October 2021
The annual performance of 132 economies was evaluated in the 14th edition of the Global Innovation Index report.
October 2021
TURKEY
Turkey Re-entered The Top 50 Leagues With A 10-digit Leap In The Global Innovation Index
The annual performance of 132 economies was evaluated in the 14th edition of the Global Innovation Index report. According to the report, Turkey had the 4th highest innovation performance in the “Upper-Middle Income Economies” category. Turkey, which ranked 4th after China, Bulgaria and Malaysia in this category, ranked 41st among 132 countries in the GII, the country's highest ranking to date.
WORLD
New Smart Glasses From Xiaomi
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is aiming to provide the best experience to date with its smart glasses, which is in the concept stage. The glasses, in which MicroLED technology is used, and this technology is combined with the optical wave imaging technology, weigh only 51 grams. The glasses, which can take photos and translate texts in real time, are integrated with the assistant named XiaoAI. In addition, there is no need for a smartphone to make calls and answer an incoming call thanks to the dual microphone and speaker these glasses have.
WORLD
Oracle Sues NEC
Oracle has filed a lawsuit against the Japanese information technology company NEC for alleged copyright infringement. Oracle, which has licensed the software to NEC since 2004 and stated that there were numerous incompatibilities with NEC's licenses in 2019, claimed that NEC distributed the software in a way that exceeded its rights, paid a lower license fee than it should have and changed the software without permission. It was also noted that the NEC uses the software in question in integra- ID 5, a biometric identification system that provides law enforcement agencies with fingerprint, face, voice and other matching capabilities.
Wipo Virtual Exhibition On Geographical Indications
Exhibition: WIPO Virtual Exhibition on Geographical Indications
Location: wkcexhibitions.wipo.int/gi/
Date: until March 6, 2022
Location: wkcexhibitions.wipo.int/gi/
Date: until March 6, 2022
OWN YOUR IDEA
We Have Signed A Protocol With Bursa Provincial Directorate Of National Education
As Destek Patent, we have signed a protocol with the Bursa Provincial Directorate of National Education as part of our corporate social responsibility project called Own Your Idea. Within the scope of the protocol signed, we aim to increase the intellectual capital of Turkey by providing trainings in the field of intellectual and Intellectual property rights to teachers and students in high schools affiliated to the Bursa Provincial Directorate of National Education, increasing awareness in this field, while at the same time increasing awareness about patents.
PATENT STORIES
Did You Know That Wi-fi Is A Patented Product?
The first version of the 802.11 protocol of Wi-Fi, which has been groundbreaking in terms of internet access since its invention, was released in 1997. The first version had access to speeds of up to 2 Mbps per second. In 1999, the version that was updated with 802.11b reached a speed of 11 Mbps per second and gained popularity. The patent of the product was registered to the go Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO).
ARTICLE
Intangible Rights And Dempe Analysis
The taxation policies of Multinational Companies (MNCs) have become an attractive matter for governments, NGOs, and media in recent years. The tendency of MNCs to use low tax jurisdiction in order to reduce their payable taxes has forced the international regulatory bodies to take preventive measures. The complex organizational structure of the MNCs enables them to evade taxes by relying on complex and artificial methods. In this way, parent companies may increase their profits by using their subsidiaries for taxation deferral tactics.
