by zgadmin | Feb 8, 2023 | EN, Monika Żuraw EN
By judgment of 1 February 2023, case no. T-568/21, the CJEU dismissed an action of ZoubierHarbaoui (the Applicant) against the decision of the EUIPO Board of Appeal dismissing the appeal against the decision of the Opposition Division upholding the opposition of...
by zgadmin | Dec 21, 2022 | EN, Monika Żuraw EN
Justice in Poland is implemented by the courts, and judgments are enforced by bailiffs. The problem arises when the operative part of the judgment is formulated in such a general manner that it de facto leaves it to the bailiff to decide which goods should be deemed...
by zgadmin | Nov 10, 2022 | EN, Monika Żuraw EN
Trading with counterfeit plant protection products is not only a negative economic phenomenon, but also it is a major threat to human life and health and to the environment. The use of illegal pesticides of unknown composition, often manufactured under substandard...
by zgadmin | Nov 7, 2022 | EN, Monika Żuraw EN
By the judgment dated October 5, 2022 (ref. T-168/21), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on the distinctive character of a trademark representing the individual color blue (light blue: RAL 5012). The registration of an individual color has been...
by zgadmin | Sep 14, 2022 | EN, Monika Żuraw EN
Probably every Polish person knows the songs KOMBI band – not only those who were brought up in their heyday (70s-80s of XX c.). Few, however, realize that there are currently two bands on the Polish music scene: Kombi and Kombii. They sing the same songs and...
by zgadmin | Sep 8, 2022 | EN, Monika Żuraw EN
The judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 13 July 2022. In the Rimini Street, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (Case T 634/21) is a good illustration of what the trade mark descriptiveness ground for refusal is all about. An IT support...
