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10th edition of IP Student
We are pleased to announce the commencement of 10th edition of the IP Student programme, organised by the Student Scientific Group of Intellectual Property Law at the Jagiellonian University and the Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy law firm.
This year the meetings will be attended by a group of 25 students selected through recruitment, and the classes will be held exclusively by lawyers from the Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy law firm.
The meetings will be organised as workshops and will be held on Thursdays. It is planned to hold ten meetings, at the end of which the project participants will be able to take part in a competition for the best participant of 10th edition of IP Student, for whom internship will be organised by the Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy law firm.
The range of topics remains unchanged – meetings will be devoted to current issues of intellectual property law, including the Internet law, the competition law, the copyright law, and trademark protection.
We are happy to inform that the Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy Law Firm was recognised during the Innovation & IP Forum and Awards, which was held on 30 January 2019 in Paris.
The distinction (silver award) was received on behalf of the Law Firm by attorney-at-law Anna Sokołowska-Ławniczak, who participated in the event along with attorney-at-law Aleksandra Młoczkowska.
The event was primarily dedicated to the subject of patent disputes, trademarks, IT and intellectual property. Around 200 persons from around the world participated in the event.
Innovation & IP Forum was organised by the Leaders League – a French media-rating agency.
The Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce the opening of recruitment for 1st edition of Postgraduate Studies in New Technologies Law at ILS PAS.
The objective of the Postgraduate Studies is to provide the participants with comprehensive knowledge about new technologies law, ensuring preparedness to employ modern legal solutions in practice. The curriculum includes: topics on intellectual property and protection of technology (especially know-how regulations, IT agreements, Internet of Things and AI), strategies for the protection of inventions in the IT, biotechnology and other sectors, issues of e-commerce and agreements in digital economy, including electronic payments and public procurement, as well as competition and consumer protection, electronic media law, and legal protection of information.
The application deadline is 21 December 2018. The Studies consist of two semesters. Courses begin 19 January 2018, and end in September 2019. There is a fee for the Studies and they take place over 9 weekends (Saturday-Sunday). The courses will take place at ILS PAS at Pałac Staszica in Warsaw, ul. Nowy Świat 72.
Persons employed in institutions with patronage of any postgraduate studies held at the Institute of Law Studies PAS, or belonging to a professional self-governing body which holds patronage of, co-organises or advertises postgraduate studies at the Institute through its own communication channels, are entitled to a 10% tuition discount.
For detailed information about the Studies, please visit the website of the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences at: https://www.inp.pan.pl/dydaktyka/studia-podyplomowe/studia-podyplomowe-prawo-nowych-technologii-i-edycja/
Our Law Firm’s Lawyers are mediators at the Arbitration Centre for Foodstuffs Dispute Resolution
We are pleased to announce that on 20 September 2018, the Management Board of the Arbitration Centre for Foodstuffs Dispute Resolution has adopted a resolution to appoint six mediators for their first term of office, among which there are lawyers of our Law Firm:
- Paweł Podrecki, PhD Habil., Professor of the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences – Attorney-at-Law
- Zbigniew Pinkalski, PhD – Legal Advisor
The Arbitration Centre for Foodstuffs Dispute Resolution has been established to resolve consumer disputes regarding foodstuffs quickly, independently, impartially, and out-of-court. It is the first authorised private entity dedicated to arbitral resolution of disputes regarding the commercial quality of foods and their labelling, as well as disputes resulting from promotional competitions and lotteries, or other general consumer-facing communication regarding foods.
For more information on the Arbitration Centre for Foodstuffs Dispute Resolution, visit www.cprsz.pl.
Ranking IAM Patent 1000
We are happy to announce that in the latest edition of the IAM Patent 1000 ranking, our law firm and experts were once again awarded.
Our law firm received a bronze award in the litigation and transactions category. In individual recommendations, as in previous years, Prof. Elżbieta Traple received a silver award in the litigation category. In addition, for the first time in the ranking, the recommendation was awarded to Anna Sokołowska-Ławniczak, PhD – bronze in the litigation category.
Publisher’s comment:
Springing into action at the first sign of a dispute, litigation specialist Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners is “a major competitor on the patent scene” and an irresistible force before the common court and the Polish Patent Office. “No stranger to complex industrial matters, an expert legal team partners up with some of the country’s top technical talent to tackle any demands their clients might have.” A new addition to the IAM Patent 1000, Anna Sokołowska-Ławniczak heads up the IP division and dives into a significant prosecution and enforcement caseload for major multinationals. “An impressive and responsive professional,” Sokołowska-Ławniczak provides the “clear, succinct and practical advice” on which rock-solid IP strategies are built. Her counterpart in the set’s contentious endeavours is founding partner Elżbieta Traple. Sought after for her abilities in the courtroom, Traple has amassed vast knowledge from a range of academic and professional sources. With far-reaching talents incorporating pharmaceutical, competition and IP law, she has played a key role in heightening engagement with these areas on the national stage.
Full ranking results are available here.
Ranking of Law Firms 2018
In the 16th edition of the Ranking of Law Firms, published by the Rzeczpospolita daily, the Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy Law Firm was once again given the title of the leader in intellectual and industrial property law as well as copyright law services. Moreover, it was recommended in as many as four categories, i.e. “Technology”, “Media”, “Telecommunications”, and “Personal data protection law”.
In the “Intellectual property, industrial property and copyright law” category, Prof. Elżbieta Traple, invariably in relation to previous years, received the title of leader.
The following lawyers were recommended for their individual achievements:
- Paweł Podrecki, Attorney-at-Law, in the “Intellectual and industrial property law as well as copyright law” category, and
- Xawery Konarski, Attorney-at-Law, in the
- “Technology”,
- “Media”,
- “Telecommunications”,
- and “Personal data protection law” categories.
Prize award ceremony of the Ranking of Law Firms 2018 was held on 23 April 2018 in Warsaw.
Detailed ranking results are available on the website of the Rzeczpospolita daily.
The Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy Law Firm recognised in The Legal 500 EMEA ranking
In this year’s edition of The Legal 500 EMEA ranking, the Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy Law Firm was recognised in three fields:
- Intellectual property – Tier 2
- TMT – Tier 2
- Competition/antitrust – Tier 2
In addition, individual recommendations in the TMT field were given to:
- Xawery Konarski, Attorney-at-Law (Leading individual), and
- Agnieszka Wachowska, Legal Advisor (Next Generation Lawyer).
More information about ranking results is available on The Legal 500 website.
The Legal 500 EMEA is an independent British ranking of law firms, which was first published in 1988. Annual rankings are prepared on the basis of interviews conducted by analysts with law firm clients and competing law firms.
Chambers Europe 2018
We are pleased to announce that the Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy law firm was once again awarded distinctions in this year’s edition of Chambers Europe ranking in the following categories: TMT (Band 1) and Intellectual Property (Band 2).
Individual recommendations:
Intellectual Property
- Elżbieta Traple (Band 1)
- Paweł Podrecki (Band 3)
- Tomasz Targosz (Band 4)
Competition/Antitrust
- Paweł Podrecki (Band 4)
TMT
- Xawery Konarski (Band 1)
TMT: Data Protection:
- Xawery Konarski (Band 2)
More information: Chambers and Partners.
MANAGING IP AWARDS – 2018
The Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy law firm has been awarded distinctions as Poland Contentious Firm of the Year in this year’s edition of the Managing Intellectual Property ranking.
More information about the ranking:
We are pleased to announce that our blog has become the media patron of the IP Challenge competition.
This is the 8th edition of the Polish championship in the field of intellectual property law, in which teams representing universities from all over the country will struggle for the title of “IP Master”. Leading experts in the field of intellectual property law are the judges in the two main stages of the competition – they will assess both legal opinions prepared by teams and their presentations during the process simulation.
For more information, please visit the fan page of the competition at: https://m.facebook.com/IPChallenge/
Chambers Global 2018
We are pleased to announce that in the Chambers Global 2018 ranking Professor Elżbieta Traple, PhD, Habil. once again was listed as a recommended expert in the area of Intellectual Property (Band 1). In the same field, the following lawyers were also recognised for their individual achievements Paweł Podrecki, PhD, Habil. (Band 3) and Tomasz Targosz, PhD (Band 4).
Similar to the previous year, The Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy law firm was listed as a recommended expert in the area of Intellectual Property (Band 2).
Ranking results are available at: Chambers Global 2018.
We are pleased to inform you 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 deal with trademark protection, and was presented in the ranking’s silver band.
The recommended specialists include Prof. Elżbieta Traple, PhD, Habil. (Luminaries) and Paweł Podrecki, PhD, Habil. (Individuals: enforcement, silver band).
The results of the ranking are available on the WTR 1000 website.
The World Trademark Review 1000 ranking (The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals) was published for the eighth time. In 2018 the best law firms and individual practicioners specialising in the field of trademark protection were selected from almost 70 jurisdictions.