COVID-19 and unfair market practices
A side effect of the coronovirus pandemic, in Poland as well as in other countries, is the intensification of practices
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Polish jurisprudence
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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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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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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Information access claim of art. 2861(1)(3) of Industrial Property Law contrary to the Constitution
The Constitutional Tribunal in its judgment of 6 December 2018 stated that art. 2861(1)(3) of Industrial Property Law is contrary
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 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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