Influencers violate law when they do not mark the links as advertisement
The Regional Court in Karlsruhe in the judgment of 21 March 2019 stated that influencers who publish on Instagram and
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Hashtag #ad at the end of the post on Instagram is not sufficient advertisement’s marking
The Higher Regional Court in Celle on 8 June 2017 delivered the judgment in which it stated that the big
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Obligation of marking of influencers’ advertisements depends on the content of the certain post
The Higher Regional Court in Berlin in the judgment of 8 January 2019 stated that not every influencer’s post which
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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
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Trade mark after the amendment of the Industrial Property Law
On 20 February 2019, the Polish Sejm, adopted the Act amending the Industrial Property Law in order to implement the
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The taste of food products is not eligible for copyright protection
In the judgment of 13 November 2018 the Court of Justice of the EU was supposed to answer the questions
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Polish order for payment proceedings questioned by the CJEU
The Court of Justice of the European Union issued a decision important for Polish consumers in which it assessed Polish
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Trade secrets after the amendment to the Act on Combating Unfair Competition
On 4 September 2018, the amendment to the Act on Combating Unfair Competition, which implements the EU legal directive on
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Infringement of trade secrets – new claims
The amendment to provisions related to the protection of trade secrets which entered into force on 4 September 2018, entails
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Acts of unfair competition in public procurement
Compliance with the rules of unfair competition plays an important role in the public procurement procedure, both from the point
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