Michael Kyprianou & Co

Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC provides advice on the full spectrum of Intellectual Property matters including IP registrations, portfolio management, IP litigation and custom actions.
We advise and represent clients before national and international regulators including the Cypriot Intellectual Property Office, the European Intellectual Property office (EUIPO), the European Patent Office (EPO), and the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). With our firm’s presence in 8 jurisdictions and many years of experience in the field of Intellectual Property, our firm has acquired an excellent international reputation.

Our experienced team advises and represents clients in relation to:

Trademarks

• protection and enforcement with experienced litigation services,
• registration and renewal operations in Cyprus, the European Union and Internationally,
• oppositions, cancellations, counterfeiting and passing-off disputes
• licensing and franchising

Copyrights

• Copyright litigation
• Copyright prosecution and portfolio management
• Provide strategies to safeguard client’s rights
• Counsel on claims of infringement and enforcement

Patents

• registration and renewals of national patents
• validation and renewals of European Patents in Cyprus
• all agreements relating to the commercial exploitation of patents (e.g. licensing and transfer agreements, manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements)
• patent litigation

Key IP Areas

Copyright & related rights, Trade mark, Intellectual property (contentious), Intellectual property (prosecution), Trade mark contentious, Trade mark prosecution, Patent, Designs, IP transactions, Life sciences IP, Patent contentious, Patent prosecution

Key Sector Expertise

Advertising, Aerospace, Agriculture, Artificial intelligence, Arts, Automotive, Biotechnology, Chemical, Computer technology & services, Construction & materials, Defence, E-commerce, Electrical, Electronics, Fashion & luxury goods, Film, Financial services, Food & beverage, Furniture, Gaming, Hospitality & leisure, ICT & software, Industrials, Instruments, Internet, Life sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Media, Medical device, Music, Nanotechnology, Not-for-profit, Optics & photonics, Oil & gas, Pharmaceutical, Professional services, Publishing, Real estate, Renewable energy, Retail, Robotics, Semiconductors, Sports, Technology hardware, Telecommunication, Tobacco, Transport, Universities & research, Utilities

As an international operating firm providing professional services, we strive to minimize our environmental impact, increase our positive contribution to our community in each of the jurisdictions we operate, be a leader in our field for promoting employee well-being by providing a positive work environment and supporting work-life balance, and continuously improve our firm’s internal government, whilst holding ourself accountable in front of our clients, firm members and stakeholders.