by Wojciech Gierszewski | Jul 1, 2022 | trademark
NEW BOOK ON DESCRIPTIVENESS OF A TRADEMARK The latest publication by Wojciech Gierszewski, legal advisor and patent attorney, has already appeared in the Profiinfo bookstore. The publication is a practical guide to the descriptiveness of a sign, i.e. one of the...
by Wojciech Gierszewski | Jun 2, 2022 | trademark
RELATIVE GROUNDS OF REFUSAL OF A TRADEMARK In the proceedings concerning the application for a protection right for a trademark (i.e., the registration of a trademark), the Patent Office ex officio only examines the existence of absolute grounds for refusal (e.g....
by Wojciech Gierszewski | May 26, 2022 | copyright
WHO CAN DECIDE ABOUT THE FATE OF THE COPY OF A WORK On the basis of the recent dispute over the transfer of works in the form of the installation “Gates” by prof. Grzegorz Klaman, a question arises about the scope of the rights of the owner of a copy of...
by Wojciech Gierszewski | May 25, 2022 | copyright
CAN THE TABLE IN EXCEL BE A COPYRIGHT? Under the Copyright and Related Rights Act, a work may be any manifestation of human activity, as long as it has been established and is the result of an individual creative activity. The Act also lists examples of types of...
by Wojciech Gierszewski | May 23, 2022 | deisgn, EN
SUCCESS OF THE LAW FIRM IN THE COURT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Our law firm had the opportunity to represent the applicant for a declaration of invalidity of the Community design in the proceedings before the EUIPO. Board of Appeal examined our client’s application...