ABSTRACT
The protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) is becoming more important in Turkey due to its growing links with the European Union (EU) as well as the rest of the world. It is well known that advanced countries developed partly because they had managed to create an environment in which inventiveness and creativity were highly rewarded and spoils protected. Rapid technological developments that took place during the last 15-20 years in areas such as information technology and genetics sustained the economic growth in many countries including Turkey.1
