Intellectual Property
Product Design Protection - Industrial Designs
Have you created an original design/appearance for a product and would like to protect it from being copying? One of the options is to register for design protection.
Parallel Import
Parallel import occurs when two suppliers import the same product to a specific market with only one supplier having the intellectual property owner’s consent to import the product. The other supplier typically sells the product at a lower price, which is usually caused by not paying royalties to the intellectual property owner.
WIPO PROOF
At the end of May this year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) introduced a new service that simplifies and clarifies the evidentiary situation relating to intellectual property – WIPO PROOF.
Predatory Calls relating to Photo Copyright Infringement
Were you surprised by a copyright infringement call? Have you used a photo or other work, including those published under the Creative Commons licence, and the other party is now asking you for a significant amount of money? We have recently observed similar calls from foreign law firms, especially German.
Representing a non-profit organisation in a copyright dispute
Stuchlíková & Partners has represented a non-profit media portal for artists Artalk z.s. (www.artalk.cz) in a copyright dispute relating to entitlement and any damages during the use of photography in the “Creative Commons” licensing regime without remuneration. Creative Commons is a non-profit organisation whose goal is to provide authors with various licensing schemes so that the public can use their works in a specific manner without obtaining the author’s consent. The newest Creative Commons licence, for example, allows the public to copy, distribute, or exhibit a work only when providing the author’s name. The most important projects whose content may be licensed under one of the Creative Commons licences include Wikipedia encyclopaedia or the community web for sharing Flickr photos.
European Patent Application
Stuchlíková & Partners provides in cooperation with leading patent attorneys comprehensive legal advice for preparing and filing European patent applications and representation before the European Patent Office (EPO). The legal services include advice on selection of an appropriate strategy for patent protection of inventions in the Czech Republic and abroad. During preparation of the patent application, it should be kept in mind that a patent may only be granted for an invention that is completely new worldwide. Any disclosure of the invention prior to filing the application could prevent the invention from being patented. Hence, the invention should not be disclosed by introducing products or services to the market or any publication of articles, advertisement, presentations, trade fairs, web pages, or discussion forums.
Legal Services relating to Intellectual Property for an Important Feed Manufacturer
Stuchlíková & Partners represents an important feed manufacturer and producer of equipment for the feed industry in relation to intellectual property rights (trademarks, industrial designs, copyrights, unfair competition).
Foundations of intellectual property rights for the Faculty of Philosophy and Science at the Silesian University
Zuzana Stuchlíková, a lawyer at Stuchlíková & Partners, lectures on the subject of the Foundations of Intellectual Property Rights at the Faculty of Philosophy and Science of the Silesian University in Opava. The subject matter includes copyright law, intellectual property rights (trademarks, industrial designs, patents, and utility models), ICT law, and Internet law.
Legal services for film Absence blízkosti
Stuchlíková & Partners, Attorneys at Law provided comprehensive legal and tax services to Cinema Belongs To Us during the production of a new Czech film Absence blízkosti directed by the talented director Josef Tuka.
Representing a foreign film producer during the making of the film Emperor
Stuchlíková & Partners provided comprehensive legal and tax services to the foreign film production company during the making of the historical film Emperor, starring Adrien Brody, in the Czech Republic.