Intellectual Property

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Provided by Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak

We are one of the leading legal advisers on intellectual property, unfair competition and advertising on the Polish market for legal services. We are also highly appreciated internationally, and proud to hold high positions in renowned rankings.

Since the beginning of the firm, our lawyers have advised and represented clients in a range of intellectual property cases. Our dossier includes:

• protection of EU and Polish trademarks, including renowned trademarks, geographical indications, and other distinguishing indications,
• protection of EU and industrial designs, utility models, patents, plant varieties, topographies of integrated circuits and other industrial property rights,
• protection of copyrights, including copyrights in software,
• protection of business names and other intangible enterprise assets,
• protection of a person’s image and one’s other personality rights,
• advertising law, including protection against misleading advertising and unfair comparative advertising,
• protection of commercial secrets,
• protection against copying products, dissemination of untrue information, inducing breach of contract, impeding market access, through, e.g., dumping or so called “slotting fees”, and other forms of unfair competition.

IP lawyers at SK&S work closely with several other practices at the firm, whenever expertise in other areas of the law is needed. We support international and Polish businesses active in various markets.