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Trademark speculation: Je Suis Charlie, Pokolenie JPII (the John Paul II Generation), Polska Walcząca (the Kotwica, or Anchor, emblem)
An interview with dr Igor B. Nestoruk has been published in the Law section of Gazeta Prawna online. The publication was entitled “Je Suis Charlie, ...
Read moreSimilarity of marks and similarity of goods – recent judgement by the Polish Supreme Court (“KINDII – KINDY love” case)
With respect to observation of the conduct of other business undertakings in the context of encroachment of exclusive trade mark rights a careful analysis is ...
Read moreLimits of author’s rights – an interview in Gazeta Prawna.pl
Can an “architectural concept of a building complex” and its parts, such as an arbour or a summer house, be protected under the intellectual property ...
Read moreCartel damage claims – private enforcement ad portas
10 years after Commission’s Green Paper – Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (EUR-lex), on 26 November 2015, directive 2014/104/EU of the European ...
Read moreProtection against unfair competition: current status and future prospects
Firstly new, more and more comprehensive provisions creating mechanisms for protection of consumers justified with the concept of the “weaker party” applied to contractual relationships ...
Read moreIntellectual property protection in the US and EU – academic seminar
USA od lat pozostają największym partnerem handlowym Unii Europejskiej. Z jednej strony bliskie więzi gospodarcze, a z drugiej widoczne przejawy konkurencji między przedsiębiorcami europejskimi i ...
Read moreCompetition law and consumer protection – a speech at the German Patent Office (Jena)
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. ...
Read moreHotel, motel or pension (boarding house) – proprietary names
According to the Act of August 29, 1997 on tourist services (ISAP), the rendering of hotel services in Poland is subject to a specific administrative ...
Read moreCross-border infringements of competition law – applicable law
Effects of unfair or monopolistic business practices frequently extend across more than one country. With ever closer links between businesses and customers in the EU’s ...
Read morePharmacy, clinic – special protection of business designations
Apart from the regulatory thicket concerning the products or services involved Polish law provides mandatory provisions related to generic (descriptive) names the entrepreneurs active in ...
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