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Brand and design
trademarks / industrial designs / industrial property / geographical indications / advertising / licensing / rebranding / brand / design / fashion / luxury goods / cybersquatting
Expertise
Protecting trademarks, industrial and utility models and inventions is a very important part of running all creative businesses.
We help you protect your designs from unauthorized copying or imitation.
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Litigation regarding trademarks, industrial designs and patents before common and administrative courts, as well as law enforcement and customs authorities
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Intellectual property protection strategies
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Advice on the selection of company, product and service names
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Commercialisation of intangible assets
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Licence agreements, assignment of rights, consent letters, settlements
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Investigating the registrability of trade marks and brands and analysing potential disputes and risks regarding similar and identical trade marks
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Counseling at the brand selection stage
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Polish and EU registration process and trade mark disputes
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Domain name disputes
Experience
Trademark infringement in a business name
Thanks to effective actions taken by our lawyers, we managed to change the business name of our client’s competitor and remove the word element constituting the protected trademark.
Domain name arbitration
We advised a foreign client on the possibility to assert claims before the arbitration court of the World Intellectual Property
Representing a client in a Community Design dispute
We assisted one of the largest manufacturers of electronic equipment in the world in disputes arising out of the infringement of its Community design rights protecting the appearance (design) of its product. We have obtained a number of pan-European injunctions and judgments and settlements resulting in prohibitions on marketing, advertising and storing infringing products in the EU.
Project leaders
News
Anti‑SLAPP Act Enters into Force in Poland. Commentary by Attorney Maciej Ślusarek in Dziennik Gazeta Prawna
As of 8 July, Poland’s new anti‑SLAPP Act is in force, introducing specific protective measures for participants in public debate – including journalists, activists and civil society […]
Warsaw Court of Appeal: Meta Platforms may be held liable for disseminating advertisements infringing the rights of Ms. Omena Mensah and Mr. Rafał Brzoska
The Warsaw Court of Appeal has issued a landmark ruling in the case against Meta Platforms, which we are handling on behalf of Ms. Omena Mensah and […]
Maciej Ślusarek at the “Wyobraź Sobie” Competition – Legal Aspects of Screenplay Protection
As part of “Wyobraź Sobie” competition – an initiative that has long supported young creators in the Polish film industry – Maciej Ślusarek once again led a […]
