TKP international

In this issue:

• New PKD codes from 1 January 2025.
• Polish DPA bans Meta from processing personal data of two public figures for displaying deepfake ads.
• CJEU: allowance for every hour worked overtime.
• Impact of forthcoming legal changes on the performance of creditworthiness assessments using artificial intelligence.
• EU fight against illegal logging and new obligations for entrepreneurs.
• TDM finally in the Polish law. What does the amendment to the copyright law introduce in this respect?
• The Warsaw Intellectual Property Court has resolved the issue of granting an injunctive relief in a recent high-profile dispute in Europe concerning the infringement and validity of patent EP1845961 for rivaroxabine.
• Permission for the acquisition of real estate in Poland by foreigners.
• Polish Government announces tax changes to reduce use of family foundations for tax optimization.
• The Electronic Communications Law enters into force. What are the new obligations for electronic communication entrepreneurs?

In this issue:

• New preliminary questions to the CJEU concerning the concept of a ‘work’ – practical conclusions.
• Family foundations only for singles? Controversial individual interpretations regarding disbursements from a family foundation established jointly by spouses.
• Deregulation Act – changes for entrepreneurs.
• Publication of a draft law implementing the NIS 2 Directive.
• Whistleblower Protection Act adopted by the Sejm.
• Work on the implementation of the Polish law transposing the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) into Polish legislation.
• Valid reasons for not using trademarks.
• European Media Freedom Act (EMFA): EU’s Weapon in the Fight for Pluralistic and Independent Media?
• A “game-changing” opinion from the CJEU’s Advocate General offers legal perspective on cheat software.
• Changes in food labelling.
• The future of public procurement in the context of the ongoing legislative work on the implementation of NIS 2.

In this issue:

• Coding with AI: navigating copyright in the era of Copilot.
• Severe penalties for collusion in the electronic monitoring equipment market.
• Right of communication to the public of works once again examined by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
• How to implement the NIS 2 Directive? Brief overview of required policies.
• Sector audit plan: how to prepare for the audit carried out by the President of the Polish Personal Data Protection Office (PPDPO)?
• What will change in the labour and migration law? Summary of Q1 2024.
• Implementation of the SUP Directive in Poland in practice review of individual rulings issued by Voivodship Marshals.
• Work on the AI Act. The financial sector’s perspective on artificial intelligence regulations.
• Do online shops need to comply with the Digital Services Act?
• Data Act – will it affect cloud contracts and service provider obligations, and if so, how?
• NGT plants: what future for crop, food, and feed protection in the EU?
• The Public Procurement Office confirmed the possibility of the contracting authority’s possibility to transfer receivables due to a subcontractor.
• A house flip unlike any other, the Epic Flip.

In this issue:

• Will AI vendors defend their clients against IP lawsuits?
• Oversight of lending institutions by the financial supervision authority (KNF)
• User content moderation under the digital services act – 10 key takeaways
• Data Act: new obligations on data access
• Consumer law: AI is reviewing your contract templates online right now
• Is orphan exclusivity a new IP right?
• Exclusion of a foreign contractor from the proceedings
• A planning permit can be obtained in Poland if land to be developed is located within a development zone
• (Non-)obvious assessment of trademarks for medicinal products
• Latest CJEU ruling on rules on remuneration for overtime for employees who work part-time
• The difficult road to revising the Polish system of fair compensation for private copying

In this issue:

• President signs an amendment to the Energy Law
• Limits on a non-compete clause in a franchising agreement: looming risks for franchisors
• Disclosure obligation under art. 19 of Directive (EU) 2019/790 and the proposal for transposing it in Poland
• Measures to improve the legal and institutional climate for businesses in Poland
• Proposal for the new NIST Cybersecurity Framework now revealed
• The European Commission has issued a decision on the adequate level of protection under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
• Major changes to labor law
• An Act amending Certain Laws to ensure Growth of the Financial Market and Protect Investors on that Market (Warzywniak – the “general store” act)
• Rebranding using Twitter as an example. Will this change work out for the better?
• Penalties for trash-streaming – legislation to combat harmful content online
• The EMA has released official guidance on the protection of personal data and commercially confidential information in the Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS)
• Legislative developments concerning consumer-trader disputes
• IT sector’s recommendations on indexation posted on Public Procurement Office website
• A step closer to perpetual usufruct being abolished in Poland
• The Act on Combating Abuses in Electronic Communication: new obligations for telecommunications operators and e-mail providers
• Less is more? Brief remarks on fraud in court

In this issue:

• The latest version of the Artificial Intelligence Act proposed by the European Parliament redefines AI systems and the way they are classified
• DPA decisions imposing administrative fines annulled
• New obligations for payment service providers under an amendment to the VAT Act
• The Polish legislator plans significant restrictions on the sale and advertising of energy drinks
• What the end of the state of epidemic emergency would mean for CSOs
• When a business party applies for a trademark in bad faith

In this issue:

• ChatGPT in practice: the principal legal issues
• The Sejm has adopted an amendment to the Wind Farm Construction Project Act. Partial liberalisation of the 10 H rule.
• The risks connected with shifting the moment an agreement is concluded: why Amazon is facing fines for breaching consumer rights in Poland
• A new, ninth version of the National Cybersecurity System Act (NCSSA) has been published, introducing stricter obligations for SOCs
• New rules on remote working and sobriety testing enter into force
• Important developments in labor law in 2023
• Financial Information System Act – new regulations in the Polish financial sector
• National Appeals Chamber (KIO) to decide the form for a tender for supply of laptops for fourth-year pupils in Poland

In this issue:

• Wind power to serve local communities
• Tip for doing business in Poland – respect consumer protection rules!
• Privacy issues in new rules on remote work and sobriety checks
• GDPR-like Privacy Reform in Ukraine
• The most important changes employers can expect in 2023
• The Anti-usury Act, new legislation for the lending sector
• The European Parliament gaming resolution – a harbinger of the increase in the public funding for video game production in Poland and the EU?
• Merely providing proof of reputation of a trademark is not sufficient
• The Electronic Communications Law implementing the EECC in Poland an increasing likely prospect
• Digital Services Act – the legal status of implementation in Poland
• New rights and obligations related to the supply of digital content or services in Poland
• Market exclusivity and its increasing relevance for the pharmaceutical industry
• Compensation for pursuing late payments in commercial transactions
• More intense measures by the Polish Public Procurement Office to draw up standards for indexation of fees in public construction work contracts
• Rental of residential properties in 2023
• The agony to come – amendment to the Criminal Code

Special issue of our newsletter is now out! In this issue we are commenting on the legal aspects of NFT: 

• NFTs in copyright
• NFTs and trademark law
• NFTs and court cases
• Can NFTs solve the problem of counterfeiting?
• Investing in players in NFT games
• NFT-Style house (under the roof of Polish law)
• NFTs and cybersecurity

In this issue:

• Polish authorities adopt measures to mitigate effects of energy crisis
• Conditions for respecting warranties under scrutiny by the Polish Competition Authority
• Poland takes another step to make cross-border reorganization of companies easier
• A new version of the National Cybersecurity System Act close to being passed
• The Polish DPA fines a controller for not verifying a processor and for not concluding a data processing agreement
• Recent labor law highlights in Poland
• Regulator (KNF) scrutinizes limited network payment instruments
• The importance of a qualified electronic signature in the context of copyright transfer in the IT industry
• Recommendations issued by the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) on how influencers should label advertising content
• Supreme Administrative Court judgment of 26.04.2022, II GSK 1724/18

In this issue:

• Poland is considering expanding the deposit-refund scheme to include single-use glass packaging

• Dominant or not, you need to be super-cautious in the food supply chain!

• The business judgement rule in an amendment to the Commercial Companies Code

• Envisaged new rules on cybersecurity – legislative proposal for combating abuses in electronic communication

• The Polish DPA fines both the controller and the processor for the first time

• Another in a series of proposals for the Whistleblower Law has been published on the website of the Government Legislation Centre

• A legislative proposal to amend the Copyright Law and possible change in computer program licensing rules in the Polish IT sector

• Advertising of dietary supplements: the more charges, the harsher the penalty?

• The time limit for undertakings to collect debts to be longer

• The Polish Deal 2.0. – tax counter-revolution

We hope that this publication will address some practical problems that a foreign company or institution may encounter while operating in Poland.

We hope that this publication will address some practical problems that a foreign company or institution may encounter while operating in Poland.

We are pleased to present next issue of our newsletter. We hope that this compendium of legal issues prepared by our experts will provide answers to the current business challenges.

We wish you a good reading!

We are pleased to present next issue of our newsletter. We hope that this compendium of legal issues prepared by our experts will provide answers to the current business challenges.

We wish you a good reading!

We are pleased to present next issue of our newsletter. We hope that this compendium of legal issues prepared by our experts will provide answers to the current business challenges.

We wish you a good reading!

We are pleased to present next issue of our newsletter.

We hope that this overview of legal issues will provide answers to the current problems that a foreign company or institution may encounter while operating in Poland.

We wish you a good reading!

We hope that this publication will address some practical problems that a foreign company or institution may encounter while operating in Poland.

We are pleased to present you the international newsletter of our law firm. You will find there articles prepared by major of our practices. The part dedicated to employment law was written by closely cooperating with us Baran Książek Bigaj (BKB) law firm, one of the leaders in this field in Poland. We prepared an overview of topics that we find of particular importance for foreign entities carrying out or planning to conduct economic activity in Poland.