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“Dr. Michal Markiewicz defines what the destruction of Russia’s intellectual property protection system is all about today. He points out that this may not be the end yet.” We invite you to read Tomasz Pietryga’s article “War: a bad time to protect intellectual property,” published in Rzeczpospolita, in which M&S partner Dr. Michal Markiewicz, among others, speaks out. Link: https://www.rp.pl/abc-firmy/art37223101-wojna-zly-czas-na-ochrone-wlasnosci-intelektualnej

On October 1-2, 2022, classes on copyright law were held as part of the KBF Editorial School, at which our expert, attorney Marcin Mioduszewski, spoke. We would like to thank the Organizers and Participants of both weekend meetings. It is always a great pleasure for members of our team to present copyright law in a slightly different format than usual.

On September 20 and 22, Dr. Michal Markiewicz taught a class on copyright law to trainees from OIRP Krakow. It is always a great pleasure to teach new generations of legal advisors! We would like to thank OIRP Krakow, Mr. Dean Marcin Sala – Szczypinski and Ms. Professor Ewa Nowińska

On September 12-14, 2022 in Krakow, the XXII Krakow Conference organized by the FORUM Educational Center took place. Dr. Michal Markiewicz gave a lecture covering two issues: copyright vs. trademark and the liability of a hosting platform on the example of the “Chomikuj” ruling. – Supreme Court judgment of August 26, 2022 (II CSKP 3/22). On the other hand, Prof. Ryszard Markiewicz laid out the matter including: the complaint of Poland in the case for the annulment of Article 17 of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2019/790 on copyright in the digital single market, new problems and settlements in the field of copyright protection of a work and its scope, as well as the principle of proportionality in copyright law. We would like to thank the wonderful Organizers (Anna Hoffmann of FORUM Educational Center) and the Conference Participants.

In June 2022, the Jagiellonian University Publishing House published a new book “Law and Social Media” edited by Prof. Ryszard Markiewicz. The book is the result of two years of research conducted by doctoral students within the framework of the legal sciences seminar at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences at Jagiellonian University. Congratulations! The authors’ work was supervised by Prof. Ryszard Markiewicz.

Sincere thanks to the Scientific Circle of the Society of Intellectual Property Law Supporters of the Jagiellonian University for participating in the classes and workshops within the 13th edition of the IP STUDENT project conducted this year by Attorney Zuzanna Ochonska. It is always a great pleasure to be able to share our knowledge with the student audience.

In the 20th edition of the national ranking of law firms 2022 organized by “Rzeczpospolita”, Markiewicz & Sroczynski received recommendations in 4 areas: 1) Competition and antitrust law; 2) Consumer matters; 3) Intellectual and industrial property law; 4) Copyright and Related Rights. Individual recommendations were given to: 1) Prof. Ryszard Markiewicz (“Copyright and Related Rights”); 2) Dr. Michał Markiewicz (“Intellectual and Industrial Property Law”); 3) Jarosław Sroczyński, M.A. (Competition and Antimonopoly Law and Consumer Affairs). These recommendations are made on the basis of indications from other lawyers. We sincerely thank all those who have trusted us! More about the ranking on the Rzeczpospolita website: https://rankingi.rp.pl/rankingkancelarii