Defining a hotel as ‘grand’ is not an act of unfair competition
A dispute arose between two owners of hotels concerning the use of the term ‘grand’ in the name of their
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Unfair competition
The name ‘hotelik’ (small hotel) is misleading
In the era of rapidly growing hotel industry, guests are increasingly exposed to being misled as to the type and
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Mineral water can only be described as ‘bio’ if it fulfils certain criteria
Marking products with the prefixes “eco” or “bio” is subject to control under EU Regulation no 834/2007. Their use in
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Who is bound by the EU rules on labelling of organic products?
The Court of Justice of the European Union in its judgment of 12 October 2017 in case C-289/16 interpreted the
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Greenwashing in the light of provisions of Act on combating unfair competition
Greenwashing in other words is unreliable ecological marketing – the phenomenon of giving customers the false impression that offered products
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Greenwashing – how it works?
Nowadays trend for life in harmony in with nature becomes more and more popular. As a consequence entrepreneurs increasingly encourage
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Who is obligated to obey the trade secret?
The group of entities which are able to commit an act of unfair competition within the meaning of Polish Act
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Knowledge, experience and skills acquired by the employee vs trade secret
In the course of employment with a given employer, an employee has access to a range of information that is
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Non-competition agreements when selling real estate – what are the limits of freedom of contracts?
The principle of freedom of contracts enables the parties to a legal relationship to adopt solutions limiting the scope of
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Influencers’ activity and competition law
More and more entrepreneurs decide to promote their products or services using the so-called influencers. Both entrepreneurs and influencers very
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