KG LEGAL KIEŁTYKA GŁADKOWSKI included in the top 8 in the category PRIVATE CLIENT in Poland, in the world ranking of the best law firms in the world The Legal 500 – EMEA 2019.
“KG Legal Kiełtyka Gładkowski‘s Małgorzata Kiełtyka is ‘an expert in her field‘ and is praised for her ‘understanding of clients’ needs‘. Kiełtyka handles issues relating to international family and guardianship law, property, immigration, international wealth and tax.”
Link to the official Legal 500 website: https://www.legal500.com/c/poland/private-client
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KG LEGAL KIEŁTYKA GŁADKOWSKI included in the top 5 in the category HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCES in Poland, in the world ranking of the best law firms in the world The Legal 500 – EMEA 2019.
“‘Pro-active‘ Kraków-based healthcare and life sciences boutique KG Legal Kiełtyka Gładkowski handles a variety of matters, including data protection, product labelling, licensing, regulatory issues and the legal aspects of clinical trials. ‘Extremely professional‘ co-founding partners Małgorzata Kiełtyka and Jakub Gładkowski are the key names and are able to draw on their ‘profound sector knowledge‘”
Link to the official Legal 500 website: https://www.legal500.com/c/poland/healthcare-and-life-sciences
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Polish IP law – new definition of trademark and trademark renewal procedure. On 17th January, 2019 the Polish Parliament passed an amendment to the Intellectual Property Law Act. It was necessary to adapt the said law to the requirements presented by the EU directive 2015/2436, which aimed at approximating the legislation of the Member States concerning trademarks.
In view of the current technological developments and the creativity of entrepreneurs, the definition of the trademark was amended. The trademark may still be ‘a word, including a name, a drawing, a letter, a number, a colour, a spatial form, including the shape of an item or a packaging’, and now also sound.
Entrepreneurs will also benefit from the changes concerning the procedure for the renewal of trademark protection rights. Procedure will be less formal and faster. It will be sufficient to pay the fee within a specified period of time, which will have to be notified by the Polish Patent Office.
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Digital Innovation Hubs in Poland – new law
On 9th March, 2019 the act on the Future Industry Platform Foundation came into force. It tops the strategic project of the Ministry of Enterprise and Technology – the Polish Industrial Platform 4.0. The Foundation is to act as an integrator responsible for the transformation of domestic industry to the level of Industry 4.0, which already developed in many countries of the European Union. The Board of the FPPP will be appointed by 8th April 2019.
The main objectives of the Polish Future Industry Platform Foundation listed in the new act of law are as follows: distribution of knowledge and skills concerning the use of modern information technologies, support for entrepreneurs within the framework of raising the technical level and introduction of digital transformation of industry in Poland. Looking at the current demographic situation in Poland and shrinking labour resources, it is necessary to digitise and robotise industrial processes. In addition, the foundation will coordinate the work of Digital Innovation Hubs in Poland, which aim to provide access to the latest knowledge and technology. It is important to note that the Polish Future Industry Platform Foundation provides non-financial support in the form of training or consultancy. The first actions of the Foundation will be undertaken in the scope of management culture, adjusting e.g. university and vocational school offers to the expectations of entrepreneurs.
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Changes in Polish pharmaceutical law
On 4th January, 2019 there was initiated the preparation of changes in the Polish Pharmaceutical Law. Such changes are required due to the commencement of a direct applicability in Poland of the delegated regulation of the European Commission No. 2016/161 from 9th February, 2019.
The main aim of such regulation is to prevent falsification of medicines and placing them on the market. Changes in Polish legislation will concern the introduction of a Unique Identifier which will be enabling the verification of the authenticity of medicinal products, as well as the identification of individual packaging. Moreover, Anti-Tampering Devices, sort of security measures, will be introduced to prevent violation of the packaging of medicinal products available on prescription, however, some freedom in selection of measures has been in this respect left to the Polish state.
The changes will also concern the manufacturers of medicinal products, who will have to establish a specific system of databases. The control of entities authorized to purchase medicinal products from pharmaceutical wholesalers (e.g. doctors, nurses, veterinary surgeons, pharmacies, research institutes, universities) will also be made more strict.
Non-compliance with the obligations of the said regulation will be sanctioned by the Chief Pharmaceutical Inspector by, among others, revoking the permission to manufacture or import medicinal products, operating a pharmaceutical warehouse and imposing financial penalties.
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