by Wojciech Gierszewski | Mar 1, 2024 | Bez kategorii
Slavish imitation Imitation of products of market competitors is permissible as long as it does not create the potential to mislead customers as to the identity of the manufacturer or product. This premise is crucial in examining whether a specific behavior of a...
by Wojciech Gierszewski | Feb 7, 2024 | Bez kategorii, design
Overall impression – design features According to the definition, an industrial design is a new and individual form of a product or part thereof, given to it in particular by the features of lines, contours, shapes, colours, texture or material of the product...
by Wojciech Gierszewski | Dec 12, 2023 | Bez kategorii
NEWAG – PLANNED OBOSCOLENCE? n economic reality, there is the concept of “planned obsolescence”, which is a strategy of entrepreneurs aimed at producing goods with a limited lifespan. This strategy is aimed at forcing the purchase of a new product...
by Wojciech Gierszewski | Nov 10, 2023 | trademark
EXHAUSTION OF RIGHT OR CONSENT OF THE TM HOLDER? Exhaustion of the trademark right is one of the most important limitation of the trademark right, which allows further trade of goods with trademarks originating from the right holder. In the EU reality, this exhaustion...
by Wojciech Gierszewski | Oct 4, 2023 | copyright, EN, trademark
TM REGISTRATION CANNOT BE RETALIATION ON FORMER EMPLOYEE Many cases related to intellectual property or, more broadly, unfair competition, originate from actions taken by former employees of a given entity. Typically, such an employee starts a competitive business in...