Special Teaching Staff in Intellectual Property Law

Qualifications

Certificate in Intellectual Property (World Intellectual Property Organization [WIPO] Academy, 2006)

Higher Diploma in Public Relations (London Chamber of Commerce and Industry [LCCI], 2006)

D.E.A. en relations internationales / Master in International Relations (Graduate Institute of International Studies [HEI], Geneva, Switzerland, 2004)

Maîtrise en droit / Master in Law (University of Geneva, Switzerland, 2002)

Specialization

Intellectual Property Law

Employment Track

Special Teaching Staff in Intellectual Property Law, UCLan Cyprus (2014 – )

Managing Partner / Advocate, The Law Offices of Dr. Christos A. Theodoulou LLC (2004 – )

UDRP – Domain Name Arbitrator, Czech Arbitration Court (2017- ) & US ADR Forum (2019- )

Legal Advisor, Registry .cy (2021- )

Memberships (Academic/Professional)

• Chairman, Intellectual Property Committee, Cyprus Bar Association (2020-2026)
• President, European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA) (2018 – 2020)
• Cyprus Bar Association (2003- )
• European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA) (2005- )
• Rotary Club of Larnaca (2004- )
• International Trademark Association (INTA) (2003- )
• International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) (2006- )
• International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) (2006- )

Research Interests

• Intellectual Property Law
• Public International Law
• Constitutional Law

Roles and Responsibilities (including past roles and responsibilities)

Teaching and Course Leadership

• Special Teaching Staff, Intellectual Property Law (LL.M. programme)

Selective Publications

• S. C. Theodoulou, ‘Bases militaires en droit international: le cas de Chypre’ (2006) Bibliopolis, 148pp.
• S. C. Theodoulou, ‘The UN General Assembly and Treaty-Making: an Overview’ (2007) in Nomiko Vima / Cyprus Bar Association Vol.3, pp.77-115
• S. C. Theodoulou, ‘Law and Biodiversity in Cyprus: An Introduction’ (2010) in TOP Biodiversity Cyprus 2010 – Conference Proceedings (Intercollege Larnaca) 327–335.S. C. Theodoulou, ‘Les bases militaires britanniques à Chypre: statut juridique et souveraineté’ (2012) in La singularité de Chypre: dans l’Union Européenne (Editions Mare & Martin), pp. 141-159
• S. C. Theodoulou, ‘British Military Bases in Cyprus: A brief overall assessment’ (2014) in Great Power Politics in Cyprus: Foreign Interventions and Domestic Perceptions (Cambridge Scholars Publishing), pp. 55-66
• L. Lederer, ‘Uhudler: the Unknown Story of a Special Wine’ (2015) ECTA Bulletin 17 (European Communities Trademark Association).
• S.C. Theodoulou, ‘Halloumi : la propriété intellectuelle du fromage emblématique de Chypre’, Revue Francophone de la Propriété Intellectuelle (2016), no. 3, pp. 101-108
• S.C. Theodoulou, ‘The new Cyprus Trade Mark legislation’ (2019) in Homenaje a Luis-Alfonso Durán: Estudios sobre Propiedad Industrial e Intelectual, Grupo Español de la AIPPI, (Thomson Reuters / Aranzadi), pp. 701-714
• S.C. Theodoulou, “Customs Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Cyprus” (2022) in Nomiko Vima / Cyprus Bar Association, pp. 42-51_

Selective Conference and Seminar Presentations

26/10/11 – Businesses and trademarks, Local , Larnaca Youth Municipal Council, Larnaca Junior Chamber of Commerce, Europe-Direct, Speaker

21/06/12 – Confidentiality of documents before Intellectual Property Offices, International, ECTA, 31st Annual Conference, Palermo, Italy, Speaker

05/07/12, British Military Bases in Cyprus: Law, History and Politics, International, International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI), Nicosia, Cyprus, Speaker

27/02/13 – The legal status of the British Military Bases in Cyprus, Local, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Speaker

20/06/14 – The secret paths of counterfeiters International, ECTA 33rd Annual Conference, Alicante, Spain, Speaker

15/02/17 – The Intellectual Property protection of halloumi: Trademarks and Geographical Indications, Local, Larnaca Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cheesemakers Union, Larnaca, Speaker

09/02/19 – The Intellectual Property protection of Cypriot milk products, Local, Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum, Filoxenia Conference Centre, Nicosia, Speaker

18/10/19 – Halloumi: Where do we stand and how do we proceed? International, ECTA 2019 Autumn Meeting, Larnaca, Speaker

25/02/20 – Artificial Intelligence and Patents Local, UCLan Cyprus, Pyla, Speaker

15/10/20 – The halloumi saga, International, EUIPO IP Case Law Conference (online), Speaker

• European Communities Trademark Associations (ECTA) Annual Conferences
• International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meetings
• International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Congresses, Meetings and Conferences
• International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) Forums and Conferences

Scholarships/Awards

• Scholarship: UNITAR Scholar at the Hague Academy of International Law (2003)
• Award: National Winner for Cyprus of the Alliance Française Essay Competition (1995)

Other Scholarly and Outreach Activities

2015 – The IP protection of the Austrian wine of Uhudler, European Law Students Association (ELSA) STEP programme, Project Coordinator

2017 – The IP protection of halloumi cheese, Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum, Project Coordinator