Development minister welcomes invalidation of "Turkaegean" trademark by EU

The European Union's Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) recalled the support of the sanction "Turkaegean" arsenic a "trademark" for Türkiye, it was announced connected Friday.

Approved successful December 2021 and valid for 31 years, the sanction was officially challenged by Greece done the Development Ministry and the Hellenic Industrial Property Organization (OBI) successful February 2023.

Commenting connected the event, Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos welcomed the invalidation, saying that the determination was a vindication of Greek positions. Greece nether the authorities of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, helium said, "is beardown globally and defends its interests successful the commercialized tract decisively and effectively. We assertion our close with each our powers and lawful means."

OBI president Dimitris Chronis noted that the determination "fully satisfied Greek positions and afloat vindicates our determination to edifice to challenging the trademark." OBI General Manager Panagiotis Kanellopoulos noted that OBI and a ineligible squad worked precise hard and systematically to scope this effect done a hard ineligible battle.