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Liability for damages incurred in connection with conducting a clinical trial – EU and Polish law

Publication date: February 27, 2024

Conducting a clinical trial does not relieve the investigator and sponsor from civil liability arising from the clinical trial, under Polish law provisions. The sponsor and the investigator are civilly liable for any damage caused to a clinical trial participant resulting from their actions or omissions. The above general principles of liability for damage arising in connection with conducting a clinical trial create a legal mechanism of liability and illegality of the act under the Polish Act of March 9, 2023 on clinical trials of medicinal products for human use (Journal of Laws, item 605).

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Issuing authorization for a clinical trial of a medicinal product – practical tips under EU and Polish law

Publication date: February 26, 2024

Given the current medical standards, the birth of a new medicinal product (drug) can only become a fact as part of a long-term and expensive research and development process. Such a process carries a high risk of failure. Typically, the research and development process takes many years and its effectiveness is low. However, such research is undoubtedly needed.

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“Medical Cannabis in Poland”  — presentation for ABA Meeting

Publication date: February 08, 2024

“Medical Cannabis in Poland” – this is the topic of the presentation for the “Food, Agriculture, and Cannabis Committee” meeting of ABA on 15th February 2024.

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Legalization of medical cannabis in Ukraine

Publication date: January 10, 2024

As a law firm cooperating with clients in matters of cross-border investments, KIEŁTYKA GŁADKOWSKI KG LEGAL tries to keep up to date with information on regulatory changes in neighboring jurisdictions for the purposes of the expansion and investment plans of our foreign clients.

In this article, we present general information about legislative changes in Ukraine in the field of medical cannabis.

KIELTYKA GLADKOWSKI KG LEGAL PROVIDES ITS FOREIGN CLIENTS WITH LEGAL SUPPORT IN UNDERTAKINGS RELATED TO MEDICAL CANNABIS LOGISTICS CENTRES IN POLAND FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UKRAINE

Legislative changes in Ukraine.

In Ukraine, on December 22, 2023, a bill on the legalization of cannabis for the production of medicines was passed. It provides for the authorization to use medical cannabis for the prevention and treatment of various diseases. This medicinal product will, of course, be available only on prescription, and its sale will only be carried out by pharmacies that have the required licenses and can offer appropriate storage conditions. Additionally, each plant, batch of processed products, unit of packaged products, and packaging of cannabis-based medicine will be marked with a unique electronic identifier. The project also envisages the creation of a special information database in which data from these identifiers will be entered.

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Machine learning, neural networks and gene therapies in the new approach of the Polish Patent Office

Publication date: December 6, 2023

Polish industrial property law provides for the protection of intangible assets that have industrial applications. One of the possible subjective rights that protect the rights of the owner of intangible property is a patent, which is granted for an invention and gives the exclusive right to use it for profit, professionally and as a subject of legal transactions.

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