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,…
Trademarks
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 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…
This is not the start of a joke, but the beginning of a partnership between an inventor and a patent attorney, i.e. two experts from closely related fields. A lot…
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…
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…
