Kiortsis & Associates Law Offices
Our firm is specialized in all aspects of Intellectual Property
Our Offices are equally competent in IP filings, as well as litigation and legal consulting. They maintain a very strong international clientele, which consists of small to large companies as well as individuals.
About The Firm
With over 70 years of experience, we assist our clients by handling their cases with consistency and professionalism. We are at your disposal to deal with your case and respond to your needs.
Christina Kiortsis
Practice Areas
Kiortsis & Associates Law Offices co-operate with prominent and trustworthy law firms on an international level, which enable them to offer comprehensive legal services to clients with international business interests.
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Have every mark protected in order to ensure the exclusive right of its use and to prevent unfair competitors from using identical or similar ones for inferior products or services.
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The owner of a Patent is granted the exclusive right to make full use of it and, without the Patent owner’s consent, the invention cannot be commercially made, used, distributed or sold.
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Utility Model Certificates can be granted to the inventors of three-dimensional objects with definite shape and form, capable of giving a solution to a technical problem, and ensure the exclusive right of their use.
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The outward visible appearance of the whole or part of a product can be protected by an Industrial Design or Model. Protect the specific features of your jewelry, garments and shoes, machines and constructions, furniture and toys.
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Whether it’s large enterprises or individuals, everyone should secure their presence in the Internet and protect themselves from infringements of their Domain Names.
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The original creators of literary and artistic works hold the exclusive right to use them. They can, consequently, obtain court orders to stop production or possession of “pirated” goods related to protected works, as well as seek damages for loss of financial rewards and recognition.
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Any action opposed to the morals of industry and commerce practice is considered as an action of unfair competition. Legal steps against the infringers will force them to refrain from the illegal actions against their competitors.
Frequently Asked Questions
As a general rule, any sign that can be presented on a paper can be filed as a TM. For example, TMs may be one or a combination of words (even the name of a person or a company or the title of a newspaper or a magazine), letters and numerals as well as designs in black and white or in colour, the shape of goods or of the packaging of goods and symbols.
Moreover, audible signs such as music or vocal sounds and even signs consisting of the combination of image and sound (multimedia marks) can also be considered as TMs.
For filing an application for the translation of a European Patent the following documents are required:
- The description, abstract and claims of the European Patent. These documents have to be translated into Greek.
- The drawings, if any.
- The document B1.
- A Power of Attorney simply signed by the owner. If the applicant is a company, the Power of Attorney must be signed by its legal representative. The rubber seal of the company is also required. This document does not require any notarization or legalization.
Note: The above documents must be filed within 3 months as from the date of publication of the EP Grant.
For filing a Design application the following documents/information are required:
- Drawing(s) or photos of the Design.
- A short description of the Design (optional) consisting of 100 words maximum.
- The name, address and citizenship of the applicant(s).
- The name, address and citizenship of the creator(s).
- A Power of Attorney simply signed by the owner. If the applicant is a company, the Power of Attorney must be signed by its legal representative. The rubber seal of the company is also required. This document does not require any notarization or legalization.
- If the applicant is a company, an official document from the Register of Companies, attesting that the person who signs the Power of Attorney is the legal representative of the company. This document must be notarized and further legalized with Apostille.
- A Priority Document, in the event that priority is being claimed.
- If the author has assigned his rights over the Design to the applicant it is also required:
A) A Declaration signed by the author and the legal representative of the company which files the design application, setting out the nature of the relationship between the author and the company. This document must be notarized and further legalized with Apostille
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B) A Design Assignment Deed signed by both parties and duly notarized and legalized with Apostille.
Note: The Power of Attorney and the Declaration or Assignment Deed can be submitted within four months after the filing of the Design application.
