Attorneys at Law
 
 
 

Litigation

ELIG is one of the few international law firms in Turkey with a solid background and significant practice of Internet law. Internet Law practice of ELIG covers the following categories:

Domain Name Disputes
Cybersquatting matters are one of the areas ELIG provides service to its clients. We handle a number of disputes before WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and before DNS Working Group, which is the organization authorized to resolve disputes on domain names with “.tr” extension.

Website Agreements

We review and advise our clients on terms and condition of use and privacy policies of their websites, in particular as to such website agreements’ compliance with local laws.

Internet Copyright and Internet Trademark
ELIG represents clients in Internet trademark and copyright infringement disputes, including those requiring immediate action to obtain injunctive relief against the infringer.

Internet Related Litigation
ELIG is one of the few law firms with respectable experience in Internet related litigation, particularly based on the Law on Regulation of Broadcasts via Internet and Prevention of Crimes Committed Through Such Broadcasts, Law No.5651 and its ancillary legislation. ELIG represents clients that are hosting user generated content; or providing online games or providing pay-per-click advertising services in their Internet related disputes.

Regulatory Counselling
ELIG attorneys provide regulatory advice to some of the world famous ISP’s and hosting providers and pay-per-click advertising service providers in connection with their compliance issues arising from the Law No. 5651 and the ancillary legislation.

Notice and Takedown or Judiciary Decision Enforcement Assistance
ELIG provides assistance to clients in connection with the Turkish law review and evaluation of requests served on them, including but not limited to takedown requests of courts and the administration.