The Legal 500

Legal Developments in Greece

• Dominance - Greece 2014

  Overview of the main recent developments addressing issues of abuse of dominance in Greece. Latest application of article 2 of Law 3959/2011 (equivalent to 102 TFEU) by the Hellenic Competition Commission and the Greek courts.  dominance_2014_greece
  - Dryllerakis & Associates

• European Antitrust Review - Greece 2014

  Presentation of the Greek legal framework on the protection of free competition (L.3959/2011), which generally follows articles 101, 102 TFEU and the framework of EU Regulation 1/2003. The chapter presents recent law changes, as well as the trends in Greek antitrust practice, together with an overview of the most significant cases brought before the Hellenic Competition Commission and the Greek Courts.  ear_greece_2014
  - Dryllerakis & Associates

• Public Competition Enforcement Review - Greece 2014

  Presentation of last year's enforcement by the Hellenic Competition Commission (‘HCC'). A brief overview of the most interesting developments in the area of Greek competition law, including recent antitrust cases examined by the HCC and the Greek courts.  greece_2014
  - Dryllerakis & Associates

• Trademark Law in Greece

  Legal Framework
  - Dr Helen Papaconstantinou, John Filias &am

• "Olymp" marks held to be confusingly similar

  In Galaktoviomichania Larisis AE v I Kesioglou & Sia OE (Opposition No B 2 107 822, December 18 2013), the Opposition Division of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market has upheld in part an opposition against the registration of the trademark OLYMPOS FOODS-OLYMPOS COMMODITIESOLYMPOS MEDITERRANIAN-OLYMPOS ORGANICS-K&K FINANCE.
  - Dr Helen Papaconstantinou, John Filias &am

• Scope of protection of famous marks

  In LOGO AE v CISA SpA (Decision No 249/2014, January 30 2014, notified only recently), the Greek
  - Dr Helen Papaconstantinou, John Filias &am

• "Vara" shoe buckle recognized as famous trademark

  The special IP law chamber of the Athens Multi-Member Court of First Instance has issued its decision in a case involving the famous 'Vara' buckle device, an internationally renowned symbol that has been closely associated with shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo for more than 30 years.
  - Dr Helen Papaconstantinou, John Filias &am

• A practical guide to re-domiciliation: Relocating from Greece to Cyprus

   
  - Drakopoulos Law Firm

• Lessee vs Lessor: New leasing regulations shift the balance of power

  Over the last six years, Greece has been under an austerity restructuring and adjustment programme, receiving extended support from European financial institutions and international creditors, in an attempt to tackle its structural weaknesses, overly high deficits and incessant market stagnation.
  - Drakopoulos Law Firm

• M&As in Greece: Stellar opportunities for profits of emerging markets in the most mature market in..

  Lately, domestic and international financial and corporate players are looking closely on the Athens Exchange seeking for safe yet high return investment opportunities in Greece and the wider South East Europe through takeover bids on securities of companies established in Greece and listed on the local exchange with significant presence in the wider region. It is common knowledge that M&As consist the most transparent and efficient way to gain control of the desired "target" company, following a public offer on all or a part of the target's capital. However, this does not seem to be their unique advantage in Greek legal order. The speed of their conclusion, with an average duration of two months, allows the investor to begin with his businesses without considerable waste of time and resources. As of this, he is in position to choose a board of his own preference almost the very following day of the expiry of the public offer's time and to focus on what he primarily intended and is good at - making business.
  - Drakopoulos Law Firm