Erdem Kaya

Erdem Kaya & Partners
Managing Partner

Erdem studied electronics engineering in Turkiye and qualified as a Turkish and European Patent Attorney in 2001. He is the founder of Erdem, Kaya & Partners, one of the prominent full service IP firms in Turkiye with a team of more than 50 IP professionals. Throughout his professional life, he has provided patent counseling services in almost all relevant aspects, including but not limited to patent drafting and prosecution, FTO studies, IP disputes, strategic IP managements, licensing agreements and valuation. Erdem also headed a national patent union called UPB for 4 years where he provided awareness or advanced level IP training to more than 20,000 people. He is currently one of the most active IP profiles in Turkiye and regularly speaks and writes on many platforms. He is a member of the world's leading IP organizations such as EPI, LES, AIPPI, INTA, GRUR and he and his firm are ranked among the top IP service providers in Turkiye by respected rating agencies. Finally, Erdem is a licensed angel investor and has invested in several start-ups with strong patent portfolios and also in software companies providing IP and technology transfer related solutions.