Intellectual Property

Intellectual property rights can be among the most valuable of a company’s assets and the legislation and regulations in place governing the protection and use of these rights is constantly developing. Andreas Danos Law Firm provides a high quality and efficient service to our clients covering the full range of their intellectual property issues, including identifying, registering, protecting and defending all aspects of their rights. We combine the specialized legal skills normally associated with boutique intellectual property firms with the corporate and litigation capabilities of a major general practice firm.

Our client base is made up of international and local companies active in a variety of industries with a focus on food and beverages, household products, pharmaceuticals, telecoms, media and the performing arts. Our service line includes:

Trademarks and unfair competition, including:

• Clearance for use advice, including searches
• Filing and registration (on a national, international and Community level)
• Maintaining domestic and foreign trademark registration portfolios, including renewals and global portfolio management and enforcement
• Trademark oppositions (prosecuting and defending)
• Trademark cancellation
• Trademark and unfair competition litigation
• Counterfeiting
• Trademark agreements such as transfer, licensing (including character and personality merchandising licensing), brand extensions and contract manufacturing of branded products
• Due diligence

Copyright and database rights, including:

• Establishing and maintaining copyright protection and the scope of such protection in Greece and internationally
• Copyright and database rights litigation
• Anti-counterfeiting
• Licensing, franchising and merchandising agreements

Industrial designs, including:

• Design filing and registration (on a national and European level)
• Design litigation
• Licensing, franchising and merchandising agreements

Patents, including:

• Filing and registration
• Litigation and revocation proceedings
• Validation of European Patents
• Dealing with patent issues arising within the context of corporate transactions
• Transfer and licensing of patented technology

Also we deal with domain names, including:

• Registration
• Transfer
• Litigation and ADR
• Intellectual property transactions and due diligence