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Mai 28, 2020 (Newsletter Issue 8/20)
Poland
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Specialised IP Courts Introduced


The new law of February 13, 2020, on the amendment of the Act of 17 November 1964 - Code of Civil Procedure and certain other acts (“Act”) was signed by the Polish President on February 19, 2020. The Act provides specialised intellectual property courts (IP Courts) which will be separated units of the Polish common courts. The law will enter into force on July 1, 2020.

The new IP Courts will be competent in all IP matters, including cases concerning trademarks of the European Union and Community Designs. It covers not only cases concerning protection of copyrights and industrial property rights, but also, among others, matters concerning combating and preventing unfair competition and protection of personal rights in certain cases, e.g. relating to advertising or promotion of goods and services, or scientific and inventive activities.

Four courts have been appointed to examine intellectual property matters, namely the District Courts in Warsaw, Gdansk, Poznan, and Lublin, and two Appeal Courts.

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