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North America
Asia-Pacific
Western Europe
Central and Eastern Europe
Gökçe is a full-service independent law firm based in capital, Istanbul.
We are proud to offer sound legal advice and effective solutions to our clients with our pragmatic business-minded approach. We believe in results. That’s what we provide.
With our highly qualified and dedicated team, we understand the requirements of fast-changing interconnected world, combine our solid local and international experience with a practical know-how to tackle our clients’ most complex challenges.
Our clientele ranges from multinational enterprises to local emerging companies, venture capitals, and start-ups. Whether our clients need advice on digital media, intellectual property, internet technologies or corporate and commercial matters, we have the expertise and are ready to assist.
What we do in Media, Entertainment and IP
Gökçe has a deep heritage in media & entertainment business, having long term relationships with clients across the entire range of media and technology sectors including digital platforms, film and channel distribution, e-sport, e-games, IP portfolio management, and performing arts acting for both local and global leading players and helps its clients to protect their ideas, brands, contents and technologies. Our Media, Entertainment and IP team is highly specialized in copyright protection, IP management, sales, transfers and other forms of IP rights transactions, VOD platform operations, digital media, data protection and information technologies and our colleagues have extensive backgrounds in litigation and corporate matters as well.
- Licensing, joint ventures and collaborations
- IP rights management, sales, transfers and other forms of IP rights transactions
- All aspects of IP litigation, as well as patent, trademark, copyright procurement proceedings
- IP due diligence, regulatory research and agreements
- Creation and distribution procedures of digital platforms
- Distribution, agency and other commercial agreements
- IP infringement and unfair competition investigation and protection
- Games, interactive entertainment and
e-Sports
- Advertising, marketing and strategic communications
- Consumer and product regulation
Team members frequently provide mentoring to emerging growth companies at leading start-up incubators and accelerators including İTÜ Çekirdek and Endeavor Turkey.
Clients such as Sony, Hilton, Nimo.tv (HUYA), Edenred, Evreka, Figopara, Pixsy, Nely, Spotify, Facebook, McAfee, all widely recognized game changers in their respective industries; and Gram Games (a Zynga company), Masomo and Miniclip, all prominent actors in the e-gaming industry.
We have one of the largest Media, Entertainment & IP teams in Istanbul which has been recognised as a leading practice by Media Law International.
Gökçe has been a proud global sponsor to International Technology Law Association (ITECHLAW) for many years.
Our Managing Partner, Görkem Gökçe, is the first Associate Member from Turkey admitted to the E-Sports Bar Association and is the founding Chairman of Turkish Internet and Technology Law Association. He is a co-author to Turkey’s first published e-Sports Law book.
Gökçe Assisted:
- BluTV for preparation and negotiation of license agreements and other digital platform agreements and local regulations on broadcasters' liabilities and obligations,
- HUYA (Nimo.TV), one of the well-known e-sports streaming platforms, regarding advertising, marketing processes and internet regulation in Turkey,
- Paramount Pictures for their operations in Turkey particularly for protection of the intellectual property rights,
- NBC Universal regarding IP rights protection under Turkish Law,
- Fashion TV for its disputes and licensing procedures in Turkey,
- Amazon for local obligations, advertising, marketing, and strategic communication,
- Spotify regarding their daily advertising and marketing processes and advising on relevant agreements,
- Sony Entertainment for compliance processes in Turkey,
Contact
Görkem Gökçe, Managing Partner gorkem.gokce@gokce.av.tr
