At Chrysostomides, we have more than 40 years’ experience in IP law are consistently ranked in Tier 1 by leading international legal directories for our intellectual property practice. Our team delivers a full range of services across trademarks, patents, designs, and copyright, combining strategic counselling with enforcement and litigation.

As intellectual property evolves alongside technological innovation, we have expanded our practice to address new challenges in areas such as digital content, software, video games, e-commerce, and emerging technologies.

Some of the world’s most respected companies—across industries such as luxury goods, technology, video games, automotive, pharmaceuticals, and beyond—have entrusted us with their intellectual property matters for decades, relying on our deep legal expertise, strategic insight, and unwavering commitment to protecting and advancing their IP rights.

We combine legal excellence with commercial understanding to deliver practical, business-focused IP solutions. Whether navigating complex cross-border disputes, managing IP portfolios, or developing proactive strategies to safeguard innovation and brand value, we provide tailored solutions that align with our clients’ business objectives and uphold the highest standards of excellence.

Trade Marks & Branding

We provide comprehensive support for brand owners at every stage, from creation and registration to enforcement and protection. Our team manages trade mark strategies, prosecution, and registrations before the Cyprus Trade Marks Registry, as well as the EUIPO (European Union Trade Marks – EUTM) and  WIPO (International Registrations – IR). We regularly handle objections, oppositions, cancellation actions and other proceedings both at a national and EUIPO level.

Our services cover all commercial aspects of branding, including drafting and reviewing licensing, franchising, distribution agreements, and co-existence arrangements. We also offer full pre-registration and post-registration support, including trade mark searches and clearance reports, renewals, and ongoing trade mark watch services to protect our clients’ brands in a constantly evolving marketplace.

Anti-counterfeit / Parallel Imports

We help clients protect and enforce their intellectual property rights in Cyprus and act as their local representatives for EU and national Customs anti-counterfeiting procedures. Our team regularly handles the seizure of counterfeit goods and illegal parallel imports, working closely with the Cyprus Customs Authorities.

We also organise and conduct market investigations to identify infringement, track counterfeit products, and support enforcement strategies, ensuring our clients’ brands and products are fully protected.

Patents

We assist clients with the registration and enforcement of patents in Cyprus, including national patents, validation of European Patents (including PCT/EP patents), and the filing of Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) and paediatric extensions.

Our team handles patent litigation, representing clients in disputes across the pharmaceutical and technology sectors. We also manage patent annuity renewals, ensuring your innovations are protected throughout their lifecycle.

In the pharmaceutical sector, we provide targeted monitoring to help pharmaceutical companies stay ahead of potential generic entry in Cyprus. Our services include periodical review of the Drugs Council’s official lists of authorised products and their prices, as well as the Health Insurance Organisation’s lists of reimbursable medicines. This enables timely awareness of generic market developments that may affect originator products, supporting informed strategic and enforcement decisions.

Designs

We provide comprehensive registration and renewal services for industrial designs and regularly advise on all aspects of design protection. Our expertise covers the full spectrum of commercial exploitation, including licensing, distribution, and other commercial activities. We also assist clients in enforcing and defending their design rights in both traditional and digital contexts, ensuring that their creative assets are safeguarded across emerging technologies and platforms.

Copyright

Our team advises and litigates in a wide range of copyright matters and has extensive experience handling complex and high-value cases in this field of intellectual property. We have successfully represented renowned artists — including painters, sculptors, and actors — before the Cyprus Courts in cases involving the violation of moral rights, as well as furniture designers in copyright infringement disputes.

In line with technological developments, our practice has expanded to address copyright issues arising from new and emerging technologies, including digital and online media, software,  video games, artificial intelligence–generated works and multimedia content. We have significant experience advising on copyright protection in software development, including ownership and authorship of source code, game assets,  music and visual elements, as well as licensing structures, open-source compliance, and disputes relating to software copying, reverse engineering, or unauthorized use.

Our services also include drafting and reviewing software development, licensing, and technology transfer agreements to ensure our clients’ intellectual property rights are clearly defined, protected, and commercially optimized.

We regularly advise on copyright protection, enforcement, and licensing in the digital environment, helping clients navigate challenges related to online infringement, content-sharing platforms, and the use of copyrighted works in new technological settings.

IP Litigation

Our IP team provide strategic and effective representation in all matters relating to the enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights before the Cyprus Courts. Working closely with the firm’s experienced litigators, our team combines deep industry knowledge with practical courtroom experience to deliver results-driven solutions.

We represent leading companies in the technology, video game, entertainment and other innovation-driven sectors, advising and acting in all types of intellectual property disputes in Cyprus, including trademark, copyright, patent, and design infringement cases. Our work covers the full range of IP litigation services — from obtaining urgent interlocutory relief to managing complex multi-jurisdictional proceedings.

Where appropriate, we coordinate cross-border IP enforcement actions and pursue, in appropriate circumstances, pan-European injunctions to ensure comprehensive and robust protection of our clients’ rights across all relevant jurisdictions.