Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code on Private International and Procedural Law

Article 23: Law applicable to intellectual property rights

Part One: Private International Law › Chapter Two: Conflict-of-Laws Rules

(1) Intellectual property rights are governed by the law of the country for which protection is sought.

(2) After the infringement, the parties may agree that claims arising from the infringement of an intellectual property right are governed by the law of the forum.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 23 · Fikrî mülkiyete ilişkin haklara uygulanacak hukuk

(1) Fikrî mülkiyete ilişkin haklar, hangi ülkenin hukukuna göre koruma talep ediliyorsa o hukuka tâbidir.

(2) Taraflar, fikrî mülkiyet hakkının ihlâlinden doğan talepler hakkında, ihlâlden sonra mahkemenin hukukunun uygulanmasını kararlaştırabilirler.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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