Mr Yannis Chryssospathis > Bernitsas Law > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile
Bernitsas Law Offices
5 LYKAVITTOU STREET
106 72 ATHENS
Greece
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Mr Yannis Chryssospathis
Work Department
Life Sciences & Healthcare; Intellectual Property.
Position
Partner
Yannis has over 35 years of experience in advising on pharmaceutical products, medical devices, food and beverages and intellectual property law.
He joined the Firm in 1983 and advises some of the largest manufacturers and distributors in Greece on parallel trade issues, clinical trial procedures, labelling and packaging and the market regulation of food and beverages. Yannis has extensive experience in advising on the protection and enforceability of intellectual and industrial property rights including copyright, licenses, trademarks and brands. From 1982 to 2015 he served as Legal Counsel to the Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE), cooperating directly with the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA).
Yannis lectures at national and international conferences on a wide range of issues which arise in his area of practice, including experiences after the transposition of EU pharmaceutical law to Greek legislation.
Career
Yannis is admitted to the Athens Bar (1972) and the Supreme Court of Greece (1988).
Languages
Greek, English and French.
Education
Yannis holds a Degree in Law from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Diplôme from the Faculty for Comparative Law of the University of Strasbourg.
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > Intellectual property
The specialist IP lawyers at Bernitsas Law are ‘hardworking, efficient and productive’, demonstrating vast expertise in patent infringement, trade mark disputes and software licensing agreements. The group is well equipped to manage litigation arising in the pharmaceutical, automobile and technology industries, with Lambros Belessis leading the practice from Athens, bringing 35 years’ experience in advising on IP-related aspects of medical devices and beverages to the department. Yannis Chryssospathis is knowledgeable in EU pharmaceutical law and Aristeidis Papathanasiou focuses on data protection matters.
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