Multiple-class applications

In Greece, applications for trademarks in multiple classes are permitted.

Minimum filing standards

The trademark application in Greece must include at least the following information to receive a date of filing-

• A picture of the trademark;
• A list of the products and services;
• Applicant's information;
• A power of attorney.

Conditions for obtaining a Power of Attorney

The POA might simply be stamped or signed. The form could be submitted along with a Greek trademark application.

Priority document

Within three months after the date on which a trademark application was filed, the priority document must be translated into Greek and submitted to the Greece Trademark Office.

Validity period

In Greece, a trademark is good for ten years following the date of filing.

Opposition periods

In Greece, opposition to a trademark application may be submitted within three months after the day the decision was issued.

Renewal and Grant

No formal grant fee is required. Every ten years, the trademark owner may request an extension of the protection by filing an application and timely paying the renewal fee. During the last six months of protection, the renewal charge is paid. It may also be paid within a subsequent six-month window after the decade is over, provided that it is doubled.

Use requirement

If the owner of a trademark does not use the said trademark within five years after its registration, the validity of the trademark may be revoked in Greece.

Using a trademark attorney as representation >

Foreigners must work with a Greek trademark attorney who is registered to prosecute trademarks in Greece.

What can be trademarked in Greece?

Words, names, acronyms, characters, numbers, devices, a combination of colors, the shape of a good or its packaging in three dimensions, and any combination of the aforementioned indicators may all be registered in Greece as trademarks. Additionally, figurative marks, form marks, position marks, pattern marks, motion marks, multimedia marks, hologram marks, and other "non-traditional" marks can all be registered.

Costs

• Prices for searches First class: $100.00; subsequent classes: $90.00

There is no way to look up a trademark's figurative components (logo). Only the linguistic components of the trademark will be searched for.

• Cost of applications First class is $850.00; each subsequent class costs $400.00.