The team at Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants has a wealth of experience in all aspects of trade marks, patents, designs and copyright. The versatile team advises on all types of pre-registration and post-registration issues relating to trade marks and frequently handles a significant amount of trade mark opposition work. It acts as the Cyprus legal representative for international luxury brands as well as pharma, cosmetics and software companies. Patent applications and claims relating to patent infringement are also at the cornerstone of the practice. Its litigation department is currently involved in a number of proceedings involving tech and IP matters. Eleni Chrysostomides and Alexandros Georgiades are at the helm.

The ’professional and efficient’ team at Elias Neocleous & Co LLC is co-led by Andrea Kallis Parparinou  and Ramona Livera. It offers a full range of services covering all aspects of intellectual property. The group often advises on safeguarding patents and trade marks, registering designs, managing copyrights, and facilitating the licensing of tech. The firm advises leading multinational corporations on the protection and licensing of intellectual property. Additionally, it specialises in trade mark registration for celebrities, ensuring their brand identities are safeguarded. In addition to guiding clients on intellectual property strategies, it offers strategic advice on tax matters, leveraging Cyprus’ IP box regime to optimise tax efficiencies for its clients. Renowned multinational pharma companies regularly engage the department to monitor trademark and patent applications.

The team at Lellos P Demetriades Law Office is skilled at handling all aspects of intellectual property law, including trade marks, patents, industrial designs and copyright matters. The group has considerable strength in related areas, such as competition, data protection and regulatory matters. It is particularly known for its experience in creating bespoke anti-piracy plans for a variety of industry sectors. Core areas of strength lie in the food and drink and apparel industries, as well as the pharma sector.  It regularly covers a variety of contentious issues, such as Anton Pillar orders. Achilleas Demetriades, who is a European Patent Attorney, and Nicoletta Epaminonda co-head the department.  Epaminonda has a wealth of experience in advising on trade secrets and on copyright matters.

Nick Kounoupias leads the department at Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC, which deals with all aspects of intellectual property rights. Core areas of expertise include advising on the protection, and exploitation of IP rights. It is skilled at advising on enforcement actions when there are disputes relating to IP rights. It often acts for clients in high-value IP-related litigation. The group continues to be busy working with some major international law firms on IP issues. Kounoupias has considerable experience in anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting matters. In addition, he is skilled at advising on private prosecutions of copyright infringers in the music industry. Agis Charalambous is another name to note, who regularly coordinates international trade mark applications either through WIPO or through local agents.

Alexandros Coucounis leads an active department at Andreas Coucounis & Co LLC. The practice has been entrusted by many large foreign companies operating globally to prosecute trade mark registrations and renew existing ones. It has a solid reputation for its work with clients on a range of IP matters. The group routinely represents key clients before the Registrar of Patents and Trademarks in Cyprus.

Rania Vrondou heads the practice at Deloitte Legal | Hadjianastassiou, Ioannides LLC. It excels in helping start-up clients with issues relating to the protection of their IP rights. It also works in conjunction with other departments at the firm to assist clients on a range of issues, such as the transfer of intellectual property rights. The practice often advises on brand strategies and copyright protection issues. It has recently also been busy advising clients on trade mark co-existence agreements.

The versatile team at George Z. Georgiou & Associates LLC supports its corporate clients on all their IP and media-related matters. Its clients include individuals, artists, TV celebrities, musicians, distributors, companies and municipalities. Other key clients are banks and international software companies. It deftly handles both contentious IP matters, as well as handles IP-related contracts and transactions. Furthermore, the group provides tax advice on IP rights to groups of companies and individuals. George Z Georgiou, Romanos Loizides, Polina Christodoulou and Dan Gardener are the senior names to note.

The excellent team at Harris Kyriakides covers a range of matters spanning trade marks, patents and copyright. Under the joint leadership of Michael Kyriakides and Eleni Neoptolemou, it is well-equipped to advise on the protection of other matters, such as trade secrets, and domain names. The group is skilled at working on emerging areas, including AI, biotech and life sciences, as well as blockchain and cryptocurrency. Additionally, the practice is recognised for its work in helping clients to patent renewable energy inventions, as well as on other matters relating to privacy and data protection.

At IP Cyprus - Ioannides, Cleanthous & Co LLC, the joint heads of department Maria Ioannides and Marinos Cleanthous ‘stand out for their exceptional expertise, dedication and collaborative spirit’. This boutique intellectual property firm is well-regarded in Cyprus and is continuing to expand its client base internationally and in the Chinese market. It concentrates on a diverse range of IP matters from conducting searches to registering and maintaining substantial IP portfolios.

Under the joint leadership of Angelos Paphitis and Michael Alexandrou, the group at AGPLAW | A.G. Paphitis & Co. LLC advises on the full range of IP matters. It regularly advises on trade mark registration and post-registration issues. In addition, the practice covers patents, inventions and know-how registration and litigation, as well as advising on business name registration. It is well-placed to advise on IP tax planning, and on IP Box matters. The firm has wide-ranging sector expertise spanning gambling, financial services, and telecoms.

The head of the department at E & G Economides LLC is Xenia Kasapi, lauded for her ‘responsiveness and attention to detail’, as well as for her ‘dedication to building lasting relationships’. The group has a diverse and active practice, which advises on the registration of trade marks, designs and patents at a national and international level. Filing oppositions against IP registrations is another key pillar of strength. It often drafts various agreements, including licensing and confidentiality agreements, as well as advising on the transfer of intellectual property rights.

The well-established team at Haviaras & Philippou L.L.C. is led by Michael Philippou. It deals with all aspects of intellectual property law. Clients range from public and private companies to entrepreneurs and individual clients from Cyprus and abroad. The group handles high-value disputes, as well as advising on other matters, such as the registration, renewal and assignment of trade marks, patents and industrial designs. It also provides portfolio management, trade mark monitoring and infringement services to clients.

REVERA Law Firm has strong experience in intellectual property matters specific to the IT industry. It specialises in IP due diligence work for start-ups and mature product companies. Its expertise also covers the recording, valuation, management and optimisation of corporate IP assets. The group regularly supports on M&A in the IT sector. Helen Mourashko and Savvas Savva are both well-regarded.