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Greenlane and Drakopoulos organized a conference on the customs and duties hurdles that businesses face in international e-commerce. The event took place on Friday 11 May 2018 at the Acropolis Museum in Athens and was addressed to importers, traders, trade associations, logistic service providers, customs brokers, in house lawyers and lawyers in private practice, and anyone […]

On 12-13 April 2018, Drakopoulos hosted in Athens the IBA European Regional Forum Annual Officers, Council Members and Advisory Board Members Spring Retreat. The retreat was well attended by 36 lawyers from all over Europe, actively participating in both days activities and workshops. The first day of the retreat was an opportunity for attendees to […]

Drakopoulos was one of the main supporters of the GDPR workshop organized by the HRCC (Hellenic Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce) on 21 March 2018 in Bucharest. Partner Michalis Kosmopoulos coordinated one of the workshop’s panels, while partner Adrian Roseti and senior associate Dr. Evangelos Margaritis participated as main speakers sharing insights on the legal […]

On 22 February 2018, React and Drakopoulos, the anti-counterfeiting network’s Albanian partner, hosted in Tirana a Product Identification training seminar customs, police, coast guard, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economy agents. The seminar raised awareness on goods infringing intellectual property rights and the need for swift and decisive steps that should be taken to […]

Drakopoulos hosted the “Liability of Intermediaries” workshop on December 13th at its offices in Athens, Greece. The most important issues and practical implications concerning the Liability of Intermediaries, as well as the recent CJEU case law have been discussed among the participating key officers from Greek Law Enforcement Agencies and brand representatives.

Drakopoulos Greece advises Hellenic Petroleum Group of Companies with respect to the group’s compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The project includes thorough monitoring of the group’s internal policies and procedures in order to identify potential gaps with the requirements of GDPRand meet the tight deadline of 25 May 2018 – as GDPR’S […]

React and Drakopoulos organized in Thessaloniki and Heraklion on June 8th – 9th 2017,  two anti-counterfeiting seminars where representatives of brand owners  (namely Toyota , Louis Vuitton Malletier, Moet Hennessy, Procter & Gamble, Swiss Watch Federation  General Motors, PUMA,  Diageo, Harley Davidson, Hugo Boss,  Stolichnaya, Beaute Prestige International, Petland) provided to custom and police officers […]

Drakopoulos advised YALCO, a major distributor of household goods and hotel equipment in Greece listed in the Athens Stock Exchange, on the€1.9 million sale of its 100% Romanian subsidiary to a Cypriot purchaser. The transaction was in line with the client’s intention to restructure its debt through exiting the Romanian market and, therefore, focus on […]

React and Drakopoulos, hosted in Athens, on Thursday June 16th 2016  at the premises of  the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a Product Identification training seminar. More than 120 customs, police, coast guard, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economy agents have participated and received extensive training from industry experts representing 18 React member […]

Drakopoulos successfully represented Premier League before the Romanian Trademark office (OSIM) in an important trademark opposition filed against the application submitted by a Romanian company operating in the automotive industry, for a TM confusingly similar to the famous lion of the Premier League TM. The opposition was partially accepted by OSIM and an appeal was […]