Our Intellectual Property, IT and Data Protection Department assists our clients in the protection of  their brands, products, data and privacy. The value of the advice we offer is added to by the experience gained by the department head, Yannis Chryssospathis, in various key roles in the sector, such as representative of the Association of Greek Industrialists at the Patents’ Working Party of the Union of Industrial and Employers Confederation of Europe and the Standing Advisory Committee before the European Patent Office (SACEPO). Yannis is currently acting head of the industrial property department of the Greek Pharmaceutical Industries’ Association.

Practice Focus

Advising on:

• the application and effect of national and European Union legislation on intellectual and industrial property and licenses
• the national and European Union regulations governing trademarks and patents
• applications for the registration of patents and trademarks
• protection of rights arising from licenses and their transfer
• protection and enforceability of all types of intellectual and industrial property rights including copyrights and trademarks
• protection of brands and opposition to new brands through litigation and dispute resolution
• disputes arising from breach of copyright
• effect of mergers and acquisitions, privatisations, listings and all types of restructurings on existing intellectual and industrial property rights
• drafting intellectual and industrial property license agreements
• the application of data protection principles to specific sectors such as human resources, marketing, banking, CCTV and the internet
• notifications to the Data Protection Authority, including of the transfer of data outside the EU and of global web-based systems
• participation in multi-jurisdictional surveys involving advising on the interface of data protection laws with other relevant legislation including privacy of electronic communications

For more information on our Intellectual Property, IT and Data Protection practice, please contact Yannis Chryssospathis or Lambros Belessis.