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Mine Akarsu Founder

LLM, Attornet at Law, Trademark Attorney

Reach me at

Email: mine@akarsu.av.tr



After five years’ of experience in reputable IP firms, she decides to establish her own business with a dedicated team. Besides her admirable academic and professional experience, she is a volunteer in two NGOs and working as a women right’s defender.

→ Istanbul University, Law Faculty, LL.B. (2009-2013)
→ Istanbul Bilgi University, Economy Law, Intellectual Property, LL.M. (2016-2019), Thesis name is “Administrative Revocation in Trademark Law”
→ Attorney at Law, Istanbul Bar Association, 2014
→ Chartered Trademark Attorney, Turk Patent and Trademark Office, 2015
→ International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), 
• Member of Diversity and Inclusion Committee at the international level
• Member of Trade Secrets Committee at the international level
• Secretary General of AIPPI Türkiye
• Member of national Monitoring Legislation and Precedents Committee of AIPPI Türkiye  
• Member of national AIPPI Magazine Committee “Fikri Gundem” of AIPPI Türkiye  
→ European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA), 
• Member of Copyright Committee
→ International Trademark Association (INTA),
• Member of Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee
→ MARQUES

Book: “Marka Hukukunda Idari Iptal” (Administrative Revocation In Trademark Law), Lykeion Yayınları, September 2019.

Article: “Tescilsiz Tasarım Koruması” Fikri Gundem, AIPPI Turkey Bulletin, 13th Issue, 2017

Article: “How to Protect Color Marks in Turkey”, INTA Bulletin May 26, 2021, co-author(https://www.inta.org/perspectives/features/how-to-protect-color-marks-in-turkey/ )

Article: “Markanın İdari İşlem İle İptali”, Fikri Gundem, AIPPI Turkey Bulletin 25th Issue, 2023, co-author

Article: “Türkpatent Tarafından Mal Ve Hizmetlerin Değerlendirilmesi NoktasındaYaşanan Sorunlar”, AIPPI Turkey Bulletin, 27th Issue, 2024, co-author

Article: “Hareket Markalarının Tescili: Güncel EUIPO Temyiz Kurulu KararınaBakış”, AIPPI Turkey Bulletin, 30th Issue, 2024

Article: “Navigating Damage Calculation in IP Infringement: Insights from the Turkish Court of Cassation”, ECTA Bulletin March 2025

Speaker: at “Global landscape of IP, Looking Forward to the Istanbul Congress” session of AIPPI Spring Meeting, 2023 Venice