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Markanın Kullanılmaması Sebebiyle Hükümsüzlüğü
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b. Markanın yalnız ihracat amacıyla mal ya da ambalajlarında
kullanılması,
c. Markanın, marka sahibinin izni ile kullanılması,
d. Markayı taşıyan malın ithalatı.”
KHK m.42 fıkra 1 c bendine göre, m. 14’teki kullanım zorunlu-
luğuna uyulmaması halinde mahkemece markanın hükümsüzlüğüne
karar verilecektir.
Anahtar Kelimeler:
markanın kullanılmaması, markanın hü-
kümsüzlüğü, markanın kullanılması zorunluluğu, markasal kullanma.
Abstract:
Basic edition about trademarks is Law No. 556 on
Decree Law on Protection of Trademarks in Turkey.
The 1st subsection of the 14th article of Decree Law, “a trade-
mark that has not been put to use without a justifiable reason within
a period of five years following registration, or if the use has been
suspended during an uninterrupted period of five years, the trade-
mark shall be cancelled.”
Intended to purpose of registration, ongoing, serious, active
and using trademark-specific verbs determine the using of trade-
mark, by the trademark owner in domestic in goods and services
which have been registered the trademark.
The 1st subsection of the 14th article of Decree Law,, a trade-
mark that has not been put to use without a justifiable reason within
a period of five years following registration, the trademark shall be
cancelled.
In this sense, just cause as a result of the measures taken by
governing bodies cannot be required to be available for the produc-
tion of the goods, not the permission, the owner of such brands as
domain are events that fall outside the
The 2nd subsection of the 14th article of Decree Law, the follo-
wing shall be understood to constitute use:
a. use of the registered mark in a form differing in elements
which do not alter the distinctive character of the trademark,
b. use of the trademark on goods or their packaging solely for
export purposes,
c. use of the trademark with the consent of the proprietor,
d. importing of the goods carrying the trademark.
According to the subsection 1st paragraph of the 42th (ı) artic-
le of Decree Law, in case of not obeying obligation of use disobeyed
in 14th article, trademark shall become null and void.
Keywords:
trademark that has not been put to use, invalidity
of trademark, obligation of use trademark