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To quote from the organizers: “Co-published with Global Competition Review, Lexology Index: Competition is a comprehensive guide to the leading competition and state aid lawyers and economists around the world. The lawyers selected advise and represent clients in internal, regulatory and criminal investigations as well as assisting with merger filings, civil and criminal litigation and cartel matters. The competition economists we feature are considered to be the best consultants, expert witnesses and advisers in the world, and are highlighted for their provision of expert knowledge and testimony in complex antitrust matters, alongside the superb advice they provide to lawyers and clients on intricate matters of competition economics.” Read more on the WWL Ranking website: https://www.lexology.com/index/report/competition/rankings?r=1892400

The text on photo wallpapers [Addendum No. 7] concerns implied consent to the use of a work understood as a unilateral declaration of will. In it, I refer to German BGH rulings from 2024. In the text, I point out that the reasoning adopted by the BGH can be used to interpret analogous legal issues under Polish copyright law. Moreover, implied consent may have a broader scope of application in Poland due to the difficulties of constructing an implied license agreement under Polish law. This is related to the requirement under Article 41(2) of the Copyright Act that the fields of exploitation be explicitly listed in the license agreement. Link to the article on prawo.pl: https://www.prawo.pl/biznes/prof-markiewicz-czy-mozesz-pokazac-fototapete-w-reklamie,533595.html

In the 23rd edition of the nationwide Ranking of Law Firms 2025 organized by Rzeczpospolita, the law firm Markiewicz Sroczyński Mioduszewski and its partners received the following distinctions: Title of Law Firm – Leader in the field of: Intellectual property law; Titles of Leading Lawyers: Dr. Michał Markiewicz – “Intellectual Property Law”; Jarosław Sroczyński, attorney-at-law – “Competition and Antitrust Law”; Recommendations for the Law Firm in the fields of: Competition and Antitrust Law; TMT (IT, media, telecommunications). More about the ranking on the Rzeczpospolita website: https://rankingi.rp.pl/rankingkancelarii/2024

The 11th International Scientific Conference (June 5-6, 2025, Jagiellonian University, Larisch Palace in Krakow) – “Consumer Protection – Challenges for the Third Decade of Consumer Ombudsmen” – provided an opportunity to exchange views and experiences on a wide range of consumer issues. Over two days, panelists discussed the digitization of the consumer market, the energy market, the medical market, the transport market, and the financial market. The panels of young scientists were particularly creative. Our law firm was represented by Jarosław Sroczyński and Julian Tateno, who took part in the sales and transport panels. We would like to thank the organizers: Elżbieta Sługocka-Krupa, Krzysztof Podgórski, Prof. Michał Wyrwiński, and the Mercatus et Civis Foundation for the invitation and the excellent atmosphere of the meetings.

In an article for Prawo.pl (Wolters Kluwer Polska), Wiktoria Matysik considers how to apply the provisions on the publication of corrections and apologies in the case of online content – and, in particular, whether it is permissible to “attach” corrections to the original press materials. https://www.prawo.pl/biznes/sprostowanie-artykulu-w-internecie-gdzie-opublikowac,532921.html

Yesterday, Dr. Michał Markiewicz had the pleasure of conducting a training session on selected issues of copyright agreements as part of “Legal Advisor Mondays” organized by the District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Warsaw (OIRP). “Thank you very much to all participants for attending and for your many questions. I hope to see you soon!” The presentation covered the following topics, among others: the requirement to specify fields of exploitation, problems with concluding contracts (practical aspects), rescuing poorly concluded contracts, the amendment of September 2024 in the context of contracts (including remuneration), the durability of copyright contracts – risks and alternatives (including contracts transferring a share in rights (e.g., temporarily 1% of rights) together with a modification of the rules of joint management.

The European Economic Congress, a key meeting of representatives from business, science, and government, is still underway today in Katowice. Yesterday, at the invitation of the Ministry of Industry, we participated with Julian Tateno in a special conference organized by the ministry as part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. We were particularly impressed by the discussion during the session on “Europe’s energy security,” summarized by Minister of Industry Marzena Czarnecka. The common message from European ministers is the issue of energy independence, i.e., learning lessons from the gas crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as the importance of solidarity in building energy security in Europe. At the same time, we must not lose sight of the fact that energy is a specific commodity to which low-income consumers should also have access at reasonable prices, which is crucial for the protection of Polish families, as pointed out by Secretary of State Aleksandra Gajewska. This was confirmed during the next session by a representative of the energy business, President of Grupa TAURON Grzegorz Lot, MBA. Ms. Joanna Pauly, Executive MBA, presented ambitious plans for the transformation of mining regions in a “White Paper.” There is also hope for lawyers working in the energy sector. MEP Borys Budka promised to continue to monitor the reduction of the enormous production of specialized legal acts. The slogan is not so much “deregulation” as “simplification.” Let’s hope so.