Patrinos & Kilimiris

Patrinos & Kilimiris is one of the oldest boutique law firms in Greece. It has been advising exclusively on IP intellectual property matters for a century. The firm is highly recommended and regarded for its contentious and non-contentious IP services, representing clients before the Greek Trade Trademark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office, and the World Intellectual Property Organization EUIPO and WIPO. The firm assists with the drafting and filing national, European and International patents, trademark and design applications.  

Notable patent practitioners: Constantinos Kilimiris  

Notable trademark practitioners: Maria Kilimiris 

Notable lawyers: Manolis Metaxakis  

The firm is led by Constantinos Kilimiris, head of patents, Maria Kilimiris, head of trademarks, and IP litigator Manolis Metaxakis. 

Case studies show that the firm assisted Edwards Lifesciences Corporation on a patent infringement case related to heart valves, where the validity of the patent was challenged by the defendants. 

Case studies show that the firm assisted Warner Bros Entertainment with Opposition and cancellation actions filed against the national trade mark MAD MAX & device and EUTM MAD MAX & device before the Hellenic Industrial Property Organization and the EUIPO respectively.