General Counsel & Senior Global Director Intellectual Property at PUMA SE
Rıza Ferhan Çağırgan Kurucu Ortak – ÇAĞIRGAN Hukuk Bürosu & ÇAĞIRGAN Fikri Haklar Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti.
12:30
13:30
Lunch Break
13:30
15:00
Session III: UPC’s Second Year: Diverse Perspectives on EPO Implementations
Moderator Hülya ÇAYLI Founder/Partner, Paragon Consultancy
Utkan BAKIRCI Founder, US & Partners Inc.
Barış Atalay Founder, Alfa Patent Stan Advoka
15:00
15:30
Coffee Break
15:30
17:00
Session IV: Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods in Intellectual Property Law
Moderator Uğur Aktekin Senior Partner, Gün+Partners
Heike Wollgast Head | IP Disputes Section, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Banu Eylül Yalçın Associate Legal Officer, Internet Dispute Resolution Section | WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Uğur Yalçıner Founder, Yalçıner Patent
Elio De Tulio Managing Partner, De Tulio & Partners

April 4 2025, Friday - Istanbul Naval Museum
09:30
11:00
Session I: Online Trademark Infringement
Moderator Zeynep Seda Alhas Partner, Gün+Partners
Guillaume Henry First Deputy Reporter General, AIPPI
Klaudia Błach Morysińska Attorney-at-Law, Patent Attorney, Partner, Zaborski Morysiński
Oya Atay Senior Legal Manager, Hepsiburada
11:00
11:30
Coffee Break
11:30
12:30
Session II: Post Grant Opposition in Patents
Moderator Dr. Elif Betül Akın Head of Reexamination and Evaluation Department, Turkish Patent and Trademark Office
Oya Yalvaç European Patent Attorney Partner, Deriş
Lionel Vial European Patent Attorney, Founder, Cabinet Lionel Vial
Volkan Hamamcıoğlu European Patent Attorney, Founder, Inpera IP
12:30
13:30
Lunch Break
13:30
14:30
Session III: Legislative Updates on Designs: EU Design Reform and WIPO Design Law Treaty
Moderator Irmak Yalçıner Öktem Partner, Yalçıner Patent
Cristiano Bacchini Partner, BMLEX Studio Legale Associato Bacchini Mazzitelli
Chris V. Carani Partner, McAndrews
Marcus Höpperger Senior Director | Brands and Designs Sector | WIPO
14:30
15:00
Coffee Break
15:00
17:15
Mock Trial: Trademark / Design
Chair Türkay Alıca Retired IP Court Judge-Founder, Novus Alıca
Member Prof. Tekin Memiş Beykent University Faculty of Law
Member Fethi Merdivan Retired IP Court Judge-Founder, Novus Alıca
Plaintiff Mine Güner Partner, Kenaroğlu Law Firm
Plaintiff Yaşar K. Canpolat Founder, Canpolat Legal
Defendant Gizem Kukuk Attorney at Law, Dündar Law Firm
Defendant Elif Türkan Dinçer Counsel, BASEAK
17:15
17:30
Closing Remarks

Simultaneous translation will be provided in Turkish and English during the seminar.