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Displaying extensive expertise in filing EU trade mark applications and dealing with complex counterfeit claims before the Supreme Court, POTAMITISVEKRIS is routinely praised for its ‘business and solution-oriented’ approach by domestic and global clientele. From Athens, Xenophon Paparrigopoulos and Spiros Tassis co-head the outfit, each specialising in IP disputes, competition law issues, and data privacy proceedings. Panagiota Kelali is a data protection expert, Aimilios Stragalinos focuses on copyright and related rights matters, while both Dimitra Iordanidou and Sofia Tsipouridi–Paraskevopoulou are also highlighted as key.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The provision of legal services by the team comprises of the offering of dedicated people with strong knowledge of their IP practice, in a timely and very professional manner and with a strong wish to primarily understand the businesses or peculiarities of their client’

  • ‘This team consists of experts with a high skillset in their speciality. The people are always eager to assist in the best way, efficiently, while providing to-the-point advice when requested.’

  • ‘Potamitis Vekris team is our preferred legal partner with respect to, inter alia, intellectual property issues. The team has an in-depth understanding of how our business works, effectively supporting us in resolving various issues by providing clear and specific responses on legal matters and by anticipating and identifying potential legal issues which may cause business disruption.’

  • ‘Mrs. Sofia Tsipouridi-Paraskevopoulou is the lawyer from the PV team we are collaborating with on IP issues. She is an invaluable partner, highly appreciated by our company. She anticipates our needs, is easily reached and contactable and provides services that fully meet our expectations in a timely manner, while communicating in a way that is easy to understand, jargon-free and always to the point.’

  • ‘Professionalism, business and solution-oriented, open-minded, expertise.’

  • ‘Business approach, attention to detail, solution-oriented, excellent communication skills, first-class legal services.’

Key clients

  • Coca-Cola Hellenic SAIC
  • Coca-Cola HBC Services MEPE
  • Hellenic SAIC
  • The Procter & Gamble Company (USA)
  • Procter & Gamble Hellas
  • Antenna TV
  • Diageo Brands BV
  • Diageo Hellas
  • DIAGEO

Work highlights

  • Represented Procter and Gamble in two complex Supreme Court cases against counterfeit ARIEL and AVA products and managed a successful defence securing the vital aspects of the client's business.
  • Advised ANTENNA SA in connection with opposition proceedings brought by the French broadcaster Canal+ against two EU trade mark applications and managed to successfully settle the case.
  • Advised ‘Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Single Member S.A.’ in connection with the opposition proceedings brought by Marriott Worldwide corporation against a Greek trade mark application and managed to successfully settle the case.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Xenophon Paparrigopoulos, Spiros Tassis

Other key lawyers

Panagiota Kelali, Aimilios Stragalinos, Dimitra Iordanidou, Sofia Tsipouridi-Paraskevopoulou