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AI – Part II
In our previous post on AI (artificial intelligence) we presented examples of its practical application and we also tried to answer the question what the artificial intelligence actually is. Today we will focus on the issue of legal protection of the solutions which...
AI – part I
Nowadays, we hear more and more about artificial intelligence and its new applications. Intelligent machines and programs recognize human speech, translate texts into other languages, drive cars, play chess with humans and even create art. Applications of AI...
Cybersquatting à la polonaise – is it easy to challenge an arbitration ruling?
As we have written recently disputes concerning domain names can be pursued before common or arbitration courts. The competent court for .PL domains is the Arbitration Court for Domain names Disputes at the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and...
Unfair practices in the furniture market
A recent judgment of the Court of Appeal in Gdańsk resolving a long-running dispute between two manufacturers and suppliers of building and furniture accessories is worth a closer look because of the Court’s interesting interpretation of the law on industrial designs,...
The fine line of infringement in patent disputes
Judgement of the Warsaw Regional Court of 16th June 2020 (case no. XX GC 1117/16) The claimant, a Swiss pharmaceutical company, entitled from the patent for the use of the active substance in treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, on 1st April 2014 filed a...
Żuraw Gierszewski Law Firm Monika Żuraw PhD, Wojciech Gierszewski LL.M. are listed in the 2021 edition of WTR 1000
We are happy to announce that we have been honored in this year edition of the WTR 1000 ranking devoted to trademark professionals: “Monika Żuraw and Wojciech Gierszewski are considered by competitors to be “two of the best service providers in Poland”. Żuraw is “an...
A battle about the use of trademarks by sponsors of a speedway club
Judgement of Warsaw Court of Appeals of 9th October 2019 (case no. VII AGa 1570/18) Intellectual property disputes are usually complex and evoke much emotion. A boundary between an infringement and its absence is often difficult to clearly and unequivocally...
What does the Supreme Court say about conciliatory proceedings (recent Polish jurisprudence)
In ZG Legal’s updates we have written several times about advantages of conciliatory proceedings in IP matters (Link). It is often a very useful and effective tool in Poland to resolve IP disputes. However, in many other types of matters conciliatory proceedings are...
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Co-operation as an obstacle to a trademark registration
The case which is the subject of a recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerns relatively frequent situations of disloyalty consisting in a trademark application by a former distributor, representative or agent. Judgment of the CJEU...
Conciliatory proceedings as an alternative to a lawsuit
In intellectual property cases litigations are most often considered a necessity when negotiations fail. An alternative to a lawsuit is conciliatory proceedings, provided for in article 184 Act of 1 November 1964 Code of Civil Procedure. Submitting a motion for...
Sweet disputes in Poland – MICHAŁKI candies
A market success on a FMCG market largely depends on the presentation of the product, in particular the packaging and designations. Therefore, producers care about the attractiveness of the appearance of a product, a brand recognition, and a clear distinction from...
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