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We are pleased to announce that Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy has been recommended again in The Legal 500 (Legalease) EMEA 2021 ranking in four practice areas. Two TKP lawyers, Professor Elżbieta Traple and Xawery Konarski Attorney-at-law, have been named as Leading Individuals; Attorney-at-law Agnieszka Wachowska has again been named Next generation partner. TKP lawyers were also named as recommended lawyers in particular categories: Data privacy and data protection: Cracow University of Economics Professor Jan Byrski, Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Law Studies Professor Grzegorz Sibiga, and Katarzyna Syska Attorney-at-law, Intellectual Property: Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Law Studies Professor Paweł Podrecki, and Dr. Anna Sokołowska-Ławniczak, Competition/Antitrust: Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Law Studies Professor Paweł Podrecki, Dr Tomasz Targosz, and Dr Katarzyna Menszig-Wiese, LL.M, TMT: Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Law Studies Professor Grzegorz Sibiga, and Dr Piotr Wasilewski.

Thank you to all our clients for the nominations and trust. We all share in this success!

We are very proud to be once again recognized by IP Stars and ranked among the best firms providing services in the field of trademark contentious and trademark prosecution!

Congratulations to our recommended lawyers: Prof. Elżbieta Traple, PhD, hab., Prof. INP PAN dr hab. Paweł Podrecki and Tomasz Targosz in Trade Mark Star category and Prof. Elżbieta Traple, PhD, hab. as Patent Star.

We are very proud and honored to once again be ranked in the Chambers Global 2021. Three of our experts have been ranked in the 2021 edition – Prof. Elżbieta Traple, PhD, hab., Prof. INP PAN dr hab. Paweł Podrecki and Tomasz Targosz, PhD!

We are extremely grateful to all our Clients for their recommendations!

The results of the ranking are available on the website: https://lnkd.in/eyrkETb

We are pleased to inform that in this year’s edition of the international WTR 1000 ranking compiled by World Trademark Review, Traple Konarski Podrecki & Wspólnicy has been recognised as one of the best law firms in Poland which deals with enforcement and litigation, and was presented in the ranking’s silver band.

The recommended specialists include Prof. Elżbieta Traple, PhD, Habil. and Paweł Podrecki, PhD, Habil.

The results of the ranking are available on the website: https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/directories/wtr1000/rankings/poland

We are very pleased to announce that Dr Żaneta Zemła-Pacud, an expert in pharmaceutical and medical law, and industrial property, has joined TKP as of counsel.

Welcome to the team!

We are pleased to announce that the Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy law firm was awarded distinctions in the 2021 edition of the prestigious Chambers & Partners – FinTech in Poland ranking (Band 2).

Moreover, an individual reccomendation and promotion in this category until last year from Band 3 to Band 2 went to Jan Byrski, PhD, Habil.

Full results of the ranking are available on the website of Chambers and Partners.

The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (PFSA) posted a statement on its website stating that on 20 October 2020 mElements S.A. was granted an expanded license for PIS and AIS.

Regardless of the current epidemic, it took (only) six months to obtain the expanded license from the PFSA, despite mElements S.A. (national payment institution) using cloud computing in its operations.

The matter was handled by Cracow University of Economics Professor Dr Jan Byrski and Maciej Miąsko.

TKP is pleased to announce that on 6 October 2020, the Poznań Appeal Court gave a ruling approving in a legally binding and final manner the common tables of fees of seven collecting societies, among them the Polish Filmmakers Association, for public replay, including in hotels (case file I ACa 881/19). Public replay is one of the main fields of exploitation, on which there is large-scale use. The fee tables had already been approved by the Copyright Commission in 2013, but were then examined in a judicial review in two instances – by the Poznań Regional Court and Poznań Appeal Court. These courts found definitively that the rates in the tables were in line with the premises required under copyright law. Importantly, the approved fee rates are common to and standard for collecting societies active on the Polish market. Above all, this is a source of certainty for firms in the hotel business as to fee levels, as they will no longer be required to negotiate the fees with each collecting society individually. It is also an assurance for rightholders that they will receive the royalties they are entitled to from the firms that use their works.  

In addition, due to the current epidemic in Poland, under AntiCrisis Shield 1.0, collecting societies suspended collection of fees from hotels. Due to the situation in which firms in the hotel industry found themselves due to the Coronavirus epidemic, the Polish Filmmakers Association suspended collection of fees even before AntiCrisis Shield 1.0 took effect.

The lawyers at TKP handling the case were attorney-at-law Agnieszka Schoen and attorney-at-law Katarzyna Kosiba – Łuczak

We are pleased to announce that enrollment has now begun for the third postgraduate course on new technologies law, run by the New Technologies Law Centre at the Polish Academy of Sciences Legal Studies Institute.

The curriculum includes:

• intellectual property and technology protection issues (in particular IT agreements, the internet of things, and AI, and regulation of know-how);
• strategies for protecting inventions in the IT and biotechnology sector;
• issues concerning e-commerce and digital economy agreements, such as electronic payments and public procurement;
• competition and consumer protection;
• electronic media law;
• legal protection of information and cybersecurity.

This third course of this kind will feature six topic areas, thirty lecturers from top institutions of higher education, and distinguished experts in many fields related to new technologies, in particular implementation of AI and IOT systems – specialists and practitioners from the largest businesses and law firms. The course will take place remotely (online), with some classes given in hybrid form, depending on the epidemic conditions.

You are truly welcome! 

We are pleased to announce that in this year’s edition of the IAM Patent 1000 ranking  our Law Firm was recognized in the Litigation and Transactions category.

Individually recommended experts include:
– Prof. Elżbieta Traple, PhD Habil. (:itigation)
– Tomasz Targosz, PhD, attorney-at-law (Litigation)
– Anna Sokołowska-Ławniczak, PhD, patent attorney (Litigation)

Thank you for your trust!

Complete rankings are available on IAM website.

We are pleased to inform you that in this year’s edition of the Media Law International ranking Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy Law Firm was, once again, amongst the recommended law firms and ranked TIER 1.

Individual recommendations were also given to our experts: Prof. Elżbieta Traple, PhD Habil., and Xawery Konarski, attorney-at-law.

From the editors:

With distinct emphasis on advertising, media and promotional law, Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners brings together leading industry experts. One client noted: “Xawery Konarski earns a place among Poland’s most highly regarded individuals. He frequently advises the Polish government on legal issues involving legislative reform.” Co-founder and media law specialist Elżbieta Traple advises multiple Polish and foreign entities operating in the industry.

Thank you for this distinction!

Complete rankings are available on MLI website.

We proudly announce that we have once again been appreciated in the Legal 500 EMEA ranking. These recognitions confirm that Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy Law Firm not only maintains a high quality of service but also continually improves its expertise.

In this year’s ranking, we are recommended in four categories, including in two as top experts:

• Data privacy and data protection – TIER 1
• Intellectual Property – TIER 1
• Competition/Antitrust – TIER 2
• TMT – Tier 2

 In addition, our experts have earned individual recommendations:

• Prof. Elżbieta Traple – Leading Individual – Intellectual Property;
• Xawery Konarski – Leading Individual – Data privacy and data protection and TMT;
• Agnieszka Wachowska – Next Generation Lawyer – TMT

In addition, recommendations have been given to: Prof. Paweł Podrecki, PhD Habil., Professor of the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Intellectual Property, Competition/Antitrust), Tomasz Targosz, PhD (Competition/Antitrust), Anna Sokołowska-Ławniczak, PhD (Intellectual Property), Prof. Jan Byrski, PhD Habil., Professor of the Krakow University of Economics (Data Privacy and Data Protection), and Grzegorz Sibiga, PhD (Data Privacy and Data Protection).

Many thanks to our Clients and Partners and sincere congratulations to all recommended individuals in this year’s edition!