Leading Adviser Awards 2020

78 Acquisition International - Leading Adviser 2020 142 Acquis tion International - Issue 1 2021 Oct20577 Intellectual Property Pioneers In today’s world, the ownership of ideas is incredibly important. The value of intellectual property cannot be quantified, so its protection has become evermore important. No one understands this better than the team at Malamis & Associates, who have been named Leading Specialist Industrial and Intellectual Property Services Firm of the Year, Greece in Acquisition International’s Leading Advisor awards. We take a closer look to find out more. hat is intellectual property? At its heart, intellectual property is about the ownership of ideas, namely the intangible concepts that people come up with. The most well-known are copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, with laws varying based on the country. The team at Malamis & Associates are the ideal people to turn to when facing an intellectual property crisis in Greece, with their experience in the field allowing them to almost guarantee a positive result for their clients. The firm is home of specialists in this field. In such a rapidly growing sector, it’s clear that clients want to ensure that their work is handled by experts able to offer the care and attention that such ideas need. Malamis & Associates is a boutique firm where the experienced and pro-active team are able to focus on their client’s specific needs and are highly effective and efficient at providing solutions favorable to the client. Each case is incredibly valuable to them, which is why they fight all the harder to win and create value for the client. The fields that the team covers include Trademarks, Patents & Utility Models, Industrial Designs, Plant Varieties, Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition, Visual Arts as well as Authors & Authored Work, Copyright in general. This ensures that the firm is able to handle any challenge that a client might bring in this particular area, in litigation, prosecution and advising. It’s also clear that the firm’s expertise goes far beyond Intellectual & Industrial Property work. The team have been able to apply their skills to Sports & Entertainment, Advertising, Geographical Indications & Appellations of Origin, Anti-Counterfeiting and Fashion & Luxury. It gives a breadth to their operations that has ensured they are in high demand for their services. W In the last decade Malamis & Associates has become the leading firm in anti-counterfeiting protection in Greece. The firm supports brand owners for achieving effective brand protection and enforcement for all product types, i.e. fashion and apparel, perfumes, consumer goods, car parts, pharmaceuticals, alcoholic beverages & spirits etc, in which process it advises in strategy, it assists in enforcement, relations with the enforcement authorities and also with criminal and civil litigation. The importance of intellectual property is clear in today’s world, but it’s the tireless efforts of the team at Malamis & Associates, which is headed by Alkisti-Irene Malamis, that ensure that everyone is able to take advantage of what is on offer. With their success to date already setting an incredibly high bar, we’re looking forward to seeing what heights they reach next. Company: Malamis & Associates Contact: Alkisti–Irene Malamis Website: www.malamis.gr The team have been able to apply their skills to Sports & Entertainment, Advertising, Geographical Indications & Appellations of Origin, Anti- Counterfeiting and Fashion & Luxury. It gives a breadth to their operations that has ensured they are in high demand for their services. Leading Specialist Industrial and Intellectual Property Services Firm of the Year, Greece