Inventions, procedures, trademarks and know-how – these issues often determine the competitive advantage of enterprises. Due to numerous international treaties, European Union law and ongoing globalization processes related to trade, the importance of intellectual property rights is growing. Nowadays, every entrepreneur should consider these aspects in their business.

The GKR Legal team advises on how to protect trademarks, designs, know-how and trade secrets. We provide advice on property rights regarding technology and IPR and their transfer to other entities.

WE ADVISE POLISH AND FOREIGN CLIENTS ON ISSUES RELATED TO BRAND PROTECTION:

REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS

  • We represent entrepreneurs in cases relating to the registration of trade marks both in Poland and throughout the European Union.

REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARKS AND DESIGNS PURSUING CLAIMS BEFORE THE COURT

  • We pursue civil claims on behalf of our Clients, both for the prohibition of infringements and for damages, in cases relating to copyrights, trademarks, industrial designs and patent protection. We also represent our Clients in criminal proceedings relating to counterfeit trademarks.

CLIENT REPRESENTATION IN ADMINISTRATIVE LITIGATION PROCEEDINGS

  • We represent the Clients in litigation proceedings and registration disputes before the Polish Patent Office, the World Intellectual Property Organisation, the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market and administrative courts.

SETTLEMENTS

  • In cases for brand protection, on behalf of our Clients we successfully negotiate both out-of-court settlements and court ones.

COOPERATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTITUTIONS

  • We cooperate with law enforcement institutions and customs agencies. Furthermore, we conduct training programs for the Police and the customs authorities in this field.

MONITORING SERVICES

  • We offer our Clients monitoring services with respect to infringement of their IP rights on the Internet.

WE SUPPORT OUR CLIENTS IN THE PROTECTION OF THEIR INTERNET DOMAIN NAMES

  • The Arbitration and Mediation Center at the World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva as well as in proceedings before the Arbitration Court for Internet Domains at the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications.
  • We also advise on the conclusion of agreements relating to rights to Internet Domains.