Ms Oya Yalvac
Deris Patent / Inebolu Sk. No:5 Kabatas
34427 Istanbul/
Türkiye
Oya Yalvac is one of the few Turkish professionals to have passed the European qualifying examination. She has worked in the pharmaceutical industry as an in-house patent attorney for more than 10 years and specialises in patent litigation – namely, infringement, invalidity actions and actions for declaration of non-infringement.
Ms Yalvac is also an adviser and expert for local R&D and innovation centres, as well as the technology transfer offices of Turkish universities.
Ms Yalvac has in-depth experience in patent oppositions and freedom-to-operate analyses. She has occasionally been appointed as a court expert for patent disputes before the Turkish IP courts.
Ms Yalvac has also been selected as Patent Strategy & Management Lawyer of the Year by the LMG Life Sciences Awards. She was selected from a global pool of nominees that work at law firms such as Allen & Overy, Reed Smith and Powell Gilbert.
Her experience includes:
Oya Yalvac is one of the few Turkish professionals to have passed the European qualifying examination. She has worked in the pharmaceutical industry as an in-house patent attorney for more than 10 years and specialises in patent litigation – namely, infringement, invalidity actions and actions for declaration of non-infringement.
Ms Yalvac is also an adviser and expert for local R&D and innovation centres, as well as the technology transfer offices of Turkish universities.
Ms Yalvac has in-depth experience in patent oppositions and freedom-to-operate analyses. She has occasionally been appointed as a court expert for patent disputes before the Turkish IP courts.
Ms Yalvac has also been selected as Patent Strategy & Management Lawyer of the Year by the LMG Life Sciences Awards. She was selected from a global pool of nominees that work at law firms such as Allen & Overy, Reed Smith and Powell Gilbert.
Her experience includes:
- counselling an internationally known apparel and advanced textile company on a patent infringement action;
- counselling on patent litigation for simplified employee pensions;
- counselling an internationally known chemical company on a patent infringement action;
- counselling on patent litigation for 3D printing technology; and
- drafting patents for a leading textile and fibre company.
Education
BSc in molecular biology and genetics from Boğaziçi University.
Languages
Fluent in English.
Admissions and Memberships
- European patent attorney;
- Chartered patent and trademark attorney;
- Representative before the UPC.
- FICPI member
- Associate member of Biotechnology Committee, EPPC Committee and PEC Committee of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
- epi tutor.