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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Polish jurisprudence
„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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“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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Similar website address and e-mail address as an act of unfair competition
An entrepreneur who tries to build his own business on the basis of an internet domain name under which another
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Court battle for Christmas gingerbread cookies
For many people Christmas means meetings with the family at the Christmas Eve table and time for rest, however for
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Unfair negative advertising – promoting venues on internet portal
There is no sale without advertisement. But adverting is also subject to legal regulations. Pursuant to the provisions of the
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Competition in telecommunications industry and inducement to terminate a contract
Competition for a client is an inherent part of the market economy and usually contributes to providing the customer with
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Misleading designation of enterprise – how to define the relevant market?
One of the acts of unfair competition stipulated in the Act on combating unfair competition is misleading designation of enterprise
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Burden of proof and breach of a trade secret
The issue of distribution of the burden of proof in civil proceedings is extremely important and the failure to meet
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