“Child abduction is a violation of the Hague Convention, which is penalized throughout the entire European Union. An arrest warrant has been issued in respect of you. The European arrest warrant has not been implemented in Poland only because in Poland and in the Czech Republic – the only two countries in Europe – a breach of the Hague Convention is not penalized“- said attorney Jakub Gładkowski in the discussion in connection with the cross-border case of parental child abduction on the grounds of the Hague Convention. Attorney K. Jakub Gładkowski of the Polish law firm KG LEGAL KIEŁTYKA GŁADKOWSKI was invited by the Polish Television to take part in the TV Programme “A Case for a Journalist” (broadcasted on TVP 1, 17 May 2018, at 21:30).

‘A Case for a Journalist’ is, according to popular information, the only publicist TV programme broadcasted on the first channel of the Polish TV since 1984. The program has the highest viewing ratings in Poland (an average of 3.9 million viewers, according to the Centre for Public Opinion Research). The purpose of this programme is to present journalists’ interventions in important matters from a social point of view.

The entire programme is available at: http://www.tvp.pl/publicystyka/magazyny-reporterskie/sprawa-dla-reportera

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Conditions of investing in the Polish Special Economic Zones – The conditions: the minimum contribution of the investor – 100.000 EUR and long-term investment

Within the SEZ the investor can undertake production and render services (including logistics and informatics outsourcing, R&D, new technologies, accounting, call centers, etc.). In order to start the investment in the SEZs the investor is required to obtain the permit from the administrator of the SEZ. The permit is issued taking into account such criteria as the sustainability of the investment, the value of the investment of minimum 100.000 EUR, maintaining the investment for not less than 5 years and the creation of new jobs for at least three years (in case of SMEs). Particular requirements are establish in administrator’s ordinances.

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Market stability guaranteed by the legal system of the EU and competitive operating costs in relation to other EU Member States

10 years in the EU and 25 years of free market economy pose the following favourable investment conditions in relation to the markets of Western Europe:

1) low labour costs and low operating costs of the investment;
2) considerable human potential;
3) economic stability;
4) relatively good logistics infrastructure supported by a number of investments from EU funds;
5) availability of alternative forms of investment financing – Poland will be a major beneficiary of EU funds in the financial perspective for the years 2014 – 2020 (EUR 82.5 billion). Export in Poland has increased more or less twentyfold since 1995. It shows, that the main point of development and the biggest potential are young and well-educated people. According to Mastermind Translations, polish student population constitutes 10% of all European students and most of them are capable of working in foreign languages. It results in Poland’s GDP rising, which is three times faster than the average in Europe.

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Software patents – patentability and software protection in the EU and Polish law

The article prepared by KG LEGAL KIEŁTYKA GŁADKOWSKI based in Cracow, Poland, specialising in cross border cases, with focus on new technologies, IT and life science, discusses the practice of software patentability, advantages and risks in patenting software, patenting computer-implemented inventions, EU legislation regarding software patenting, patents for IT start-ups, software patent applications, legal protection for IT ideas, software patents as crucial element for successful commercialisation of the product, patents in the context of free software and open-source software (FOSS), patents for trivial inventions, EPO patent procedure, patents for computer programs in such sectors as medical devices, the automotive sector, communication/media technology as well as the issue of novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability of software patent.

See the link to the article in Polish:  http://mojafirma.infor.pl/prawo-autorskie/patent/748726,Ochrona-patentowa-i-prawnoautorska-software-korzysci-i-zagrozenia-zdolnosci-patentowej-software.html

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Patentability of software – practical comments on patent protection in IT under the EU and Polish law

The article prepared by KG LEGAL KIEŁTYKA GŁADKOWSKI based in Cracow, Poland, specialising in cross border cases, with focus on new technologies, IT and life science, discusses the possibilities of software patenting, the procedure of patent application in case of software, the concept of Espacenet within the European Patent Office, patent search and examination, patentability of software under Polish law, procedure in case of refusing a patent, the European Patent Convention, Vicom case in computer-related invention case, the so-called further technical effect, programs as machine and software-related patent cases.

See the link to the article in Polish: http://mojafirma.infor.pl/prawo-autorskie/patent/748727,Ochrona-patentowa-i-prawnoautorska-software-przepisy-europejskie-i-polskie-a-orzecznictwo-w-zakresie-patentu-na-oprogramowanie.html

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