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Reliability and consistency are the pillars upon which the patent practice at ALFA PATENT STAN ADVOKA rests. The set places an importance on quality and ensures that each application is drafted with the utmost precision, a trait that has earned them repeat instructions from top universities and leaders in the electronics, chemistry and microbiology fields. The team’s ability to communicate in all three official European Patent Office (EPO) languages is a major plus point too. Bringing sound leadership to the group are Turkey’s first-ever qualified European patent attorneys, Selda Arkan and Baris Atalay. Fluent in eight languages, Arkan is an excellent choice for chemistry and biotechnology companies looking to protect their assets both at home and on an international level. An excellent communicator and master drafter, Atalay executes computer-implemented inventions and electrical engineering instructions with great skill andsophistication.
We believe that quality means reliability and consistency, as well as constantly updated knowledge.
ALFA PATENT STAN ADVOKA represents and advises Turkish and international clients in all fields of IP protection. The firm is the result of the merger in 2018 of Alfa Patent, founded in 1997 to help clients obtain, maintain and enforce patents, trademarks and registered designs, and Stan Advoka, which had been very active in the patent field since its creation in 2014.
Both historical firms had grown steadily over the years and retained a diverse roster of clients since their inception. Combined, they have become a leading IP firm in Turkey, with its IP professionals offering expertise in numerous fields thanks to their varied backgrounds.
The merger has also enabled the firm to broaden its practice and offer comprehensive patent consulting services in almost all technical fields. The life sciences, chemistry and biotechnology group is managed by Selda Arkan, the first-ever qualified European patent attorney in Turkey (1997), while the electrical engineering, electronics and computer-implemented inventions group is managed by Baris Atalay, the second-ever qualified European patent attorney in Turkey (2011).
The firm’s partners and IP attorneys regularly travel to visit their clients. They are aware of both the risks and prospects that intellectual property poses and offers. They do not lose sight of business considerations. They stay focused on which part of the invention makes financial sense.
ALFA PATENT STAN ADVOKA communicates in all three official languages of the European Patent Office. Although it files patent applications most frequently in English, its professionals are competent in prosecuting patent applications in French and German as well.
ALFA PATENT STAN ADVOKA is involved not only in prosecution; it cooperates with a case-specific selection of litigation professionals in Turkey depending on the preferred language/country of the claimant/defendant to defend their intellectual property in court.
At ALFA PATENT STAN ADVOKA, it’s not only the IP professionals who are deeply committed to their work; clients can also rely on a fully dedicated support staff. The firm keeps both digital and physical archives, which are stored in a fire-resistant room, thus guaranteeing the safeguard of clients’ records.
The team includes the first-ever qualified European patent attorneys in Turkey, currently forming around one-third of all qualified European patent attorneys in private practice in the country.
The firm’s daily patent practice revolves around drafting, litigations, freedom-to-operate analyses and preparing legal and technical advice. The team members are active in epi, the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys, the European Patent Litigators Association and the Association of Intellectual Property Experts. They also coordinate courses for the Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), and are actively involved in the CEIPI tutoring activities.
The firm’s professionals have been involved in some notable litigation cases in the past 10 years, including complex cases relating to chemicals and pharmaceuticals, as well as mechanics.
In addition to tutoring on behalf of epi and the CEIPI, the firm’s professionals also lecture on IP law at engineering faculties in a number of universities in Istanbul. The firm’s partners have published four books and several articles were made on IP law.
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