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Stay tuned for new harmonised protection of trade secrets in the EU
The deadline for the transposition of the new EU Trade Secrets Directive has been set for June 2018 (text: Eur-Lex). Hence, national legislators across the ...
Read moreAcademic Seminar: „Der Mensch als Bürger und Konsument“
From 21 until 23 June 2017 at the University of Bayreuth, the 4th Junior Researcher Workshop of University of Bayreuth and Adam-Mickiewicz-University of Poznań (“Der ...
Read moreDamage claims in disputes concerning cable retransmission rights – recent significant judgement issued by the Polish Supreme Court
Holders of economic copyright have available to them special tools to enforce their rights effectively. From the point of view of breach of copyright, the ...
Read morePublic register of unfair terms in consumer contracts in Poland in light of the EU law – judgement issued by the European Court of Justice
For many years, the issue of the extended effect of judgements issued by the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection concerning prohibited clauses was the ...
Read moreAlternative dispute resolution in consumer disputes – new statutory regulation and new legal obligations for traders
In order to make sure that consumers have effective means of exercising their rights, it is vital that dispute resolution instruments be available which are ...
Read moreCopyright in the Digital Single Market – proposal for an EU directive
The EC has now published a proposal for a new directive of which the principal aim is making the current EU legislation on copyright and ...
Read moreExercise of cable retransmission rights by broadcasting organizations – recent amendment to the Polish Copyright Act
An act dated 19 July 2016 (text: ISAP) amending the Polish Copyright Act (text: ISAP) came into force today aimed at achieving full harmonization of ...
Read moreTrade secret protection within the internal market – EU directive enters into force
Today saw the enactment of Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed ...
Read moreGeneral Data Protection Regulation adopted – sanctions for businesses and managers on the horizon
Today, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal ...
Read moreThe Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) becomes the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
The long-awaited reform of the EU’s (single) trademark law is coming into force. Today the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) ...
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