Co-operation as an obstacle to a trademark registration

utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 10, 12 , 2020 | EN, News EN

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...

Conciliatory proceedings as an alternative to a lawsuit

utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 8, 12 , 2020 | EN, News EN

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...

Positional trademarks on vehicles – CJEU interpretation

utworzone przez zgadmin | 12, 11 , 2020 | EN, Monika Żuraw EN, News EN

AKTUALNOŚCI Positional trademarks on vehicles – CJEU interpretation In the judgment of 8 September 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union clarified the criteria for assessing a distinctive character of positional marks. (Judgment of 8 October 2020, case...

Adequate remuneration for co-authors of an audio-visual work versus magazine publisher’s profits from advertisements

utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 19, 10 , 2020 | EN, News EN

Adequate remuneration for co-authors of an audio-visual work versus magazine publisher’s profits from advertisements In one of the latest judgements the Supreme Court decided that profits achieved by a magazine publisher from advertisements placed inside the magazine...

Is the model a co-creator of the photo, or does he only have rights to his image?

utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 22, 09 , 2020 | EN, News EN

Is the model a co-creator of the photo, or does he only have rights to his image? The model’s work involves, amongst others, taking part in fashion shows, photo sessions, advertisements, etc. and the results of such works are a common element of the reality that...