For every case, even if we are handling the portfolio for years, we start by examining each new matter from ground zero and building a strategy around 100%. According to our clients’ needs we create a strategy unique to each matter.
SERVICES
Our full-service IP Firm provides litigation, enforcement, prosecution and consultancy services.
OFO VENTURA is a fine choice for the full gamut of patent work, receiving high praise from all corners of the market. “The ensemble grasps the issue at hand quickly, dives deep into the fine print and provides top-level solutions that allow clients to pursue their goals in a cost-effective way”. “Always a pleasure to work with” across the contentious/non-contentious divide, Özlem Fütman and Yasemin Aktaş form a “super-collaborative” dream team. As a Turkish trademark and patent attorney, European patent attorney and seasoned litigator, Fütman excels at any task. “She communicates effectively and ensures her patrons know the pros and cons of each solution before moving forward.” Complex infringement proceedings are no obstacle for Aktaş, who “keeps level-headed at all times and provides the most accurate and detailed advice from the start of the process all the way to the end. Her work is simplyoutstanding”.
Source: IAM1000 - 2020
Our founding partner Ms. Özlem Fütman has been ranked as IP STAR by Managing IP in its IP STARS 2020 edition.
Source: Managing IP/ IP Stars 2020
‘We have complete faith and trust in this firm and can rely on them for our clients’ needs in the same way we rely on our own firm’. ‘The individuals we work with think about matters as a whole and provide advice as to the big picture goals and objectives of the clients instead of merely providing the answers to our direct questions’.‘Ms. Futman, the founder of the firm, is simply superb and unlike any other foreign counsel with whom we have worked’.
Source: LEGAL500 EMEA/2020
“OFO Ventura inspires confidence.” A great pick for A-to-Z services, the unit is “trustworthy, enjoyable to work with and exhibits the highest level of skill. To top it off, its fee structure is transparent and easy on the pocketbook”. Firm founder and all-rounder “Özlem Futman is an excellent source for trademark work. She provides valuable, well-rounded and personalised assistance in a clear way. Özlem speaks from experience and knows which questions to ask to recommend the best solutions”. A new arrival to OFO Ventura, Yasemin Aktaş has a diverse practice. “She replies to communications swiftly and thoroughly. She puts in a great deal of effort and you can see she is passionate about her work.”
Source: WTR1000/2020
Operating as a well-oiled machine, OFO VENTURA registers marks efficiently, enforces them tenaciously and gets signatures on the dotted line of licensing agreements without ever compromising on quality. The firm may be compact, but it is a redoubtable force in the courtroom and its continuous expansion is turning heads in the market. Founding partner Özlem Fütman matches granular IP knowledge with refined commercial sensibilities.
Source: WTR1000/2019
Back-up by modern systems, the slick, forward-thinking practice can be relied on for efficient and tactically astute brand rights development. Founding partner Ozlem Futman tackles trademark puzzles with composure.
Source: WTR1000/2018
OUR GOLDEN RULES
100% RULE
PROTECTION
We fiercely protect our clients’ interests because we take your case personally and having successful results is our main goal.
MASTERY
We like to win, and thrive on challenging cases … We gauge our success on yours.
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
We do not see ourselves just as a counsel handling matters, but rather as our clients’ local strategic business partner. We care about our clients’ IP rights equity and market share!
IN THE NEWS
March 31, 2020
COVID19 UPDATE: TURKEY POSTPONES HEARINGS
The Supreme Council decided on additional measures by noting that there is no such situation as a complete cessation of judicial services during the postponement period and the criminal complaints will keep being accepted in this term as well.
March 27, 2020
COVID19 UPDATE: TURKEY SUSPENDS DEADLINES
In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, Turkish Parliament has approved the Law No. 2/2633 adapting the measures to suspend time limits for various administrative and legal proceedings including the ones concerning IP rights and it came into force upon its publication on today’s (26 March 2020) Turkish Official Gazette.
January 29, 2020
WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW: ONLINE BRAND ENFORCEMENT 2020
The Turkey Chapter of “Online Brand Enforcement 2020” prepared by Ozlem Futman, Yasemin Aktas and Irem Karasuleymanoglu and published by World Trademark Review is out now. The Chapter focuses on practical brand protection strategies for the ever-changing electronic environment and
January 8, 2020
ICLG TO: COPYRIGHT 2020
The Turkey Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Copyright Law prepared by Özlem Fütman and Yasemin Aktaş and published by Global Legal Group is out now. The Chapter covers common issues in the Turkish Copyright Law including copyright subsistence, ownership, exploitation, owners' rights, copyright enforcement and current and upco