Oya Yalvac
Partner
at Deriş Attorney-at-Law Partnership
Oya Yalvac is one of few Turkish professionals to have passed the European qualifying examination. She has worked in the pharmaceutical industry as an in-house patent attorney for more than 10 years and specialises in patent litigation – namely, infringement, invalidity actions and actions for declaration of non-infringement.
Ms Yalvac is also an adviser and expert for local R&D and innovation centres, as well as the technology transfer offices of Turkish universities.
Ms Yalvac has in-depth experience in patent oppositions and freedom-to-operate analyses. She has occasionally been appointed as a court expert for patent disputes before the Turkish IP courts.
Experience
- Counselling an internationally known apparel and advanced textile company on a patent infringement action
- Counselling on patent litigation for SEPs
- Counselling an internationally known chemical company on a patent infringement action
- Counselling on patent litigation for 3D printing technology
- Drafting patents for a leading textile and fibre company
Education
Ms Yalvac holds a BSc in molecular biology and genetics from Boğaziçi University.
Languages
Ms Yalvac is fluent in English.
Publications
Ms Yalvac recently published “Federated European Patent Register – an overview” on the International Law Office.
Admissions and memberships
- European patent attorney
- Chartered patent and trademark attorney
- Turkish representative of the Biotechnology Committee before the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
- epi tutor
Professional associations
Firm details
Deriş Attorney-at-Law Partnership
Inebolu Sokak 5
Deris Patent Building
Setustu Kabatas
Istanbul 34427
Turkey
Contact details
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