Mr Szymon Gogulski > Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak > Warsaw, Poland > Lawyer Profile
Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak Offices
UL. JASNA 26
00-054 WARSAW
Poland
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Mr Szymon Gogulski
Work Department
Intellectual Property, Unfair Competition, Advertising Law, Industrial Property, M&A and Corporate, eCommerce and IT
Position
Senior Partner at Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak. His areas of interests include industrial property law, unfair competition law and copyrights. He specializes in disputes concerning trademarks (e.g. leading car producers, leading world’s software producers, Far East producer of watches and many more), unfair advertising (e.g. leading multinational chain of stores, leading national wholesaler), and industrial designs (e.g. leading regional building materials industry, FMCG producers). He has also been in charge of first biotech patent disputes in Poland. A part of his practice is advice to clients on general IP matters, including IP transactions and restructuring, as well as in developing advertising campaigns (e.g. to a leading sportswear producer). Recently, he has also assisted a couple of clients with respect to copyright infringements of architect designs. He has also a broad experience in contract law and company law, as in the 90’s, he was a member of M&A practice.
Career
He joined SK&S in July 1994 and became partner in 2002.
He is a co-author of 3 chapters of the Polish leading commentary on Unfair Competition Law (Szwaja, Warsaw 2013), which deal with protection of trade secrets as well as protection of designs based on slavish imitation claims. He is also an active domain name arbitrator at Polish and European panels.
Languages
Polish, English
Memberships
He is an acting arbitrator of the Arbitration Court at the Polish Chamber of IT and Telecommunications and is an acting ADR.eu panellist, appointed to resolve disputes arising from the registration of internet domain names.
Education
Szymon Gogulski graduated from Poznan University in 1994. He has worked with SK&S since July 1994, and became partner in January 2002. He was admitted to the Poznan bar in 1998.
Lawyer Rankings
Poland > Intellectual property
(Leading individuals)Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak‘s IP practice is regularly instructed on matters relating to protection strategies, portfolio management, and disputes regarding trade marks, patents, design rights, copyrights and unfair competition. Its client roster features large multinational companies, as well as major domestics. Heading up the practice is Szymon Gogulski, who is ably supported by Ewa Skrzydło-Tefelska. Another active member of the practice is Marek Oleksyn, who is well versed at negotiating agreements on the acquisition and licensing of IP and R&D agreements.
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