The rights of inventors of inventions are exhaustively listed in Article 8 of the Act of 30 June 2000 on Industrial Property Law (IPL). The inventors of the invention have the right to: DEFINITION OF THE CREATOR An inventor, within the meaning of the law, is any person who has made an intellectual contribution to…
In view of the multitude of exclusive rights granted by patent offices around the world, the question arises more and more often whether the use of some of such rights against competitors cannot be treated as an abuse of law – if we look at the essence of monopoly. This question does not only apply…
Is it even possible to protect a single colour as a trademark? Entrepreneurs, hearing that it is actually possible (and this type of trademarks exist and are doing well), shudder at the very thought. Common sense tells us in the first place that it is impossible, you cannot appropriate the color, because it is a…