utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 22, 02 , 2024 | EN, News EN
Decision on the figurative sign representing the Palace of Culture and Science On 6 February 2024, the Adjudicating Body of the Polish Patent Office handed down its decision on a motion to cancel the protection right for a figurative mark depicting the building of the...
utworzone przez Agnieszka Wróblewska | 13, 02 , 2024 | EN, News EN
Great news for SMEs in the EU! The Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund is back in 2024, offering grants to small and medium-sized enterprises to protect their intellectual property rights. With over €20 million allocated, the Fund will be active from January 22nd,...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 24, 01 , 2024 | EN, News EN
The CJEU revisits the issue of limitations on trademark rights The CJEU recently ruled on the significant issue of limitations on trademark rights. In its ruling of 11 January 2024 handed down in case number C-361/22, the CJEU interpreted Article 6(1)(c) of the...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 12, 01 , 2024 | EN, News EN
IP Telegram: Prada’s triangle pattern devoid of any distinctive character Prada’s Triangle Pattern Faces Registration Hurdles Our latest IP Telegram unpacks the recent decision by the EUIPO Board of Appeals on Prada’s attempt to register its iconic...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 9, 01 , 2024 | EN, News EN
EXPERT OPINION: Bad faith in Polish Trademark Law. Comments in the light of EU law Legal framework According to the Polish Industrial Property Law, bad faith is an absolute ground for invalidating a trademark protection right (Article 164) (the same as in EU law). In...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 14, 12 , 2023 | EN, News EN
Monetary claims in IP disputes in Poland – the so-called atonement fee Many regard Poland as a jurisdiction where it is relatively difficult to seek damages in IP and fair competition infringement cases, mainly due to strict evidentiary requirements. Hence, in many...
