Özge Atılgan Karakulak

Özge Atilgan Karakulak is a partner with the law firm of Gün + Partners which is internationally renowned for its expertise among others in intellectual property, and Turkish commercial and corporate law. Her practice focuses on patent rights, life sciences, antitrust and public procurement.

Özge has been involved in and has led many patent infringement actions against generic pharmaceutical companies and initiated with Mehmet Gün the first ever pharmaceutical data protection and exclusivity actions in Turkey. She combines her IP litigation expertise with her extensive knowledge of life science sectors. She advises a number of multinational life science companies on a wide range of matters including registration procedures, promotion practices, pricing and reimbursement regulations, distribution relationships and co-marketing deals, as well as on issues of merger control, vertical restraints and abusive conduct. She serves as a counsel to the Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies and the Association of Research-Based Medical Technologies Manufacturers in Turkey, and advises on many IP and regulatory policy papers and drafting laws and regulations proposed to the Turkish governmental authorities.