Charalambos Apostolopoulos

· Fellow of the Max Planck Institute for Competition and Intellectual Property Law, Munich 2003-2005
· Scholar of the Fulbright Foundation, Chicago, 2005-2006
· Scholar of the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), Athens 2008-2009
· Scholar of the Non-Profit Civil Company "Politeia Dikaiou", Athens 2012-2013
· Regular contributor to the legal journal Chronicles of Private Law (ChrID), Sakkoulas Publications, periodically publishing studies and case law comments
· Academic Associate of the legal journal Business and Company Law (DEE), Nomiki Bibliothiki Publications, periodically publishing studies and case law comments
· Academic Associate of the legal journal Media and Communication Law (DiMEE), Nomiki Bibliothiki Publications, periodically publishing studies and case law comments
· Academic Associate of the legal journal Commercial Law Review (EEmpD), Mentzelopoulos Publications, periodically publishing studies and case law comments
· Arbitrator on the roster of arbitrators of the Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce

"The application of the Business Judgment Rule upon the occurrence of insolvency of a corporation (S.A.)", as a Scholar of the Non-Profit Civil Company "Politeia Dikaiou"

"Community competition rules on technology transfer under Regulation 772/2004/EC", as an IKY scholar, Sakkoulas Publications, Athens 2009.
Doctoral Dissertation
“Die Liberalisierung des griechischen Lauterkeitsrechts im Rahmen der europaeischen Rechtsentwicklung” (=The liberalization of Greek unfair competition law in light of European legal developments), graded «magna cum laude», published by Carl Heymanns Publications, Munich 2007.
Postgraduate Papers
4. “Generische Bezeichnungen als zulaessige Dοmainnamen” (=Generic terms as permissible domain names), Munich, January 2003.
5. "The Copyright Misuse Doctrine on Computer Software: A redundant doctrine of the US-Copyright Law or a necessary addition to the European Copyright Law?" (=The copyright misuse doctrine on computer software: A redundant doctrine of US copyright law or a necessary addition to European copyright law?), Chicago, May 2006
Published Studies in the Greek Legal Press
6. "Descriptive and Generic Indications as Domain Names - Legal Issues", Chronicles of Private Law 2003, pp. 108-116.
7. "Legal Issues Regarding the Principle of Community Exhaustion and Parallel Imports Occasioned by the ECJ Zino Davidoff Judgment", Chronicles of Private Law 2003, pp. 472-476.
8. "Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection Law: Current Community Legislative Developments and the Need for Reform of Law 146/1914", Chronicles of Private Law 2003, pp. 976-992.
9. "Interpretation of the Country-of-Origin Principle in the E-Commerce Directive as a Conflict-of-Laws Rule in Private International Law?", Business and Company Law 2004, pp. 266-269.
10. "Violation of Legal Rules as a Category of Unfair Conduct under the General Clause of Unfair Competition Law", Business and Company Law 2004, pp. 730-733.
11. "Thoughts on the Protection of Business Performance Against Unfair Imitation and Renowned Distinctive Signs Through the General Clause of Unfair Competition Law", Business and Company Law 2005, pp. 409-414.
12. "Protection of Geographical Indications in Greece and the Need for Enhancement Based on Community Requirements", Business and Company Law 12/2005, pp. 1274-1278.
13. "Unfair Comparative Advertising Without Even Comparison? Imperative for Liberalization of Comparative Advertising in Light of Community Law", Chronicles of Private Law 1/2006, pp. 29-33.
14. "Aggressive Nuisance Advertising and Its Legal Treatment Under Greek and Community Law: Reflections on New Regulation", Media and Communication Law (DiMEE) 3/2006, pp. 353-359.
15. "Private International Law and International Jurisdiction of Greek Courts in Unfair Competition Law", Chronicles of Private Law (ChrID) 4/2007, pp. 378-382.
16. "Towards a New Unfair Competition Law in Greece", Business and Company Law (DEE) 2007, pp. 900-906.
17. "The Modern Liberal Legal Assessment in the Communication of Sales Promotion Practices (Product Placement / Surrogate Advertising) According to Community Law Requirements", Media and Communication Law (DiMEE) 2007, Issue 3/2007, pp. 340-346.
18. "The Creation of a Community Unfair Competition Law and the Impact of the Community Average Consumer Benchmark", Greek Review of European Law (EEEurD), Issue 3/2007, pp. 513-524.

19. "Proposal for a New Unfair Competition Law in Greece", Commercial Law Review (EEmpD), Issue 4/2007, pp. 788-803.

20. “Der Einfluss der EuGH-Rechtsprechung ueber den freien Waren- und Dienstleistungsverkehr auf die griechische Lauterkeitsordnung” (=The impact of ECJ case law on the free movement of goods and services on Greek unfair competition law) (in German), foreign language edition of the Greek Review of European Law (EEEurD) 2007, pp. 81-94.

21. "Directive 2004/48/EC on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights and Law 3524/2007 Transposing it into Greek Law", Chronicles of Private Law (ChrID), Issue 2/2008, pp. 158-163.

22. "The Extraterritorial Application of US Trademark Law in US Court Jurisprudence – References to Corresponding Decisions of National Courts in Europe", in: Association of Greek Commercial Law Scholars, Private International Commercial Law, "Nomiki Bibliothiki" Publications 2008, pp. 347-355.

23. "Anti-competitive Abuse of Intellectual Property Rights in Light of the International TRIPS Agreement", Chronicles of Private Law (ChrID), Issue 7-8/2008, pp. 667-672.

24. "The Copyright Misuse Doctrine in US Law and Community Law", Business and Company Law (DEE), Issue 8-9/2008, pp. 919-925.

25. "Application of the Copyright Misuse Doctrine of US Law Regarding Computer Software Protection in Community Law", Media and Communication Law (DiMEE), Issue 4/2008, pp. 472-477.

26. "Refusal to License Intellectual Property Rights Cases in US and Community Competition Law: Convergence of the Two Legal Systems Through the Use of a Common Legal and Economic Language", Commercial Law Review (EEmpD), Issue 4/2008, pp. 758-774.

27. "Reflections on the 'More Economic Approach' in Competition Policy", Chronicles of Private Law (ChrID), Issue 02/2009, pp. 179-181.

28. "Legal Assessment of Technology Pools under Competition Law", Chronicles of Private Law (ChrID), pp. 574-576.

29. "The Institution of Block Exemption Regulations in Community Competition Law and the New Paradigm in the Application of Article 81 EC", Business and Company Law (DEE) 2009, pp. 775-781.

30. "Conditions of Application and Core Concepts of Regulation 772/2004/EC on Technology Transfer Agreements", Chronicles of Private Law (ChrID) 10/2009, pp. 783-792.

31. "Regulation 772/2004/EC on Technology Transfer Agreements in the Framework of New Community Competition Rules", Business and Company Law (DEE), Issue 2/2010, pp. 141-147.
32. "Main Restrictions of Competition in Technology Transfer Agreements and Their Legal Assessment", Media and Communication Law (DiMEE), Issue 2/2010, pp. 196-202.
33. "The General Court's AstraZeneca Case at the Intersection of Patent and Competition Law – Legal Issues Regarding Abuse of Dominant Position in the Pharmaceutical Sector", Commercial Law Review (EEmpD), Issue C/2011, pp. 761-769.
34. "Greek Court Case Law on the Business Judgment Rule", Chronicles of Private Law (ChrID), upcoming Issue 01/2013, pp. 65-68.

 "Ownership Regime in Electronic Media under Article 5 of the New Law 3592/2007", study in collective work "Merger Control in Media Law", ed. Al. Oikonomou, Nomiki Bibliothiki 2009.

Commentary on Article 3 of Law 2190/1920 on Corporations (Preferred and Restricted Shares), article-by-article commentary of the law as amended, Antonopoulos Publications, ed. Mouzoulas, forthcoming, Sakkoulas 2011

"The General Court's AstraZeneca Case at the Intersection of Patent and Competition Law", 21st Panhellenic Conference of Commercial Law Scholars, Nomiki Bibliothiki 2012.

"Application of the Business Judgment Rule in Private Company (IKE)", 22nd Panhellenic Conference of Commercial Law Scholars, Nomiki Bibliothiki 2013.

«Neuere Entwicklungen im europäischen Lauterkeitsrecht: Problematische Aspekte und Vorschläge» (= Current developments in Community Unfair Competition law: Problematic aspects and proposals), Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis (German legal journal – WRP) 2004, pp. 841-857.

«Die E-Commerce-Richtlinie 2000/31/EG und das Herkunftslandprinzip: Die Umsetzung in das griechische Recht» (= Directive 2000/31/EC on e-commerce and its transposition into Greek law), Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht Internationaler Teil (German legal journal - GRUR Int.) 2004, pp. 570-573.

«Einige Gedanken zur Auslegung der nationalen Generalklausel im Hinblick auf eine Harmonisierung des europäischen Lauterkeitsrechts» (= Thoughts on the interpretation of the national general clause in the context of harmonizing European unfair competition law), Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis – WRP 2005, pp. 152-157.

«Das europäische Irreführungsverbot: Liberalisierung des Marktgeschehens oder Einschränkung für die Anbieterseite?» (= Community law on the prohibition of misleading practices: Market liberalization or restriction on suppliers?), „Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht Internationaler Teil” (GRUR Int.) 2005, pp. 292-299. Published studies in the American legal press

«Refusal-to-deal cases of IP rights at the aftermarket in the US and EU law: Converging of both law systems through speaking the same language of law and economics» (= Refusal-to-deal cases of IP rights in US and Community competition law: Convergence of the two legal systems through the use of a common legal and economic language), De Paul Business & Commercial Law Journal (American legal journal), Vol. 5/2007, pp. 237-263.

«Anti-competitive abuse of IP Rights and compulsory licensing through the international dimension of the TRIPS Agreement and the Stockholm Proposal for its amendment» (= Anti-competitive abuse of intellectual property rights in light of the international TRIPS Agreement and the Stockholm proposal for its amendment), Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business (American legal journal), Volume 6, Spring/Summer 2007, Number 3, pp. 265-282.

«The Copyright Misuse Doctrine on Computer Software: A redundant doctrine of the US-Copyright Law or a necessary addition to the European Copyright Law?» (= The application of the copyright misuse doctrine regarding computer software protection: A redundant doctrine of US law or a necessary addition to Community law?), published in the American legal journal The John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law, Issue 24.4, Summer 2006, pp. 571-609.

 Excellent command of the English language (First Certificate, Cambridge Proficiency, residency in the USA).
Teaching license for the English language from the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs.
Excellent command of the German language (Grundstufe, Mittelstufe of the Goethe Institute, years of residency in Germany).