Penny Nakou

Attorney at Law, DEA Droit Communautaire, MSc Business Law and Economics

Penny Nakou joined Dr. Helen G. Papaconstantinou and Partners (“HP&P”) in 2021 after working for another IP specialized law firm since 2000. She is a qualified lawyer with a significant professional experience of over 25 years in the IP practice. She has been a member of the Athens Bar Association since 1999 and she is entitled to practice before the Greek Supreme Court and the Council of State.

She holds a law degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Maîtrise in Public Law from the University of Lille II, France. She also obtained a DEA (Diplôme d’études approfondies) in Community Law (Droit Communautaire) from the University of Lille II, France, and a MSc in Business Law and Economics from the Panteion University of Athens (Department of International and European Studies).

She has worked in Intellectual Property law since the start of her legal career. Her work focuses on trademark filing and prosecution, in-depth trademark searches, oppositions and revocation/invalidity actions. Penny has extensive experience in handling trademark litigation before the Administrative Trade Marks Committee and the Administrative Courts. She also handles complex trademark recordals, including assignments, licences, mergers, security interests and divisions, and provides legal advice on all trademark and related matters. She represents clients from various sectors of industry, including but not limited to hospitality, food and beverages, travel industry, entertainment, social media, clothing, fashion, personal care products and cosmetics, perfumery, pharmaceuticals, etc.

She is fluent in English, French, and Greek (native), has very good command of Italian, and basic knowledge of Spanish.