Region: Greece

Featured in World Trademark Review Yearbook 2022/2023

Unregistered signs are protected under Articles 13 to 15 of the Unfair Competition Law in Greece and may constitute relative grounds for refusal. In particular, protection is offered to signs that are deemed to have become a distinctive feature of the goods or services that they cover.

21 October 2022

Featured in Online marketplace counterfeit hotspots

In our regular series we speak with local experts to identify the digital marketplaces that brand owners should have on their anti-counterfeiting policing and enforcement radar.

19 May 2022

Featured in Anti-counterfeiting and Online Brand Enforcement: Global Guide 2022

Greece is one of five EU member states that accounts for more than 90% of the total detentions of suspected counterfeit goods in the EU internal market. It appears in the top ranks for detentions by number of items and the estimated value of items detained.

15 April 2022

Kowa Company Ltd, the owner of the mark PITAVA in Class 5, suffered a series of defeats before the Hellenic Trademarks Committee and the Athens Civil Court of First Instance.

01 February 2022

Featured in Trademark Litigation: A Global Guide 2022

Trademark law, rules and regulations Trademarks in Greece are regulated by Law 4679/2020, which implements the EU Trademark Directive 2015/2436 and the EU Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Directive (2004/48).

20 December 2021

Featured in World Trademark Review Yearbook 2021/2022

Greece’s long-anticipated new trademark law was enacted on 20 March 2020. Law 4679/2020 has finally transposed EU Directive 2015/2436 into Greek law and brings the treatment of national trademarks in line with EU trademarks (as regulated by EU Regulation 2017/1001).

29 July 2021

Featured in Anti-counterfeiting and Online Brand Enforcement: Global Guide 2021

Greece is one of five member states of the European Union accounting for more than 90% of the total detentions of suspected counterfeit goods in the EU internal market and appears in both the top rankings of detentions by number of items and estimated value of items detained.

11 May 2021

Featured in Trademark Litigation: A Global Guide 2021

Trademarks in Greece are regulated by Law 4679/2020, which implements the EU Trademark Directive 2015/2436 and the EU Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Directive (2004/48).

08 January 2021

The new Greek Trademark Law has come into force, bringing welcome news for brand owners as it aims to harmonise Greek trademark regulations with those of the accompanying EU directive.

12 November 2020

The true scope of the illicit trade of fake goods is hard to define, but analysis by Rouse indicates that Southeast Asia is a fast-rising hotspot.

07 August 2020