03.11.2021
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
How to tax plan the implementation of company automation and robotisation
Investments in the field of automation and robotisation are connected with significant outlays incurred by entrepreneurs. Therefore, any movement in this area should be absolutely preceded by an extensive analysis, not only legal, but also financial, including tax aspects. Tax issues related to investments in innovation are becoming increasingly important, which seems to be noticed [...]
13.09.2021
FILM, MEDIA & GAMING
New version of the Incentives Act - what changes will be made?
Public consultations are underway on the draft amendment to the Act of 9 November 2018 on financial support for audiovisual production, the so-called Incentives Act. Among other things, the draft provides the end of the automatic granting of grants and indicates that applications for funding will be reviewed by independent experts. Current rules Three years [...]
06.09.2021
BRAND & DESIGN
Miley Cyrus as an EU trademark? On the registration of first names and surnames
Famous US singer Miley Cyrus can register her name as an EU trademark. This conclusion was reached by the General Court of the European Union in June after the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) had previously refused to register the artist's trademark due to a conflict with the CYRUS brand. Name as a trademark [...]
26.07.2021
FILM, MEDIA & GAMING
Legal aspects of using music in films
For the first time, the sound appeared in film in 1927 in The Jazz Band Singer, which is considered the first sound film in the history of cinema. Since then, music has become an essential element of every audiovisual work, creating a background for the images that appear. Today it is hard to imagine the [...]
14.07.2021
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
Acceptance, guarantee, and system maintenance in contracts for the implementation of automation and robotics
Implementation of automation and robotization in the enterprise is a complex and extremely expensive process, that takes a long time and is associated with several risks. The consequences of project failure and possible litigation may exceed the value of the contract itself and become painful for both parties. That is why it is so important [...]
07.07.2021
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
Cross-border transfers of personal data from the European Union to the United Kingdom
The European Commission adopted on 28 June 2021 two decisions finding an adequate level of protection for personal data in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Personal data can now, based on these decisions, continue to flow freely from the European Union (EU) to the UK, enjoying there a level of protection [...]
17.05.2021
BRAND & DESIGN
The „Satan shoes” dispute – Nike’s attempt to protect its trademark and the extent of its freedom to modify designer products
MSCHF, a Brooklyn-based art collective, remade and sold 666 pairs of Air Max 97 model shoes. The “Satan shoes” had a drop of human blood in the sole, pentagrams at the laces, and a biblical quote embroidered on the side: “Luke 10:18”. Nike sued MSCHF for the use of their trademark and demanded compensation for [...]
06.05.2021
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
Privacy and personal data in business automation processes
Robotization and automation have been a part of developed economies for several decades now. Further development of these areas through the implementation of artificial intelligence and other forms of automation is an inevitable process and provides a unique opportunity for a technological leap and improved efficiency not only for individual entrepreneurs but also for countries. [...]
28.04.2021
BRAND & DESIGN
What is "El Clasico"? All about a failed attempt to register a trademark
El Clasico, or the skirmishes between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, is more than a match. It is a clash of Catalan independence aspirations with Spanish centralism. It is a symbol of rivalry, an occasion for meetings, a source of (not only sporting) emotions. But not a trademark. This was the conclusion reached by the [...]
20.04.2021
ADVERTISING & EVENTS
Ways to combat parasite marketing
Ambush marketing is a heterogeneous phenomenon, and practices described by this term are characterized by diversity, both in scope, intensity, form, and content. This does not mean, however, that entrepreneurs have no way of defending themselves against the negative effects of such actions. There are many definitions of the term parasitic marketing. The most comprehensive [...]
05.03.2021
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
An EU-centric country with a Kafkaesque discriminatory algorithm targeting its citizens. The story of how a lack of oversight of new technologies brought down the government in the Netherlands.
The technology used by the government to deter social crime and improve the efficiency of government offices can lead to unwarranted exclusion and violations of privacy rights. The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, who resigned from the government as a consequence of a malfunctioning algorithm, experienced this. There has been a lot of public discussion [...]
05.02.2021
ADVERTISING & EVENTS
Things to look out for when signing a facility lease
An event facility lease agreement is one of the most important documents that should safeguard an event organizer. Especially in the era of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, but not exclusively. Regardless of the circumstances, a properly constructed event rental agreement and its provisions should not only protect the organizer in the instance that the event needs [...]
