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Unfair term in a consumer contract for selling a car – judgement of Polish Supreme Court
In a case currently heard, the Supreme Court (case no. I CSK 125/15) referred to an appeal in cassation concerning a clause in a standard ...
Read moreNew provisions on statutory interests due for late payment and payable on capital in legal transactions
The Act of 9 October 2015 amending the Act on payment deadlines in commercial transactions, the Civil Code and certain other acts (text in: Dziennik ...
Read moreTravellers’ protection to be improved – new EU directive enters into force
The new Directive (EU) 2015/2302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on package travel and linked travel arrangements, amending ...
Read more2nd Ferrara Forum on European Consumer and Contract Law
In 2015, it will be 10 years since the Directive 2005/29/EC concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices (see text in EUR-Lex) was adopted. It undoubtedly was, ...
Read moreFair “referential” use of logotypes – recent judgement by the Polish Supreme Court (“Mazda” case)
In special cases the use of other people’s trade marks is permitted. The issue of the limit to lawful use of others’ trade marks is ...
Read moreLump sum compensation for copyright infringement – case C-367/15
The initial action has been brought in 2009 by the collective management organization against local cable network operator. Both parties have lodged the cessation appeals ...
Read moreKonsument in der EU – Neue Herausforderungen und Perspektiven
The list of statutes which make up the Polish consumer protection law is very long. Although this area of regulation resembles a mosaic, the common ...
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 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 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. ...
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