Founded in Istanbul in 2003 by İhsan Karaca and Tolga Çaylak, Dış Patent has grown into one of Turkey’s leading full-service intellectual property consultancy firms, serving more than 15,000 clients across Turkey and internationally. With a team of 80 professionals, including trademark and patent attorneys, a dedicated litigation department, and business development specialists, the firm provides comprehensive IP services covering prosecution, portfolio management, opposition proceedings, litigation, customs enforcement, and anti-counterfeiting strategies.

The firm’s litigation department manages all aspects of IP disputes, including invalidation, infringement and cancellation actions, customs enforcement proceedings, anti-counterfeiting programmes, and the drafting of licence and other IP-related agreements. Unlike many Turkish IP firms, Dış Patent directly handles opposition proceedings before the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, maintaining strategic oversight throughout disputes and strengthening clients’ positions should litigation become necessary.

Dış Patent’s patent department comprises patent attorneys and engineers with expertise in technical disciplines including chemistry, biology, software and mechatronics. The patent and litigation teams work collaboratively, particularly in the preparation of technical opinions for patent disputes.

An active member of INTA, ECTA, FICPI, AIPPI and PEM, Dış Patent combines local expertise with international reach, guided by its core values of professionalism, trust, quality, speed and innovation.