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Intellectual property
Andreas Neocleous & Co LLC handles routine IP searches and applications, as well as more complex IP protection matters. Nicholas Ktenas heads this ‘excellent’ team, which acted for Grendene SA in a parallel imports case concerning the company’s products. Other clients include Lee Cooper Group, Karelia Tobacco and Eksmo Publishing.
Dr K Chrysostomides & Co LLC’s IP practice provides a ‘great service’ and gained a number of new clients in 2011. The group, led by Eleni Chrysostomides, is representing Sony Ericsson in trade mark infringement proceedings relating to counterfeit goods. Alexandros Georgiades is ‘very attentive and knowledgeable in the industry’. IP consultant Maria Triantafillou recently joined the firm; she has experience in-house as well as at leading London-based law firms.
Markides, Markides & Co has a dedicated IP department with a specialist industrial design division. In addition to the non-contentious practice, it also handles contentious work including infringement and passing-off cases.
Papacharalambous & Angelides LLC ‘exceeds expectations by providing optimum legal services both in IP prosecution and litigation’. The ‘diligent’ Eleni Papacharalambous heads the team, which is representing a high-profile client in two counterfeiting cases.
Chrysses Demetriades & Co Law Office handles IP work for its corporate clients. Matters range from passing-off cases to collective licensing disputes.
Kinanis LLC remains strong in trade mark oppositions and international registration refusal work. It is advising on several oppositions relating to community trade marks before the Office for Harmonisation of the Internal Market. Vicky Petrides leads the team.
Lellos P Demetriades Law Office has a solid and ‘reliable’ IP practice with particular expertise in copyright and patents in the film, software and music industries. It also advises customs and border control agencies on IP rights and is adept in anti-piracy matters.
Ermioni Pavlidou is the main IP contact at Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC following the departure of pivotal figure Phivi Tramountanelli to
Christodoulos G. Vassiliades & Co LLC’s team, led by Maria Ioannides, was appointed to advise on the creation of the first Cypriot Royalty Collection Society for national musicians, and also advises the Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts on IP issues.
Stephanos Mavrokefalos is L. Papaphilippou & Co’s key contact for IP. The practice handles copyright, passing-off, trade mark, patent and design matters.