| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair Competition Law | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Fall | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Levent BİÇER
Assistant Prof. Dr. Zehra BADAK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Understands the concepts and institutions of unfair competition and the relations between these institutions.
2) Learns the basic legal sources related to unfair competition, develops the ability to apply them to necessary situations.
3) Learns to make self-criticism within the framework of the concept of unfair competition, to look critically at the events around them.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Low | High | Low | Middle | High | Low | High | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | High | |
| 2 | Low | Low | High | High | Middle | Middle | Low | High | Middle | High | Low | Middle | |
| 3 | Low | High | High | Low | Low | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Low | Middle | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Commercial Law
Course Contents
In the course, the concept of unfair competition will be discussed and tried to be defined by considering the related concept. In this context, the conditions, the situations regulated in the legislation, together with the judicial decisions in practice will be discussed.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction, Competition Law, Non-Compete Agreement and Unfair Competition Distinction2) The development of unfair competition law, its place in our legal system, its purpose
3) TCO and unfair competition regulations under the TCO
4) Unfair Commercial Practices
5) Confusion
6) Selling at a loss
7) Midterm
8) Comparative Advertising
9) Leading to Contract Breach and Termination
10) Unauthorized use of other people's work products
11) Disclosure of business secrets
12) Non-compliance with business terms
13) Transaction conditions against the integrity rule
14) General review
15) General review
16) Final
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Haksız Rekabet Hukuku, Füsun Nomer Ertan, Oniki Levha, 2016
2- Haksız Rekabet ve Rekabet Yasağı, Hamdi Yasaman, Seçkin, 2023
3- Haksız Rekabet Hukuku, Ozan Ali Yıldız, Oniki Levha, 2023
4- Ticari İşletme Hukuku, Mehmet Bahtiyar, Ali Ayli, Mehmet F. Şua, Argun Karamanlıoğlu, Beta, 2023.
4- Ticari İşletme Hukuku, Sabih Arkan, Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Araştırma Enstitüsü, 2022.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Brain Storming
6) Case Study
7) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Not Required