FROM “ÜNSEVER” TO “ÜNSEVER ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP”

1986 (IZMIR), 1996 (ISTANBUL)

ÜNSEVER ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP, which originally started as ÜNSEVER LAW FIRM in 1986 in Izmir, founded by Ferhat İlker Ünsever, later moved to Istanbul in 1996. Until the end of 2022, it operated under this title, and it has since continued its professional activities as ÜNSEVER ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP, with the joint participation of Nayıf Altaş and S. Elif Altaş, who have been integral members of the ÜNSEVER family for over 20 years, alongside Ferhat İlker Ünsever.

ÜNSEVER ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP offers legal structuring services to companies spread across Istanbul, Antalya, and Izmir, particularly in the tourism sector, as well as tailored solutions for family businesses, legal consultancy for associations and foundations, and litigation support for dispute resolution.

ÜNSEVER ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP emphasizes providing specific and innovative solutions, avoiding standard and conventional approaches.

UNSEVER ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP is not the name of a person but the name of a “team” which covers all of the members constituting it. The upward lines in its logo represent the different legal work carried out by ÜNSEVER ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP and its client's side-by-side collaboration, signifying their joint upward movement. The color red symbolizes effective and dynamic work
The core values of ÜNSEVER ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP include;

Viewing law as a tool not just for problem-solving but also for problem prevention,
Considering law as a means to remove obstacles to commercial activities and seeing litigation as the last and inevitable solution,
Aiming to raise awareness about the interconnectedness of legal aspects in life, particularly in commercial life, among individuals, especially company executives.
Taking a PROACTIVE approach to legal issues,
Contributing to the development of law with innovative perspectives supported by academic understanding,
Applying a personalized, unique approach to companies and cases to establish a legal identity through "BOUTIQUE" work,
Bringing families and those with a common goal in structures like companies, associations, and foundations together and takes legal measures to eliminate obstacles to unity,
Acting with a sense of justice.

In conclusion, ÜNSEVER ATTORNEY PARTNERSHIP seeks to provide specific and innovative legal solutions, encourages proactive engagement with legal issues, and values the concept of justice deeply.

PRACTICE AREAS

In addition to the consultancy services and application of configuration projects Unsever provides advocacy in legal disputes in the following areas:

  • Corporate Law
  • Foreign-owned Company Foundation and Structuring
  • Trademark and Unfair Competition Cases
  • Regulation of the Joint Venture Relations
  • Cooperation and Build-Operate Projects
  • Company Mergers and Divisions
  • Contract Regulation
  • Contract Negotiations
  • Contract Evaluation
  • Tourism Investments
  • Sectoral Restructuring Consultancy in Tourism
  • Travel Businesses (travel agency-tour operator) Activities
  • Accommodation Businesses Activities
  • Transport Businesses Activities
  • Employee-Employer Relations
  • Business Procedures
  • Reemployment Lawsuits
  • Employee-Debt Lawsuits
  • Foundation & Association
  • European court of humain right lawsuits
  • Arbitration
  • Arbitration Lawsuits
  • Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
  • Criminal law
  • Administrative & tax law
  • Divorce
  • Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
  • Wills and Inheritance Contracts
  • Reduction and Estate Lawsuits

TRADEMARK


Trademarks may consist of any signs like words, including personal names, figures, colors, letters, numbers, sounds and the shape of goods or their packaging, provided that such signs are capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings and being represented on the register in a manner to determine the clear and precise subject matter of the protection afforded to its proprietor.

Previously trademark rights in Turkey were protected by Decree-Law No. 556 on the Protection of Trademark. But trademark rights have been protected by Industrial Property Law No. 6769 since 22.12.2016.

As stated in the first article the purpose of this Code is to protect the rights relating to trademark, geographical signs, design, patent, utility model and traditional product names and thus to contribute to technological, economic and social progress.

Trademarks must be registered before Turkish Patent and Trademark Office in order to benefit from the national / international protection stipulated by our legislation.

As is known, the application and registration procedures of “Trademark”, “Geographical Indication” and “Industrial Design” are carried out through “Trademark Attorneys” who are registered in the Turkish Patent and Trademark Attorney’s Registry.

Since 2014, Ünsever has been providing consultancy to its clients on "Trademark", "Geographical Indication" and "Industrial Design" and representing its clients in the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office.

The services provided by Ünsever are below;
Application and registration procedures of “Trademark”, “Geographical Indication” and “Industrial Design”
Cases on trademark/ unfair competition
Conflicts on intellectual property rights
Rights of the Author
Related Rights
Conflicts on industrial property rights
Trademark
Industrial Design
Geographical Indication
Patent
Utility Model
Conflicts on Other Rights
Business names
Non-registered rights
Domain names
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