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Greece Hires Top US Law Firm to Cancel ‘Turkaegean’ Trademark

Greece has hired a top US law firm to cancel the efforts by Turkey to use the “Turkaegean” trademark in order to attract tourists from the US. A report says that Greece has hired Steptoe & Johnson law firm, which...

EU Approves “Turkaegean” Trademark, US Rejects it

The European Union has approved Turkey's bid to trademark the phrase "Turkaegean," or "Turkish Aegean" for use in a new tourism campaign. The US, however, has rejected the country's application to copyright the controversial phrase. Turkey has begun using the term...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins Case to Protect “Greek Freak” Trademark

  Giannis Antetokounmpo won a case last week over the unauthorized use of his trademark “Greek Freak” name, image and likeness rights. These rights had been misappropriated and used to advertise jerseys, phone cases, clocks, pillows, greeting cards, shower curtains and...

Are Greek Letters Like Alpha or Zeta Trademark Protected?

We frequently see letters of the Greek alphabet used across culture. Everything from fraternities and sororities to variants of COVID-19 don names from the Greek alphabet. Although the letters of the Greek alphabet are thousands of years old and...

''Macedonia the Great'': Greece's New Official Trademark for Macedonian Products

The new, official commercial trademark which will be used for all products originating from Macedonia, Greece was presented during the Thessaloniki Summit on Thursday. This move is part of 2018's Prespa Agreement and the resulting implications it caused in commerce, as...