We are currently observing a dynamic development of new technologies, artificial intelligence and blockchain. Many of these solutions fit the definition of computer-aided inventions for which the Patent Office of…
The beginning of February saw a decision taken in a high-profile case of Ironburg Inventions versus Valve concerning the infringement of a patent belonging to the former and relating to…
On December 15, 2020, the European Patent Office issued a decision on a new admissible form of evidence in patent proceedings, which entered into force on January 1, 2021. In…
In 2019, the importance of intellectual property was acknowledged in Poland with almost 5% increase of applications for IP protection filed in the Polish Patent Office. However, as usual, the…
The city of Munich has lost the Oktoberfest brand case again. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has dismissed an application filed by the capital city of Bavaria for…
Just enter the word COVID in the search engine to get over 6 billion results. The name of acute infectious respiratory disease caused by a new type of coronavirus appears…
The protection of intellectual and industrial property rights goes beyond obtaining a patent or right arising from registration. The activities to be performed by the right holder or their attorney…
As we already know, the European Patent Office (EPO) has refused two European patent applications in which the artificial intelligence DABUS has been designated as an inventor. And now we know…
The copyright belongs to the author of the work, who is authorized to decide on the exploitation of the work and to gain financial benefits from it. Simply put –…
Current Polish and EU trademark registration procedures require trademark owners to play an active role in the process. The offices do not examine the similarity of the trademark submitted for…
Everyone who could switch their employees to work remotely due to infection prevention during the coronavirus pandemic did so. In addition to dealing with the issues of availability of databases,…
