Gökçe İzgi is an intellectual property attorney specializing in both contentious and non-contentious matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights and unfair competition. She advises leading corporations and innovators on the management, commercialization and enforcement of intellectual property rights while navigating complex regulatory frameworks, particularly in highly regulated sectors.
Her expertise covers trademark and patent prosecution, litigation and licensing, with extensive experience supporting cross-border filings, licensing arrangements and enforcement strategies. Gökçe regularly advises pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology and tobacco companies on licensing, marketing authorization and market entry matters, providing practical and business-focused solutions at the intersection of legal, regulatory and commercial considerations.
She has significant experience in trademark and unfair competition disputes, anti-counterfeiting initiatives and market clean-up projects, representing global brands in high-stakes litigation, trade dress disputes and deceptive trade practice matters.
Gökçe also advises clients on drafting and negotiating sophisticated copyright agreements, including production contracts, advertising agency agreements and rights management arrangements, helping safeguard both creative and commercial interests.
She currently serves as the President of FICPI Turkey and is a member of the INTA Leadership Committee. Additionally, she mentors startups on intellectual property strategy on a pro bono basis.
- Intellectual property
- IP transactions
- Trade mark
- Consumer goods and services
- Energy
- Food and beverage
- Healthcare
- Life sciences
- LLM, Economy Law, Istanbul Bilgi University 2014
- Erasmus Student Exchange Program during LLM, Utrecht University 2012
- Certificate Program, Business Law Galatasaray University
2009 - LLB, Law Gazi University 2004
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG)
- International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
- Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)
- International Bar Association
- Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Attorney 2009
- Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Attorney 2007
- Istanbul Bar Association 2006
