On 3 February 2025, a new edition of the “SME Fund” programme was launched, organized by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The Fund...

A legal act regulating the principlestrademark registration in Chinais the Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China of 23 August 1982. According to the...

As of April 15, 2016, significant changes were introduced to the Polish trademark law system. Under the previous legal framework, it was the Polish Patent...

CD PROJEKT S.A. is a widely known video game developer. The studio’s latest release is the game “Cyberpunk 2077.” To promote the game, the company...

IP Scan – EU grants for SMEs for initial diagnostics of IP rights in the enterprise. Since the beginning of April 2024, the IP Scan...

As part of the Fund for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), on 22 January 2024, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) together with the...

Louis Vuitton is one of the most famous fashion houses in the world. The brand was officially founded in 1984 when Louis Vuitton opened a...

So far, the European patent has not constituted a unitary protective right, but could create a bundle of national patents through validation in selected countries...

The unitary patent will not be limited to simplifying the validation procedure. In addition to the different validation procedure in individual countries, there are also...

As in the case of”classic” patents,maintenanceunitary patentit will require bringingannual fees for extending protection.Normally, maintaining a bundle of European patents requires paying different renewal fees,...

EU grants for entrepreneurs for the registration of trademarks and industrial designs 2022 As part of the Fund for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) On...

A trademark is subject to a use obligation. In relation to EU trademarks registered in the EUIPO, a rule has been adopted according to which...