POLAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Szymon Gogulski, Marek Oleksyn and Maciej Gil, 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 distinguishing indications; EU and Polish industrial designs, utility models, patents, plant varieties, to -
pographies of integrated circuits and other industrial property rights; copyrights, including copyrights in software; business names and other intangible enter - prise assets; a person’s image and other personality rights; and commercial secrets. It also advises on ad - vertising 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.
Authors
Szymon Gogulski is a senior partner and head the intellectual property law
Marek Oleksyn is a partner at Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak. He advises and represents Polish and international clients in matters concerning the protection of intellectual property, including trade
practice at Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak. He represents 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 agreements concerning intellectual property rights, including technology transfer transactions and coexistence of signs agreements. He also deals with corporate and civil law issues. Szymon is an arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Internet Domains at the PIIiT and the PCC, as well as at the EU Arbitration Court resolving disputes concerning EU domains, and he is ranked in Intellectual Property in Chambers Europe and Chambers Global.
marks, patents, designs, know-how, copyrights, databases, and internet domain names. Marek supports entrepreneurs in matters related to combating unfair competition. He drafts and negotiates agreements on the acquisition and licensing of intellectual property and R&D agreements, and he provides support in technology transfer projects and in employee creativity-related issues. Marek has authored numerous publications on IP and competition issues, and he has lectured at the Łazarski University, including for postgraduate studies, on “Energy MBA”, “New Technology Law”, “Environmental Law”, and “Labour and Social Security Law”.
Maciej Gil specialises in IT, AI, e-commerce and IP law, including industrial property, unfair competition and copyrights. He has experience in
licensing, technology transfer, litigation and other IP/IT matters. Maciej also advises on IP and AI-related matters in M&A transactions. He is an author of several publications in the field of IP law.
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