Intellectual and Industrial Property Law

Cyprus has signed a wide variety of conventions in this field and is part among others to the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Berne Union, the Madrid Union (Marks), the Paris Union and the PCT Union.

We are thus well aware that in the current environment companies in the content, media and entertainment sectors are in extensive need of multidisciplinary strategies for the optimal protection of their business interests from piracy and other threats.

The law firm possesses one of the most respected intellectual property practices in the country after uniting a set of highly skilled attorneys with particular experience in large-scale patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret misappropriation, and advertising matters. We strive to offer a fully integrated IP service for all stages of the IP life cycle. Our experience extents a wide range of industries, including technology, consumer products, media, fashion, entertainment and financial services.

The IP team of our firm is specialized in providing a complete range of intellectual property counselling to copyright holders in relation to policy and legislative matters concerning complex issues on the application of intellectual property copyright laws to new business models and evolving technologies.

They are particularly experienced in litigating disputes arising from all forms of commercial exploitation of intellectual property (including issues relating to copyright infringement, rights of publicity, theft of ideas, cyber-crime, renewal and termination rights).

Being broadly involved in handling matters related to patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, privacy and unfair competition our attorneys collaborate closely with our firm’s corporate and tax lawyers so as to protect over trademark infringement and unfair competition and help content companies protect their valuable brands from all forms of unauthorized and illegal misappropriation. 

We aim to ensure that copyright holders and artists receive fair royalty rates while helping companies to direct privacy laws and protect their valuable data in the most effective and compliant manner possible.

Related Services:

• Copyright Counselling and Database Rights
• Patent and Trade Mark Design Drafting, Prosecution and Opposition
• Anti-Counterfeiting
• Brand Protection and Exploitation
• Confidentiality/Trade Secrets and Know-How
• Data Protection
• Defamation and Malicious Falsehood
• Design Protection
• Domains Names
• Information Technology
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Patent Litigation