utworzone przez zgadmin | 13, 06 , 2024 | EN, News EN
CJEU Ruling Reinforces: Mere Knowledge of Existing Trade Marks Isn’t Enough to Prove Bad Faith Applications In its judgment of 15 May 2024, in Case T-181/23, the CJEU dismissed the appeal against the decision of the EUIPO Board of Appeal and thus, the Court once...
utworzone przez Agnieszka Wróblewska | 13, 02 , 2024 | EN, News EN
The Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund is back in 2024, offering grants to SMEs to protect their intellectual property rights 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...
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...
utworzone przez Maja Balcerzak | 5, 12 , 2023 | EN, News EN
EU Regulation on geographical indications for craft and industrial products On 16 November 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial...
