Exclusion of a foreign contractor from the proceedings
On 15 September, 2023, a judgment was issued by the District Court in Warsaw – Public Procurement Court (case no. XXIII Zs 60/23), which is of significant importance for foreign contractors applying for public procurement contracts in Poland.
Is orphan exclusivity a new IP right?
There has been no consensus so far on whether data and market exclusivity can be perceived as IP rights.
Data Act: new obligations on data access
On 9 November, 2023, the European Parliament adopted a compromise text for the proposal for the Data Act[1]. The new regulation is yet to be officially adopted by the Council of the European Union, but the contents of the future EU regulation are now known.
(Non-)obvious assessment of trademarks for medicinal products
Consumers are looking at medicinal product trademarks with greater precision.
User Content Moderation under the Digital Services Act – 10 key takeaways
One of the main objectives of adoption of the EU Regulation – the Digital Services Act (DSA) was defining the rules on content moderation by digital service providers.
Oversight of lending institutions by the Financial Supervision Authority (KNF)
As of the new calendar year, lending institutions will be subject to Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) institutional oversight, and the respective legislative changes stem from the Anti-usury Act[1].
The difficult road to revising the Polish system of fair compensation for private copying
In Poland, the system of compensation for authors and other rightholders for private copying relies on fees charged per device or data carrier used for this purpose.
Consumer law: AI is reviewing your contract templates online right now
At the end of September, the CJEU delivered a ruling stating that where the wording of a provision in a consumer agreement template is equivalent to that of a clause listed as an abusive clause in the register of abusive clauses, this is by itself grounds for invalidation of that provision.
User Content Moderation under the Digital Services Act – 10 key takeaways
One of the main objectives of the adoption of the EU Regulation – the Digital Services Act (DSA) was defining the rules on content moderation by digital service providers.
A step closer to perpetual usufruct being abolished in Poland
Perpetual usufruct is title to use state-owned or local-government-owned real estate. The owner grants perpetual usufruct of the property for a period that is usually 99 years, for an annual fee.