Ratings, rankings, reviews on the Internet and the unfair competition
Where the freedom of speech ends and infringement of law begins? Nowadays we cannot imagine life without the Internet and
Read moreUnfair competition
When posting negative reviews may infringe the law?
Slandering and defamation on the Internet more and more often end up in the courtroom. The basis of civil law
Read moreHow to identify an infringer?
Establishing the identity of an anonymous infringer is the biggest obstacle to the effective pursuit of claims concerning infringement of
Read moreWho to sue if the author of the post cannot be identified?
If it is impossible to identify the direct infringer, there is no other way then to contact the administrator of
Read moreCan you sue Google or other firms from the oversea in Poland?
Most of the popular websites on which Internet users infringe third parties’ rights are headquartered in the territory of the
Read moreDispute over obstructing market access for collecting fees other than the trade margin for accepting goods for sale
The action of collecting the so-called “slotting fees” is defined in art 15 sec.1 point 4 of the act on
Read morePreventing the unfair use of contract advantage in trading of agricultural and food products
On 15 December 2016 the Sejm (the lower chamber of the polish Parliament) passed an Act on the prevention of
Read moreBlocking ads on the internet as an aggressive commercial practice
Higher Regional Court in Cologne examined the question of legal admissibility of offering software blocking online advertising. The publisher of
Read moreIdentical press titles and misleading the consumer
On 16 November 2016 the Supreme Court was resolving a dispute concerning the use of identical press titles in the
Read moreIs a volume-related discount an act of unfair competition?
In the judgment of 21 April 2016 the Court of Appeal in Katowice considered the question of qualifying the volume-related
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