Professor Hilary Koprowski, a Polish immunologist and virologist, created a vaccine against the polio virus, which, along with the practice of mass vaccinations, has maintained the health and saved the…
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In 2016 the British decided in a referendum that the UK should leave the European Union. Several months later, the UK government initiated the proceedings laid down in Article 50…
Do you need a cup? A bottle cap? A spinal implant? A gun? Buy the equipment, materials and get to work. Nowadays, all of this can be created using 3D…
Is it possible that an idea not only has a creator but also an owner? The basis of the patent law is the conviction that it is possible. It is…
China is slowly opening to a change in the approach to the assessment of violations of intellectual property. However, global companies with recognizable brands in their portfolio still encounter difficulties…
In part I of this article, we demonstrated that a reproduction of a well-known piece of art can become a registered trademark. Several examples of paintings were cited, namely works…
Even those who visit Amsterdam just for a moment usually don’t miss their chance to “tick off” the must-sees of the city. Aficionados of art or broadly understood culture will…
There are few images of outstanding representatives of art and culture with their use as scrupulously regulated as that of Fryderyk Chopin. The famous composer with a French-sounding name became…
Hasbro succeeded in registering the smell of children Play-Doh in the United States. This information become publicly known just after the US Patent and Trademark Office officially confirmed registration of…
No one needs to be convinced that the applicable provisions of law are sometimes ambiguous. This also applies to the European Union law, but the European legislator has provided for…
In April 2016 there occurred a major change in the Polish trademark law, namely a shift from the examination system into the opposition system. The Polish Patent Office ceased to…
