POLAND Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Szymon Gogulski, Marek Oleksyn and Damian Ludwiniak Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak is one of the leading legal advisers on intellectual property, unfair compe - tition and advertising on the Polish market. It is also highly appreciated internationally and has advised and represented clients in a range of intellectual property cases. The firm is involved in the protection of: EU and Polish trade marks, including renowned trade marks, geographical indications and other dis - tinguishing indications; EU and industrial designs, utility models, patents, plant varieties, topographies
of integrated circuits and other industrial property rights; copyrights, including copyrights in software; business names and other intangible enterprise as - sets; a person’s image and other personality rights; and commercial secrets. It also advises on adver - tising law, including protection against misleading advertising and unfair comparative advertising, and protection against copying products, dissemination of untrue information and other forms of unfair com - petition. Marek is a UPC representative. He supports entrepreneurs in matters related to combating unfair competition, drafts and negotiates agreements on the acquisition and licensing of intellectual property and R&D agreements. Marek provides support in technology transfer projects and in employee creativity-related issues. He has authored numerous publications on the aforementioned subjects and delivers lectures at Łazarski University, including those for MBA and postgraduate studies.
Authors
Szymon Gogulski is a senior partner at Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak, heading its intellectual property law practice. Representing clients in cases involving the protection of patents, trade marks, industrial
designs, business secrets and copyrights, Szymon has extensive experience in unfair competition issues and advertising law. He negotiates intellectual property rights agreements and deals with corporate and civil law issues. Szymon is an arbitrator and a member of several international associations active in the field of intellectual property protection. He has been selected as an auditor of EUIPO’s Community Design Invalidity Decisions under the SQAP programme.
Damian Ludwiniak is a senior associate at Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak. Before joining the firm in 2021, he gained experience in various law firms, commercial entities and non-governmental organisations
Marek Oleksyn is a partner at Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak. He is a qualified Polish attorney-at-law and French Avocat à la Cour (Paris). Marek advises and represents Polish and international clients in matters
based in Poznań. He is a lawyer in the IP department, with the right to provide legal services as an attorney-at-law. Damian specialises in IP protection, with a particular focus on copyright law, know-how, unfair competition acts and the e-commerce market. He advises on trade marks, consumer law, online services and commercial law, in addition to carrying out GDPR projects and representing clients before Polish common courts.
concerning the protection of intellectual property, including trade marks, patents, designs, know-how, copyrights, databases and internet domain names.
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