In today’s Rzeczpospolita, Dr. Michal Markiewicz writes about the European Union trademark and the Polish trademark. What are the relations between these rights, what to be guided by when choosing the appropriate right, which signs affect the possibility of obtaining certain rights (they may constitute grounds for opposition or later invalidation of the right) and to what extent registration of a sign blocks other entities in Europe from registering a conflicting sign (monopolizes the sign). He also points out that in certain circumstances it is legitimate to register a national right despite the legitimacy of an EU right – this is particularly true in the situation of legitimacy of a widely recognized (reputable) mark. He also points to two EUIPO projects that aim to support small and medium-sized entrepreneurs in the field of intellectual property rights: WSME Found allows reimbursement of 75% of the cost of registering a trademark with a maximum grant limit of €1,000, IP Scan allows verification of all the entrepreneur’s intangible assets, including the signs used, among others, for the purposes of possible future registrations of them as trademarks. In this case, the subsidy covers 90% of the cost of the analysis, up to €630. This program was first launched in Poland in 2024. Link to article: https://archiwum.rp.pl/artykul/1514335-Znak-towarowy-unijny-polski-a-moze-oba.html