The Amendment to the Industrial Property Law (IPL), passed by the Sejm (the lower house of the Polish parliament) on 16 October 2019 and two days later by the Senate,…
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EUIPO and the European Commission recently published new reports on intellectual property infringements. They show that although the number of seizures of counterfeit products has been decreasing since 2014, the…
Consumer demand shapes the development of broadband mobile services. The International Telecommunication Union estimates that mobile internet traffic will rise by 10 to 100 times between 2020 and 2030. The…
The word ‘novelty’ is used in everyday speech in various contexts, therefore it can be understood in many different ways, depending on the circumstances. In industrial property law, the word…
It is becoming increasingly common that buyers expect sellers to make binding guarantees that reselling products purchased from the sellers will not infringe on any third-party patents. Sellers, and importers…
For more than twenty years Roger Federer was bound to a sponsorship deal with Nike which included a line of products bearing his “RF” initials. The deal expired in March…
Why is it worthwhile researching a trade mark before filing an application and monitoring it after its registration? 3 years ago, Polish trade mark law underwent some important changes. Previously,…
From 16 March 2019, pursuant to amendments made to the Industrial Property Act (IPA), the procedure for extending protection of a trademark changed. Submission of proper payment has now become…
On 4 April 2019 the Minister of Justice submitted a draft bill to amend the Code of Civil Procedure and other acts (No. UD 497 from the list of legislative…
The pharmaceutical industry is divided into two categories of manufacturers: original drug companies and generics companies. Original drug manufacturers are usually those who first look for new molecular targets that…
The NSA has curtailed the harassment of right holders through unjustified applications to revoke their trademarks. 2018 did not bring any major changes in trademark law of the type that…
