Prohibited artificial intelligence (AI) practices
Systems using artificial intelligence are playing an increasingly important role in our daily lives. However, they also pose a number
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Business activity
Unfair activities of online platforms – P2B regulation and draft amendments to the Act on combating unfair competition
What is regulated by the EU P2B regulation? Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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Invalidation of EU trademark “Big Mac” due to not providing any indication of its genuine use
No indication of genuine use of the trademark may result in its invalidation as turned out for the company managing
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Retail chains on the warpath of comparative advertising
It is hard to find anyone who has not recently noticed the intensified phenomenon of aggressive advertising campaigns of
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Advertising law in Germany: When is there a right to request to stop sending advertising in e-mails?
The District Court in Neumarkt in the judgment of 10 November 2022 resolved a dispute between a consumer and a
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„Bait” advertising in Polish and German jurisprudence
Polish as well as in German case-law regularly raise the issue of the so-called „bait” advertising. Both legal systems
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Forcing to use the services of a specific appraiser by a bank to value real estate as an act of unfair competition
Using the banks’ loan offer to finance the purchase of real estate is associated with the need to evaluate the
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Non-compete clause under new rules
Non-compete clause, i.e. the prohibition to provide work or services for another entity, is a solution often used to protect
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“Biohumus” – does a designation of a fertiliser can be misleading as to its composition?
In the unfair competition case which had its finale before the Supreme Court, the defendant was the producer of organic
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Plant patents – exclusive rights to plant variety
With the development of society’s awareness of healthy eating based on plant-based diet and the growing importance of ecological farming,
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