Courting change: a welcome decision on famous marks

S.Oliver is a German fashion company that has been active globally since the 1960s. Its initial brand, ‘Sir Oliver’, transformed to ‘S.Oliver’ in the 1970s and gathered attention with its dynamic designs. Some years ago, our colleagues from Weber & Sauberschwarz contacted us to obtain a second opinion as to a law suit handled by the General Civil Court of Izmir where the case had been dismissed. In those days, Turkey did not have specialised IP courts.