To stay within the theme of information claim introduced by Industrial Property Law dated 30th June 2000 r. (hereinafter referred to as: “IPL”) this article will concern the issue of protection of information provided at...
27
May
Facebook sued for trademark infringement
In mid-2019 Facebook, Inc. presented the logo of its own cryptocurrency - Libra, which was to be handled by a subsidiary company — Calibra. Shortly after presenting the trademark, it was found to be highly...
20
May
What a trademark is like everyone can see… but, is it so obvious indeed? Part 5 – a sound
Now, let us have a closer look at yet another kind of unconventional trademarks (apart from the most popular ones, such as word, word-figurative or figurative marks) – a sound trademark. A sound trademark is a mark which consists exclusively of a sound, or a combination of sounds.
13
May
Upcoming changes in the judicial system in the scope of intellectual property
The changes in the judicial system concerning intellectual property matters have been widely discussed for long. A draft of the relevant act, which initially seemed to be the issue of the remote future, will be coming into effect fairly soon.
07
May
Information Claim in Industrial Property Law. Part 2
The previous article presented an informational claim, including its genesis and the previous regulation in the Industrial Property Law dated 30th June 2000 (hereinafter referred to as: “IPL”). Today's article will be devoted to the...
05
May
Trademarks and coronavirus
Coronavirus pandemic does not only have serious impact upon our health, but it also affects our whole functioning with regard to many aspects, such as remote working, organization of social life, or limitations in sport...
04
May
What a trademark is like everyone can see… but, is it so obvious indeed? Part 4 – a color
The issue of what a trademark is and what is its legal definition was discussed in the previous parts of this series (You can read it here).
One more kind of unconventional trademarks (those apart from...
01
Apr
Patent on the service of the State
In less than a week ago the World Health Organisation characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. It affects people within different and basic aspects of their lives. Nowadays, we ponder how this situation will impact the economy, mainly entrepreneurs. Therefore, the wide discussions about new regulations concerning employees and employers is being conducted. However, my aim is to introduce our Readers- entrepreneurs and often patent holders, to the regulations which allows the State to use their patents in case of a threaten of broadly understood public interest.
25
Mar
Registered designs have a chance to win the prestigious EUIPO award – still open for submitting new designs to participate
Till 8th May 2020 the owners of registered Community Designs may submit their entries to the international contest DesignEuropa Awards.
04
Mar
Information claim in the Law on Industrial Property. Part 1
Disputes relating to intellectual property rights infringements are complex especially in terms of evidence presented during legal proceedings. On many occasions, such complexity results not only from the key issues of the problem itself but...