In spite of a far-reaching harmonisation in the EU, differences between the laws of member states should still be expected when combating unfair market practices. An example of Poland and Germany can show how much the protection of consumer interests and of the market – which is expressed as an objective of national legislation – differs in terms of the protection mechanisms available. That was the topic of Dr Nestoruk’s spech (Die Umsetzung der UGP-RL aus der polnischen Perspektive: Bemerkungen zum Verhältnis zwischen dem Lauterkeits- und Verbraucherrecht) delivered on 10 July 2014 at an office of the German Patent Office (Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, Jena) as part of the Jenaer Vorträge zum Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht series organised together with the Friedrich Schiller University Jena.