Region: Greece

Under the Greek Patent Law, European patent applicants can enjoy provisional protection against potential infringers, so long as they successfully carry out certain formalities and can justify that their request is sufficiently urgent.

08 March 2023

Legal protection for software remains highly challenging in Greece. Patent hopefuls must ensure that their programs contain – and omit – key characteristics outlined by the EPO and Greek law.

14 December 2022

Featured in Global Patent Litigation 2023

Only lawyers (ie, attorneys at law) who are members of a Greek bar association may represent parties before the Greek civil courts, without restriction. The complexity of most patent disputes makes it imperative that litigants entrust their cases to lawyers who specialise in IP protection.

26 October 2022

The introduction of more effective provisions in free trade agreements promises to give a boost to EU economies, including that of Greece. This is especially pertinent in light of the number of employees working in IP-intensive sectors.

06 April 2022

WHO to establish voluntary patent pool, while Greek Prime Minister calls for EU to buy rights to vaccines and tests

09 April 2020

Featured in Patents in Europe: Helping business compete in the global economy 2019/2020

The first and quickest way of acting against an infringer is to request a temporary restraining order. This will be granted if the petitioner proves the existence of a prima facie serious infringement as a matter of exceptional urgency. Such request is filed concurrently with a petition for injunction and, if granted, is usually effective until the hearing of the injunction takes place.

11 April 2019

Featured in Patents in Europe 2018/19: Helping business compete in the global economy

Q: What options are open to a patent owner seeking to enforce its rights in your jurisdiction? The first and quickest way of acting against an infringer is to request a temporary restraining order. This will be granted if the petitioner proves…

02 October 2017

Q: What options are open to a patent owner seeking to enforce its rights in your jurisdiction?The first and quickest way of acting against an infringer is to request a temporary restraining order. This will be granted if the petitioner proves…

11 April 2016

In 2012 the new Trademark Law incorporated the EU Enforcement Directive into Greek law, significantly reforming the country’s trademark regime. The long-awaited implementation had been delayed, since the initial plan was to incorporate the relevant provisions into the existing legal framework.

01 October 2014

Counterfeiting in the Greek islands increases noticeably in summer – partly in terms of volume and sales points, but primarily in terms of visibility. Brand owners, managers and their staff witness the problem for themselves when they are trying to relax on holiday, given the numerous shops selling counterfeit goods on the islands.

25 June 2014