Patent Law Firm of the Year Greece
Firm Profile
Dr. Helen Papaconstantinou, John Filias & Associates, is one of the largest specialist IP Firms in Greece. Along with its affiliate branch, the Law Office of Dr. P.D. Theodorides – Dr. H.G. Papacostantinou (established in 1920), it offers a broad range of top quality IP Law services at highly competitive prices.
Throughout its numerous years of
activity, the firm has succeeded in establishing long-standing, invaluable and loyal collaborations with hundreds of highly reputable firms around the world, enabling us to represent some of the most important companies internationally – either directly or through their legal agents – building on its solid basis of reciprocity. It is worth noting that the firm was the first one in the IP Law field to acquire ISO 9001:2008 certification, making it stand apart in the relevant market and assuring the continuous maintenance and development of the quality of its services.
Dr. Helen G. Papaconstantinou
Dr Helen Papaconstantinou is the senior partner of the firm Dr. Helen Papaconstantinou, John Filias & Associates and heads the Law Office Dr. PD Theodorides – Dr. HG Papaconstantinou as of 1986. Under her leadership, the Firm has evolved into one of the leading IP Law Firms in Greece, utilizing the specialization of its two affiliated entities. Dr. Helen G. Papaconstantinou has been selected as the leading practitioner for Patents in Greece (Expert Guide 2011), as well as the female leading practitioner for the previous year (2010).
She graduated from the University
of Athens and earned a doctorate from the Free University of Berlin. Moreover, she has held an academic teaching position at the University of Athens for a number of years.
She is President of the FICPI and AIPPI Greek groups and Member of the Executive Committees of FICPI and AIPPI. In addition, she is Council Member of EPI and ECTA as well as Member of INTA, CIPA, ITMA, UNION and AIPLA.
Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2011
Areas of Expertise • Patents / Designs / SPCs
• National Trademarks / Community Trademarks / International Trademarks
• Copyright
• Due Diligence Search & Advice / Monitoring
• Exploitation / Licensing / Franchising
• Commercial / Administrative • Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADRP) / Domain Names / Information Society
• Competition & Anti-Trust Law / Advertising and Consumer Law / Contract Law
• Piracy / Anti-Counterfeiting / Customs Monitoring - Border Protection
Dr Helen Papaconstantinou
DR. HELEN PAPACONSTANTINOU, JOHN FILIAS & ASSOCIATES
2, Coumbari Street Kolonaki Athens 106 74, Greece
Telephone: (+30-210) 3626624, 3625757 Telefax: (+30-210) 3626742, 3605873 Email:
mail@hplaw.biz
URL:
www.hplaw.biz 29 Notable Legal Work
Recent cases our office has handled include, among many other significant cases, the following: · Main Infringement Actions against Greek Patent Infringers. Our office represents a well known company in the field of consumer electronics for the protection of their patents in Greece against a significant number of third parties. In 2011, two First Instance decisions accepted our actions and raised compensations.
· Petitions for Injunction on behalf of several pharmaceutical companies against generics. A long stream of litigations concerning patent infringement against generics. Tasks included the filing of the Petitions for Injunctions and all other relevant documentation as well as attending the related hearings and submitting written arguments, monitoring the procedure and reporting thereon. The successful outcome of the cases will positively influence other similar pending cases.
· Raids at the centre of Athens and seizure of a very significant quantity of products of various famous companies, including Ferrari S.p.A., Fred Perry (Holdings) Limited. It was the result of a combined effort of both the Special Control Unit of the Ministry of Economy and the Municipal Police, following the investigation in certain warehouses and the filing of related complaints. Said Authorities have tried to strengthen legal commerce in view of the current Greek economic crisis and, in the context of combating social disorganization in the center of Athens.
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