We operate in an era where the most highly valued assets are intangible. From the trademarks of Amazon, Apple, and Google—whose value exceeds the GDP of entire Western states—to patents that transform the daily life of millions or even billions of people worldwide, the proper protection of intangible assets constitutes an absolutely essential business choice.

Industrial Property Law is a field intrinsically linked with business activity.

No enterprise can move forward successfully without first ensuring the protection of its intangible rights—whether these concern its distinctive signs (trademark, trade name, trade dress, etc.), its industrial designs, or its trade secrets.

With years of experience and expertise gained through the handling of industrial property cases, combined with a high level of theoretical knowledge, we safeguard your interests in the best possible way.

We can assist you whether you are a newly established company seeking to take the right steps from the very first day of operation (or even earlier), or an already established enterprise currently facing aggressive actions in the field of industrial property law.

Our Firm provides legal support in the following, indicative, types of cases:

• Procedure for the registration of a Greek trademark (Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation – OBI).
• Procedure for the registration of a European Union trademark (European Union Intellectual Property Office – EUIPO).
• Procedure for the international registration of a trademark (either directly in individual countries or through WIPO).
• Submission and management of grant or subsidy applications (e.g. SME Fund).
• Trademark availability search: preliminary examination to identify potential conflicts with earlier and therefore prevailing third-party rights.
• Recommendations for the design of a trademark to be registered, taking into account the practice of the Greek Administration (OBI), the case law of national courts, and the practice of the EUIPO, the General Court (GC) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
• The aim is to prevent future disputes or, even if a third party acts aggressively against the trademark holder (which cannot be entirely prevented), to ensure the formation of a trademark that will support our position in any potential litigation.
• Oppositions before the EUIPO against trademarks pending registration, or applications for cancellation (invalidity actions) of already registered EU trademarks.
• Equivalent actions before the Administrative Trademark Committee (D.E.S.) of the OBI for national trademarks.
•  ·Renewal of trademarks.
•  ·Assignment (transfer) of trademarks.
• Protection and registration of patents/inventions, utility models, and industrial designs.
• Protection of corresponding rights at national and EU level, including the initiation of appropriate legal remedies to cease infringement of such rights.
• Defense against legal actions initiated by third parties – strategic planning (e.g. filing of counterclaims in trademark disputes, the acceptance of which leads to the deletion of the claimant’s mark, as provided under Law 4679/2020).
• Drafting of license agreements for the use or exploitation of patents, trademarks, etc.
• Drafting of assignment agreements for the transfer of industrial property rights (e.g. patent assignment, trademark transfer, etc.).
• Handling of criminal law cases concerning industrial property rights (e.g. criminal provisions of trademark law).
• Protection of trade secrets under Law 4605/2019.