In times of rapid technological progress and an economy based on information and knowledge, two autonomous legal concepts play a significant role in shaping business environment, concepts which may seem…
ABC of intellectual property
Intellectual property law protects entrepreneurs, authors and innovators. Owing to the exclusivity provided by various legal tools, authors of developed and created solutions can safely share their ideas and profit…
In the last few weeks, the colour pink has completely taken over the mainstream, all because of the premiere of Greta Gerwig’s new feature film about Barbie. The controversial doll,…
Despite numerous efforts to educate, prevent and prosecute, counterfeit trade remains a huge problem. According to data collected by the European Union Intellectual Property Office in 2022, as many as…
On Saturday, July 1, another significant amendment to the Polish Code of Civil Procedure came into force. The scope of the changes is rather extensive and affects basically all areas…
According to the European Patent Office, the dynamics of growth in the number of Polish patent applications is impressive. Our country ranks second in this respect, following Portugal (according to…
Intellectual property is gaining importance in post-pandemic times of economic crisis. Entrepreneurs’ awareness is increasing and they are beginning to understand the IP value as a component of the company’s…
The Supplementary Protection Certificate, SPC, is the possibility of obtaining additional legal protection for medicinal products and plant protection products manufactured according to the invention claimed by the basic patent…
In June 2022, Amazon published its second ever “Amazon Brand Protection Report.” According to the statistics, 3 million inauthentic products were detected, seized, and disposed of. The production of counterfeits…
When working to market a product, you should consider how to protect it and how to avoid infringing others’ intellectual property rights. It is worth thinking at the early stage…
On 1 July 2020, in order to meet the proposals of practitioners, intellectual property courts, in the form of Intellectual Property Divisions (IPDs), were introduced in Poland. This role was…
