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Trademark registration in Greece, trademark search in Greece: national trademark registration, international trademark registration

A trademark in this country may be registered through one of the 3 available systems of trademark registration:

1. National trademarks may be registered through the State Trademark Office.
2. Community trademarks may be registered through O.H.I.M. system.
3. International trademarks may be registered through W.I.P.O. system.


Trademark Registration in Greece: Requirements and Procedure

Trademark registration requirements in Greece:

- Power of attorney, simply signed.
- Design of the trademark in JPEG format in case of a graphical trademark (not required for word mark).
- The detaliation of goods and/or services for witch the trademark will be registered or the classes in case they are known.
- Details of the trademark owner (name, address, registration number).
- Invoicing details (name, address, fiscal number, registration number).
- Information related to the previously filed trademarks, in order to benefit of the priority date, if it is the case. In case that priority is claimed, the certified copy of the priority document will be filed simultaneously with the application. The applicant should be a member state of Paris Convention.

Trademark registration procedure in Greece:

After pronouncing of judgment by the Administrative Committee, the trademark is published in the Official Gazette. The opposition period is within 4 months following publication. The registration procedure lasts 18 - 24 months. The protection lasts 10 years from the filing date.


Other trademark procedures in Greece:

Trademark renewal in Greece: The trademark renewal may be done before expiry. For the trademark renewal we need the power of attorney legalized up to the Chilean Consulate. After trademark renewal the protection lasts 10 years.
Trademark use in Greece: Non-use for 5 years from registration or failure to use for 5 consecutive years at any time makes the registration vulnerable to cancellation.

You can download our Power of Attorney here.

OTHER SERVICES:

1. Market watch for national, international and community trademarks that are registered in this country.
2. Translation services.
3. Valuation services and notoriety studies.

Trademark legislation of Greece

You may request our services by sending to us a mail to office@intellektus.com.