International property (IP) refers to the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce (WIPO).
IP is divided into two categories:
Industrial Property, which includes inventions (patents), trademarks, industrial designs, and geographic indications of source &
Copyright, which includes literary and artistic works, and architectural designs.
The legal protection of patentable inventions in Greece is regulated by the Patents Act (Law 1733 / 1987 - Technology Transfer, Inventions, and Technological Innovation, Official Journal FEK A 171, 22-09-1987)
The most important document for IPR in Greece is the Copyright Act (Law 2121 / 1993 - Copyright, Related Rights and Cultural Matters, Official Journal FEK A 25, 04-03-1993)
The Hellenic Copyright Organization (OPI) is the only legally qualified institution responsible for issues dealing with copyright protection in Greece. It is a legal entity under private law. In the framework of its responsibilities OPI: 1) Deals with any issue in general that may be raised in the field of copyright and related rights in Greece, 2) Represents Greece before the competent international organizations, as well as the instruments of the EU
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