In the context of better customer service, OBI creates customer contact points in Regional Sub-offices (Libraries) in Thessaloniki, Patras and Heraklion, Crete.
What services do Regional Sub-offices (libraries) offer?
The Regional Sub-offices provide:
- technological information from Patents at National and International level
- information and personalized assistance on industrial property protection and research results
- information to the public
- transfer and diffusion of technological information to any interested party in Greece
- printed information related to the Organisation and its services, as well as application forms for protection titles
- help and guidelines to the applicants on the filling of applications for protection titles (Patents, Utility Models, Designs). The available information at this level is enough to get knowledge of the level of the prior art at a first stage and to apply for "pre-research".
For more detailed and extensive search, collaboration with OBI’s central office is required.
To whom do the Regional Sub -offices (libraries) address?
OBI's Regional Sub-offices (libraries) are aimed at Inventors, Industrial Designers, Businesses, Chambers, Academic and Technological Institutes, Research Institutes, Young Entrepreneurs, Startups, Professional Organizations, Individuals and others.
Contact the Regional Sub-offices (libraries)
Patras
Federation of Enterprises & Industries of the Peloponnese and Western Greece(SEVPDE)
Contact Person: Rachel Tsoutsani
T: +30 2610 620815
E-mail: obi_patra@obi.gr
Address: 2, Votsi str., 26221, Patras
Public hours: Monday & Tuesday 9.00 - 14.00
Contact hours: Monday - Friday 09.00 - 17.00
Patras Science Park
Contact Person: Rachel Tsoutsani
T: +30 2610 911552
E-mail: obi_patra@obi.gr
Address: Patras Science Park, Stadiou Street, Rio, 26504, Patras
Public hours: Thursday & Friday 9.00 - 14.00
Contact hours: Monday - Friday 09.00 - 17.00
Every Wednesday there will be appointments and business visits.
Heraklion, Crete
Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
Contact Person: Emmanouil Trichas, PhD
T: +302810391833
E-mail: obi_kriti@obi.gr
Address: 100 St Nikolaou Plastira, Vassilika Vouton, 70013, Heraklion, Crete
Public hours: Monday - Friday 9.00 - 14.00
Contact hours: Monday - Friday 09.00 - 17.00
Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Central Library
Contact Person: George Asimopoulos
Τ: 2310 995355
E-mail: obi_thessaloniki@obi.gr
Address: University Campus Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki
Public hours: Monday & Thuesday 9.00 - 14.00
Contact hours: Monday - Friday 09.00 - 17.00
Balkan Center
Building Β
Contact Person: George Asimopoulos
T: 2310 990567
E-mail: obi_thessaloniki@obi.gr
Address: 10th km Thessaloniki – Thermi, 57001 Thermi
Public hours: Thursday & Friday 9.00 - 14.00
Contact hours: Monday - Friday 09.00 - 17.00
Every Wednesday there will be appointments and business visits.