DR MICHAŁ MARKIEWICZ FOR RZECZPOSPOLITA – TRADEMARK IS REGISTERED BY A COMPETITOR OR DISLOYAL DISTRIBUTOR – HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF?

In today’s Rzeczpospolita, Dr. Michal Markiewicz writes about trademarks. Similar to other industrial property rights protecting, for example, inventions or industrial designs, is there a right of protection for a trademark? When can a competitor’s unfair registration of a mark identical to ours be blocked, and what is the relationship with agents who want to “seize the right” to a mark, does this regulation also apply to entities other than agents, such as distributors or licensees? So, relatively briefly, for a complex topic, I write about how to defend against a third party’s registration of our unregistered trademark in the territory. Publicly available excerpt from the article: https://archiwum.rp.pl/artykul/1505830-Znak-towarowy-rejestruje-konkurent-lub-nielojalny-dystrybutor—jak-sie-bronic-.html?fbclid=IwAR20fcnMXiMplEW10g8L5dK7aV-H9706eZ6fEDzVDWTZ4g-EhygCRU0DP2k