IP Law

The Polish private law system is considered as:

• common law

• mix of common and roman law

• mix of napoleonic and germanic law

In the catalog of personal interests of a human being in Article 23 of the Civil Code, the phrase “in particular” means:

• that it is a taxative enumeration

• that it is an open catalog

• that it is an enumerative catalog

The legal persons are:

• for example: limited representation joint-stock professional partnership, civil law partnership, limited association cooperatives

• individuals with full capacity and and organizational units which are assigned legal personality by specific regulations

• the State Treasury and organizational units which are assigned legal personality by specific regulations

An event that significantly accelerated the development of intellectual property rights in the Renaissance era was:

• Discovery of America by Columbus

• Invention of the printing press by Gutenberg

• Pubication of the work "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" by Mikołaj Kopernik

Which of these issues does not fall within the scope of intellectual property law?

• life annuity contract

• database right

• trade secret

The Polish Act on Copyright and Related Rights was adopted in:

• 4th February 1994

• 23rd April 1964

• 1st May 2004

The personal interests of a human being are (for instance):

• scientific, artistic, inventor’s and rationalizing achievements, ownership and dignity

• scientific, artistic, inventor’s and rationalizing achievements, possession of things and freedom

• scientific, artistic, inventor’s and rationalizing achievements, health and secrecy of correspondence

Copyright protection subject - the work - is defined as:

• any manifestation of creative activity of individual character, established in any form, regardless of value, purposeand manner of expression

• any manifestation of creative activity of individual character, established in written form, regardless of value, purposeand manner of expression

• any manifestation of creative activity of individual character, established in any form, showing a significant artistic value, regardless of purposeand manner of expression

 In particular, the following works could be the subject of copyright:

• visual arts, architectural and urban planning, musical and verbal-musical works, tattoos, audiovisual (including cinematographic),

• visual arts, architectural and urban planning, musical and verbal-musical works, characteristic celebrations, audiovisual (including cinematographic)

• visual arts, architectural and urban planning, musical and verbal-musical works, flavors, audiovisual (including cinematographic)

In order to obtain legal protection over the work, the author should:

• No actions are required from the author

• Notify the selected copyright management organization, e.g. Society of Authors ZAiKS

• Register his or her work at the Patent Office