Publications

11.11.2025

Greece: Patent Litigation - Country Comparative Guides 2025 - The Legal 500

Maria Athanassiadou

01.10.2025

Dr Martens’ position mark gets challenged but keeps on walking - WTR Daily

Apostolos Blonis

18.09.2025

Greece: navigating patent enforcement, litigation strategies and third-party challenges - first published on IAM

Maria Athanassiadou

18.09.2025

Greece: Intellectual Property - Country Comparative Guides 2025 - The Legal 500

Maria Athanassiadou

27.06.2025

Anti-counterfeiting and Online Brand Enforcement: Global Guide 2025 - Greece - supplement to World Trademark Review

Miranda Theodoridou , Stavroula Politi

25.06.2025

General Court confirms that blue-and-green colour combination lacks distinctiveness for petrol stations - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

16.04.2025

General Court partially annuls EUIPO decision in BAIDU revocation proceedings - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

04.02.2025

Greece obtains invalidation of TURKAEGEAN for tourism-related services - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

16.01.2025

General Court confirms likelihood of confusion between OMNI marks EUROPEAN - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

30.10.2024

EUIPO: pattern mark would free-ride on coat-tails of Louis Vuitton's reputed ‘Toile Monogram’ mark - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

29.10.2024

Greece: Patent Litigation - Country Comparative Guides 2024 - The Legal 500

Maria Athanassiadou

23.09.2024

Greece: navigating the patent enforcement landscape - IAM The Patent Litigation Review 2025

Maria Athanassiadou

09.09.2024

Greece: Intellectual Property - Country Comparative Guides 2024 - The Legal 500

Maria Athanassiadou

26.06.2024

General Court: Board of Appeal erred in assessing distinctiveness of ULTRA for beer - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

01.06.2024

Anti-counterfeiting and Online Brand Enforcement: Global Guide 2024 - Greece - supplement to World Trademark Review

Miranda Theodoridou , Stavroula Politi

25.04.2024

General Court: Board of Appeal decision breached opponent’s right to be heard - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

24.04.2024

PANORAMIC PATENTS GREECE - Lexology

Maria Athanassiadou

13.04.2024

Τεχνητή νοημοσύνη και Διανοητική Ιδιοκτησία - "ΔΙΚΑΙΟ & ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΙΣ", Ειδική Έκδοση της εφημερίδας "ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ" σε συνεργασία με τη Νομική Βιβλιοθήκη

Maria Athanassiadou

22.02.2024

OLYMPUS: a mountain, the residence of the gods and a distinctive trademark? - WTR Daily

Villy Davilla

22.01.2024

General Court: Board of Appeal erred in maintaining LUTAMAX registration only for Class 5 sub-category - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

29.12.2023

IAM Europe, Middle East and Africa Patent Litigation Review 2024 - IAM The Patent Litigation Review 2024

Maria Athanassiadou

30.10.2023

Designs 2023: Greece - Lexology Getting the Deal Through

Maria Athanassiadou

27.10.2023

Good news for Novartis in PASCOE v PASCELMO opposition - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

01.09.2023

Anti-counterfeiting and Online Brand Enforcement: Global Guide 2023 - Greece - supplement to World Trademark Review

Stavroula Politi, Fotini Kardiopoulis

01.08.2023

Greece: Intellectual Property - Country Comparative Guides 2023 - The Legal 500

Maria Athanassiadou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

25.07.2023

General Court: figurative mark consisting of two geometrical shapes will not be perceived as letters - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

02.05.2023

General Court: no likelihood of confusion between abstract ‘fantasy figures’ - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

17.04.2023

Patents 2023: Greece - Lexology Getting the Deal Through

Maria Athanassiadou

10.02.2023

Blow for Rolex in crown device dispute - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

17.01.2023

Running a tight ship: IPR in Greece - WIPR

Maria Athanassiadou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

18.11.2022

WTR Yearbook 2022/2023: A global guide - Greece - supplement to World Trademark Review

Miranda Theodoridou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

03.11.2022

Blow for Louis Vuitton Malletier in long-running chequerboard pattern case - World Trademark Review

Maria Athanassiadou

31.10.2022

Greece: Patent Litigation - The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2022 - The Legal 500

Maria Athanassiadou

26.10.2022

Greece: Patent Litigation - IAM Global Patent Litigation 2023

Maria Athanassiadou

28.09.2022

Enforcement Toolkit - Greece - CIOPORA Working Group on Enforcement

08.07.2022

Unite the Union fails to obtain cancellation of WATERFORD mark for glassware - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

30.06.2022

The Legal 500: Intellectual Property Country Comparative Guide - Greece - The Legal 500

Maria Athanassiadou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

09.05.2022

Anti-counterfeiting and Online Brand Enforcement 2022-Greece - supplement to World Trademark Review

Stavroula Politi, Fotini Kardiopoulis

25.04.2022

Patents 2022: Greece - Lexology Getting the Deal Through

Maria Athanassiadou

01.02.2022

Triple blow for pharmaceutical company Kowa in dispute with generic drug manufacturer Krka - World Trademark Review

Despina Katsouli

01.12.2021

Designs 2022: Greece - Lexology Getting the Deal Through

Maria Athanassiadou

21.10.2021

Global Patent Litigation Guide 2022: Helping businesses navigate the new normal - Greece - supplement to IAM

Maria Athanassiadou

07.10.2021

General Court: Board of Appeal erred in taking account of highly distinctive character for certain goods - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

01.10.2021

Greece: Patent Litigation - The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides (3rd edition) - The Legal 500

Maria Athanassiadou

13.08.2021

WTR Yearbook 2021/2022: A global guide for practitioners - Greece - supplement to World Trademark Review

Miranda Theodoridou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

02.07.2021

Greece: Intellectual Property - Country Comparative Guides 2022 - The Legal 500

Maria Athanassiadou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

08.06.2021

Business Brief: Greece - WIPR Annual 2021

Maria Athanassiadou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

25.05.2021

Patents 2021 - Greece - Lexology Getting the Deal Through

Maria Athanassiadou

20.05.2021

Longines successfully opposes registration of figurative mark containing two extended wings - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

11.05.2021

Anti-counterfeiting and Online Brand Enforcement 2021-Greece - supplement to World Trademark Review

Stavroula Politi, Fotini Kardiopoulis

18.12.2020

Designs 2021: Greece - Lexology Getting the Deal Through

Maria Athanassiadou

06.11.2020

General Court confirms lack of likelihood of confusion between DECATHLON and ATHLON - World Trademark Review

Maria Athanassiadou

30.10.2020

Global Patent Litigation Guide 2021: Helping businesses navigate the new normal - Greece, supplement to IAM

Maria Athanassiadou

01.10.2020

Greece: Patent Litigation - The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides (2nd edition) - The Legal 500

Maria Athanassiadou

10.08.2020

Business Brief: Greece - WIPR Annual 2020

Maria Athanassiadou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

15.07.2020

Greece (finally!) introduces its new Trademark Law implementing the EU Directive - Greek Law Digest-VIEWLETTER, Nomiki Bibliothiki

Fotini Kardiopoulis

01.06.2020

Greece: Intellectual Property - The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides (4th edition) - The Legal 500

Maria Athanassiadou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

27.05.2020

Patents 2020 - Lexology GTDT

Maria Athanassiadou

01.04.2020

WTR Yearbook 2020/2021: A global guide for practitioners - Greece - supplement to World Trademark Review

Miranda Theodoridou, Fotini Kardiopoulis, Dimitra Nassimpian

27.03.2020

Success for Cypriot halloumi producers as CJEU sends BBQLOUMI case back to General Court - World Trademark Review

Maria Athanassiadou

09.12.2019

Designs - A Global Guide 2020 - supplement to World Trademark Review

Maria Athanassiadou

14.11.2019

General Court provides guidance on proof of enhanced distinctiveness - WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review

Maria Athanassiadou

01.11.2019

Greece: Patent Litigation - Comparative Guide - The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer

Maria Athanassiadou

31.07.2019

General Court confirms likelihood of confusion between H'UGO'S and HUGO'S BURGER BAR- WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

01.06.2019

Greece: Intellectual Property - The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides (3rd edition) - The Legal 500

Maria Athanassiadou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

10.05.2019

Patents in Greece - Lexology GTDT

Maria Athanassiadou

01.05.2019

Business Brief: Greece - WIPR Annual 2019

Maria Athanassiadou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

01.04.2019

Patents in Europe: Helping business compete in the global economy 2019/2020 - supplement to IAM

Maria Athanassiadou

27.03.2019

General Court rules on genuine use of figurative trademark MEBLO - World Trademark Review

Maria Athanassiadou

01.02.2019

GREEK LAW DIGEST - The Official Guide to Greek Law - Trademark: Nomiki Bibliothiki

Miranda Theodoridou, Fotini Kardiopoulis, Dimitra Nassimpian

01.01.2019

Designs: A Global Guide 2019 - supplement to World Trademark Review

Maria Athanassiadou

12.11.2018

General Court: name of spa town eligible for registration for mineral waters - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

01.10.2018

WTR Yearbook 2019/2020: A global guide for practitioners - supplement to World Trademark Review

Miranda Theodoridou, Fotini Kardiopoulis, Dimitra Nassimpian

01.09.2018

Intellectual Property Country Comparative Guide: Greece - The Legal 500

Maria Athanassiadou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

06.08.2018

IP in Greece: a primer - WIPR

Maria Athanassiadou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

01.08.2018

Trademarks in Greece - Lexology Navigator

Miranda Theodoridou, Fotini Kardiopoulis

25.06.2018

Patents in Greece - Lexology Navigator

Maria Athanassiadou

10.05.2018

A tale of two cornets: General Court confirms lack of likelihood of confusion - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

29.01.2018

ECJ interprets Article 7(1) of Directive 2008/95 in SCHWEPPES case - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

01.01.2018

Designs: A Global Guide 2018 - supplement to World Trademark Review

Maria Athanassiadou

17.11.2017

No likelihood of confusion between ELONTRIL and CLONOTRIL - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

01.10.2017

Patents in Europe: Helping business compete in the global economy 2018/2019, supplement to IAM

Maria Athanassiadou, Dr. Henning Voelkel

13.07.2017

Beverage can design held to be devoid of individual character - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

21.04.2017

General Court: BRENT INDEX is descriptive of goods and services linked to financial sector - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

03.04.2017

Patents in Europe: Helping business compete in the global economy 2016/2017 - supplement to IAM

Maria Athanassiadou, Dr. Henning Voelkel

01.04.2017

WTR Yearbook 2017/2018: A global guide for practitioners, supplement to World Trademark Review

Miranda Theodoridou, Fotini Kardiopoulis, Dimitra Nassimpian

08.12.2016

GNETWORK infringes Google marks: court finds bad faith - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

31.08.2016

RED BULL mark held to be famous - WTR Daily

Fotini Kardiopoulis

05.08.2016

First decisions on the protection of plant variety rights in Greece - Lexology

Fotini Kardiopoulis

09.03.2016

eBay prevails in trademark opposition - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

10.12.2015

Bayer fails to prevent registration of SALOSPIR and device based on ASPIRIN marks - WTR Daily

Fotini Kardiopoulis

20.10.2015

General Court: Nice Classification is intended to serve exclusively administrative purposes - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

21.09.2015

WTR Yearbook 2016/2017: A global guide for practitioners - supplement to World Trademark Review

Miranda Theodoridou, Fotini Kardiopoulis, Dimitra Nassimpian

13.07.2015

Conceptual dissimilarity cannot counteract visual/aural similarity if one mark has no clear meaning - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

30.10.2014

Figurative 'T' marks held to be confusingly similar - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

01.08.2014

Athens IP Court recognises that 'Vara' shoe buckle is famous trademark - WTR Daily

Dimitra Nassimpian

26.06.2014

Court finds likelihood of confusion between 'fuci-' marks - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

28.05.2014

ECJ considers independent distinctive role of one element of composite word mark - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

21.02.2014

Olymp' marks held to be confusingly similar - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

10.01.2014

Colgate-Palmolive fails to register 'sonic' mark for toothbrushes - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

18.10.2013

Court finds likelihood of confusion between 'beta' pharma marks - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

11.06.2013

Concrete form in which mark is used can be relevant in assessing bad faith - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

20.05.2013

Foreign expression held to have distinctive character - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

12.04.2013

Device held to be dominant feature of figurative mark - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

27.02.2013

Words with Latin origin will be recognised in most EU countries - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

25.10.2012

Doughnut' is distinctive for those consumers who are unfamiliar with English - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

04.09.2012

English word held not to have become common in everyday language - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

25.07.2012

Minimal stylisation does not alter conclusion that mark is descriptive - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

13.04.2012

General Court interprets Rule 22(2) of Regulation 2868/95 - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

01.03.2012

Patent Wars: the result of the ‘economic analysis of law’ - Legal Focus, Lawyer Monthly

Dr. Helen Papaconstantinou

08.02.2012

General Court clarifies how Article 8(4) should be applied - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

28.10.2011

Mark descriptive in English held to have no meaning for Greek consumers - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

22.09.2011

Google obtains cancellation of domain name containing its trademark

Dimitra Nassimpian

27.06.2011

Court allows registration of famous painter’s name - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

08.06.2011

Above-average level of attention insufficient to exclude likelihood of confusion - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

07.12.2010

Addition of common word insufficient to differentiate marks - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

04.10.2010

Domain name held to be misspelling of Google's trademark - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

24.06.2010

Marks held to be confusingly similar due to dominant element 'W' - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

20.05.2010

Complementary nature of financial goods and services scrutinized - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

04.03.2010

OLIVOTERAPIA and ELAIOTHERAPY held to be dissimilar - WTR Daily

Maria Athanassiadou

24.02.2010

Importance of careful examination of composite marks highlighted - WTR Daily

Dimitra Nassimpian

18.02.2010

Court finds likelihood of confusion between similar marks in different classes - WTR Daily

Dimitra Nassimpian