Ezgi Baklacı Gülkokar is an intellectual property lawyer advising domestic and international clients on a broad range of intellectual property matters. Her practice focuses on assisting trademark, patent and design owners with the protection, management and enforcement of their rights in Turkey, with a particular emphasis on contentious proceedings.
She has significant experience in complex trademark and patent litigation, particularly matters involving pharmaceutical patents. Her work frequently includes advising clients on infringement risks, regulatory challenges and parallel disputes where intellectual property rights play a critical role in commercial outcomes.
Ezgi regularly advises clients in the life sciences, automotive and technology sectors, providing practical guidance on enforcement actions, unfair competition matters and IP portfolio strategy. She is also experienced in developing multi-phased litigation strategies that incorporate both intellectual property and regulatory considerations.
In addition, she handles domain name and company name disputes. Ezgi serves as a panelist for internet domain name disputes before the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, ISTAÇ (Istanbul Arbitration Center) and TOBBUYUM (Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, Mediation and Dispute Resolution Center).
She is a member of the ECTA Internet Committee, where she serves as secretary, and is also actively involved with the INTA Leadership Development Committee and the AIPPI Pharma and Biotechnology Committee.
- Intellectual property
- IP transactions
- Trade mark
- Automotive
- Consumer goods and services
- Fashion & luxury goods
- Hospitality & leisure
- Pharmaceutical
- MIPLC, IP Program George, Washington University 2012
- LLM, Business Law, Istanbul Bilgi University 2009
- LLB, Law, Istanbul University 2005
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
- European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
- Licensing Executives Society International (LES)
- Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Attorney 2009
- Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Attorney 2009
- Istanbul Bar Association 2007
