Expertise
Baran Güney is a managing associate in Gün + Partners and he has been working for the firm since 2013. Baran is focused on intellectual property and technology, media & telecommunication practice areas of Gün + Partners.
Baran’s practice concentrates on civil and criminal IP litigation, as well as unfair competition and domain name conflicts, representing clients in cancellation, invalidation, infringement actions and other civil court actions and domain name ADR/UDRP proceedings, filing for interlocutory and precautionary injunctions, negotiating and drafting co-existence, settlement and licensing agreements. Baran is also involved in anti-counterfeiting criminal litigation cases, specifically advising and assisting the clients in pharma sector
Within the scope of the technology, media & telecommunication working group Baran provides support to clients with respect to consumer law particularly for labeling and product liability issues, for commercial communication and advertising issues, data protection issues and ensuring that their products and services are compliant with the applicable regulatory regime.
Practice Areas
Speaking Engagements
Hot Topics in Global Environmental Marketing, Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) Webinar, Speaker, 13.07.2023
A New Era in .Tr Extended Domain Names - and a New Issue Waiting for a Solution, TLB Hot Topics - IP Law Webinar, Speaker, 07.06.2023
Global Hot Topics in Deceptive Price Advertising, Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) Webinar, Speaker, 25.04.2023
Advertising Law Over the Last Year in Turkey, GALA - Global Advertising Law Year in Review Webinar, Speaker, 13.12.2022
Determination of Copyrights and Rights Holders in Cinematic Works, Art Law Institute - Copyrights in Cinematic Works, Speaker, 21.10.2022
Advertising Board Decisions -VII: Current Developments in Advertising Law, Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, 25.05.2022
Current Trends and Challenges in Alcohol Advertising, GALA - Alcohol Advertising: Europe, Middle East & Africa Webinar, Panelist, 19.05.2022
Evolving Regulation of the Use of Consumer Reviews, International Advertising Association Webinar, Panelist, 21.04.2022
Legal Actions Against Counterfeit or Illegal Drugs Eluded out of the Legal Supply Chain, Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, 06.04.2022
Advertisements on Social Media, Özyeğin University Sectoral Orienteering Spring Program, Speaker, 14.03.2022
Advertising Board Decisions -VI: Featured Ad Board Decisions of 2021, Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, 23.02.2022
Advertising Board Decisions -V: Advertisements for Health Institutions, Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, 15.12.2021
Advertising Board Decisions -IV: Social Media Influencers, Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, 26.05.2021
Advertising Board Decisions - III: Medical Devices and Biocidal Products, Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, 24.03.2021
FSEK Systematics and Authorship, Art Law Institute, Speaker, 01.02.2021
Advertising Board Decisions -II: Remarkable Decisions of the Advertising Board in 2020, Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, 27.01.2021
Advertisement Board Decisions - I: Scope of Gifts Given with Various Foods and Health Statements, Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, 16.11.2020
Advertising and Promotion Mechanisms in Social Media, Gün + Partners Webinar, Speaker, 30.09.2020
Publications
- Does Artificial Intelligence Tell the Truth?
- Advertisement Board Issued New Principles for Preventing Misleading Loyalty Programs
- Aggravated Scrutiny for Consumer Reviews
- Trademark Filing History May Result in Finding of Bad Faith Under Turkish Law
- Can Trade Names Lead to Trademark Infringement in Turkey?
- Turkish Constitutional Court Annuls Advertisement Board’s Power to Block Access to Websites
- Is Alternative Dispute Resolution Effective Enough for “.tr” Domain Names?
- The Guideline on Consumer Reviews Has Been Published
- Green Or Simply Greenwashing?
- New Regulations on Nutrition and Health Claims for Food and Food Supplements
- New Turkish Domain Name System Creates a Situation in Need of Resolution
- A New Era in .Tr Extended Domain Names - and a New Issue Waiting for a Solution
- The Advertisement Board’s Expanded Power: Blocking Access
- Regulations on Consumer Reviews and Complaints
- Advertisements Containing Price Information and Discount Sales Advertisements
Education
- 2021, Faculty of Law, Bilgi University, İstanbul LL.M
- 2013, Faculty of Law, Galatasaray University, Istanbul LL.B
- 2008, Kabataş High School, Istanbul