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Compensation for the exploitation of employees’ inventions – judgement issued by the Polish Supreme Court
When an invention or utility or industrial design is developed in connection with an employment relationship between the author-inventor and the business undertaking, the fee ...
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 moreDomain name disputes in practice
In the US practice, resolutions of domain name disputes are based on the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA, see text of 15 U.S. Code § ...
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 moreTrademark 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 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 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 ...
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