NOWE PRZEPISY DOTYCZĄCE ZABEZPIECZANIA ROSZCZEŃ W SPRAWACH WŁASNOŚCI INTELEKTUALNEJ (OBOWIĄZUJĄCE OD 1 LIPCA 2023 R.)
NEW REGULATIONS FOR SECURING CLAIMS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CASES (EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023)

Summary/Abstract: The article presents and discusses the provisions of collateral proceedings effective July 1, 2023, on securing claims in intellectual property cases. The reasons prompting the legislator to intro- duce special regulations are indicated, in particular the high risk of causing damage to the debt- or that can be difficult to rectify, if the secured injunction claim turns out to be unfounded. The new regulations aim to mitigate the indicated risk via a directive ordering that the likelihood of invalidation of the exclusive right in other pending proceedings be taken into account (Arti- cle 7301 § 11 of the Polish Code of Civil Procedure), imposing an information obligation on the claimant (Article 736 § 5 of the Polish Code of Civil Procedure), introducing an adversarial ele- ment into the securing proceedings (hearing of the debtor – Article 755 § 22 of the Polish Code of Civil Procedure), and depriving the protection of the claimant who filed the security applica- tion too late.The author positively assesses the direction of most of the new regulations, while pointing out some interpretative doubts regarding, amongst other things, their scope of application. At the same time, the legislator’s solution, ordering the dismissal of the application for securing claims if the application is filed more than six months after the date of knowledge of the infringement of the exclusive right, is criticized. This solution seems too rigid and may lead to unfair conse- quences for the applicant when their inaction is justified.

• Details
• Contents