Appeared before the Registrar of Companies at a hearing on an objection application filed against the registration of our clients mark IGOL. The decision has been reserved.
Expertise
Intellectual Property - Cyprus
Michael Kyprianou Law Firm provides advice on the full spectrum of Intellectual Property matters including IP registrations, portfolio management, IP litigation and custom actions.
With many years of experience in the field of Intellectual Property, our firm has acquired an excellent international reputation and is recommended by all major law firm directories.
You can view our brochure for intellectual property services by downloading the PDF below.
Services
Experience
An international client instructed us to file a copyright infringement claim against a Cyprus national at the District Court of Nicosia. We claimed that the defendant was using copyrighted photographs taken during dives in Sudan, Egypt and Cyprus without being authorized and/or the original copyright holder.
A Forex foreign firm faced a court civil case in the District Court of Limassol for copyright infringement for the use of an allegedly similar website. We were instructed by this company to defend them in court.
We were instructed by Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP to renew the registration of trademark ZIPPO in the Cy Registry. It should be noted that we are instructed regularly for renewals by agents such as Clyde & Co. and Patrix. Applicants include Emirates, Debenhams and many others.
We were instructed by the present Mayor of Ayia Napa, a Cyprus city, to file two Community Trademark applications in several classes. These two trademarks form the biggest part of the Municipality new worldwide tourist attraction/promotion campaign.
We were instructed by a medical Cypriot doctor to file a PCT application for a new pharmaceutical product.
A Forex foreign firm OCM HOLDINGS instructed us to file via WIPO an International application in several classes to register their logo ‘XTRADE’ and thus enjoy protection in numerous countries.
We were instructed to defend Leverate (an Israeli firm and its branch in Cyprus) against a trademark infringement and a passing off claim brought against them in the District Court of Nicosia. We succeeded in getting the case against our clients dismissed.
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The law firm advises on the full range of IP matters for clients such as Thomson Reuters and as local counsel to international law firms. Tonia Antoniou heads this highly efficient legal team.
Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC has an ‘active’ team that routinely works with the World Patent & Trademark Law Office, Com Laude and Inspicos European Patent Attorneys. Nick Kounoupias heads the department.
Led by the experienced Tonia Antoniou, the team at Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC acts for clients on a broad range of IP matters but has notable expertise handling trade mark registrations in Cyprus and the EU, as well as patent applications, validations, and renewals. The group also handles litigation and licensing matters. Associate Agis Charalambous, who works alongside Tonia Antoniou on most matters in this practice area, is another name to note.
The Intellectual Property Department of the firm has been ranked in the Legal 500 Guide since 2011.
