A two-day seminar on “Trademark Protection Issues” was organised by the OBI, in collaboration with the Hellenic Industrial Property Academy (HIPA) and the Patras Bar Association, continuing the successful informative seminars held across Greece. The seminar highlighted the new service offered by the Organisation to the interested public since last May.
The event, coordinated by Mrs. Ntotina Simitsi, Deputy General Director of the Organisation, began with warm greetings from Mr. Athanasios Zoupas, President of the Patras Bar Association, and Mr. Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, General Director of the OBI.
The seminar took place in the event hall of the Patras Bar Association “Kostis Stefanopoulos” (30 Dim. Gounari Avenue, Patras), with presentations by invited speakers:
- National Trademark Application, G. Kefalogiannis, OBI
- Absolute Grounds for Rejection, D. Yagtzidis, OBI
- Trademark Availability Check – TMView, S. Saki, OBI
- Examination of Admissibility and Grounds for Legal Remedies (oppositions, appeals, requests for revocation, and annulment requests) during the Trademark Committee session, A. Rallis, Councillor of State, President of the Trademark Committee
- Procedural Law – Trademark Law, E. Chatzikos, President of First Instance Court
- Risk of Confusion and Trademark Infringement, I.E. Veniaris, Dr. of Law, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Athens
- Practical Advice for EU Trademark Applications, V. Davilla, Lawyer, and Stavroula Politi, Lawyer
- Proof of Trademark Use, E. Metaxakis, Lawyer
- Problematic Arguments in Opposition Cases, S. Tsimikalis, Lawyer
- Criminal Handling of Trademark Infringement, A.E. Malami, Lawyer
