The pharmaceutical firm Pfizer, which is celebrating its 50th year in Turkey, has noted that it sees Turkey as the most important country in Europe in terms of potential for growth.

The Turkish Patent Institute (TPE) celebrated the 135th year of “intellectual property” yesterday at its head office in Ankara. Industry and Trade Minister Ali Coşkun and head of the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges (TOBB) Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the ceremonyEstablishments such as the TPE, the Competition and Accreditation Authority and the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) help to inspire confidence in foreign investors, said Coşkun, speaking at the ecent.

Within the framework of a new application, firms that are exporting or importing imitation products will be in custom's office black list.

A new agency in the patent field, the “Patent Evaluation Agency,” will be formed under the direction of the Turkish Patent Institute (TPE) for assisting patent holders and potential inventors, reported the Anatolia news agency.

You can download the PDF file that includes information regarding Turkey such as its legislative profile, position in international arena, contact information of authorities, educational instituions and industrial property statistics on Intellectual Property Rights.

A person was caught in the Istanbul neighborhood of Umraniye, preparing to put an estimated 68, 550 bottles of fake and/or smuggled alcohol on the market for sales.