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The question to the CJEU in the course of M&S practice. We have before us a solution to an interesting issue concerning a request for information in proceedings in intellectual property cases (Article 479 (112) et seq. of the Code of Civil Procedure). The doubt of the Court in Warsaw concerns the application of Article 8(1) in conjunction with Article 4(1) of Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004. As a consequence, the CJEU will consider the issue of the scope of application of a given measure of protection in the context of the necessity to previously confirm the entitlement to a given intellectual property right for our Client and the whole practice. What is more, as a result of the CJEU decision the issue of interpretation of the above mentioned regulations in the context of standard of proof in case of the so-called information claim is to be resolved. The question of the Court concerns whether it is necessary to prove or only to confirm certain circumstances within the framework of the application.

M&S has been recommended in “WHO IS WHO LEGAL” ranking and Jaroslaw Sroczynski named “GLOBAL LEADER” in the “COMPETITION” area. We are grateful for this distinction.Read more on the WWL Ranking website: https://whoswholegal.com/jaroslaw-sroczynski #whoiswholegal #competition #globalleader

In the 19th edition of the national ranking of law firms 2021 organised by “Rzeczpospolita”, the law firm Markiewicz & Sroczynski received recommendations in 2 areas: 1) Competition and antimonopoly law; 2) Copyright and related rights. Moreover, Prof. Ryszard Markiewicz has been recommended in the field of “Copyright and Related Rights” and Mr. Jarosław Sroczynski in the field of “Competition and Antitrust Law”. These recommendations are made on the basis of indications from other lawyers. We would like to thank everyone who has recommended us! More about the ranking on the Rzeczpospolita website: https://rankingi.rp.pl/rankingkancelarii/2

W XVIII edycji ogólnopolskiego rankingu kancelarii prawniczych 2020 organizowanym przez „Rzeczpospolitą”, kancelaria Markiewicz & Sroczynski otrzymała rekomendacje w 3 dziedzinach 1) Sprawy konsumenckie; 2) Prawo konkurencji i antymonopolowe; 3) Prawo własności intelektualnej i przemysłowej oraz autorskie. Ponadto, prof. Ryszard Markiewicz otrzymał rekomendację w dziedzinie “Prawo własności intelektualnej i przemysłowej oraz autorskie” a Mec. Jarosław Sroczyński w dziedzinie “Prawo konkurencji i antymonopolowe”. Mec. Sroczynski został też wybrany liderem w dziedzinie “Sprawy konsumenckie”. Rekomendacje te są udzielane na podstawie wskazań innych prawników. Serdecznie dziękujemy wszystkim, którzy nas wskazali! Więcej o rankingu na stronie Rzeczpospolita: https://www.rp.pl/Rankingi/306109993-Ranking-kancelarii-prawniczych-2020-kto-zwyciezyl-w-rekomendacjach.htmlIn the 18th edition of the national ranking of law firms 2020 organized by “Rzeczpospolita”, the law firm Markiewicz & Sroczynski received recommendations in 3 fields: 1) Consumer matters; 2) Competition and antimonopoly law; 3) Intellectual and Industrial Property and Copyright Law. Moreover, Prof. Ryszard Markiewicz has been recommended in the field of “Intellectual and Industrial Property Law and Copyright” and Mr. Jarosław Sroczynski in the field of “Competition Law and Antitrust Law”. Mr. Sroczynski has also been appointed a leader in the field of “Consumer Affairs”. These recommendations are made on the basis of indications from other lawyers. We would like to thank everyone who pointed us out! Read more about the ranking on the Rzeczpospolita website: https://www.rp.pl/Rankingi/306109993-Ranking-kancelarii-prawniczych-2020-kto-zwyciezyl-w-rekomendacjach.html

We recommend an article written by Michał Radkowski and published on Wirtualnemedia.pl under the title “Radio station from Tunisia plays RMF FM jingles. “Someone recorded them or downloaded them from the Internet”. The commentary on the case of the Tunisian RM FM radio jingle by Marcin Mioduszewski, a lawyer, deserves special attention of those interested in legal protection of sound forms emitted in radio broadcasts. “Even such short musical forms as a jingle can be protected. Although not all of them are always creative enough to constitute a work within the meaning of the copyright law, there are still related rights which protect a recording (phonogram) and musical and vocal performances. Such, especially short, forms can also be claimed as sound trademarks.” Read more at the link: https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/stacja-radiowa-tunezja-rm-fm-gra-dzingle-rmf-fm-lamanie-prawa

We ended May with a lecture “Law in the fashion industry” conducted for the “IP STUDENT” project – Scientific Circle of Intellectual Property Law TBSP UJ by Attorney Zuzanna Ochońska. It is always a great pleasure to be able to share our knowledge with a student audience interested in the topic of regulation in the fashion industry.

On 20-21 May 2021, the General Scientific Conference “Open access management of scientific and didactic resources – standards, tools, good practices” was held, organised by the Jagiellonian Library within the framework of the project “Open access repository of scientific and didactic output” of the Jagiellonian University. Sybilla Stanisławska-Kloc, PhD, co-participated in a panel on digital educational use of works in the face of new teaching realities (cross-border activities) and Michał Wyrwiński, PhD, participated in a panel on open access in grant funded research projects.