Ekin Karakuş Öcal

Ekin Karakuş Öcal joined Ankara Patent Bureau in 2011. She graduated from the Bilkent University Faculty of Law. A patent and trademark attorney and a member of the Ankara Bar Association, she was appointed head of the firm’s law department in January 2014.

Ms Karakuş Öcal specialises in trademarks, designs, domain names and geographical indications, and advises on all legal matters relating to these areas. She is a frequent lecturer and speaker on IP matters, particularly geographical indications.

Ms Karakuş Öcal is a member of the Standing Committee on Geographical Indications of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and an active member of AIPPI Turkey. She is a visiting scholar at Eskişehir Technical University.