utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 22, 05 , 2022 | EN, News EN
The mere request to stop infringements does not break the tolerance of the infringement In Case C-466/20, the CJEU commented on the 5-year time limit for tolerating trade mark infringements and the possibility of breaking it by issuing a cease and desist notice....
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 5, 05 , 2022 | EN, News EN
Patent and provisional measures. CJEU: a judgment declaring validity is not necessary! In its judgment of 28 April 2022 (ref. C-44/21), the CJEU ruled that Article 9(1) of Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 30, 04 , 2022 | EN, News EN
What are the so-called “other expenses”? CJEU ruling dispels doubts in this regard In its judgment of 28 April 2022 (ref. C-559/20), the CJEU addressed the issue of legal costs in the context of other expenses referred to in Directive 2004/48/EC. Pursuant...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 14, 04 , 2022 | EN, News EN
SFD loss in the battle for EU trade mark On October 27, 2016, the Polish company SFD S.A., engaged in the trade of nutrients, dietary supplements, and dietary foods, filed an application for registration of an EU trade mark with the European Union Intellectual...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 7, 04 , 2022 | EN, News EN
EU burden of proof guidelines In March 2021, The Court of Justice of the EU issued an important preliminary ruling in the field of trademark law. It confirms the necessity to respect the principles of EU law before the rules of national law, also in terms of the...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 31, 03 , 2022 | EN, News EN
Computer game – a treausre trove of IP rights. How to protect them? Part I The Polish computer games market is currently one of the fastest-growing in Europe. Revenues generated by companies from the gaming sector in Poland in 2020 amounted to EUR 969 million!...
