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III RN 5/99 AI generated

Lease of a state enterprise does not transfer trademark rights to the lessee as a legal successor.

Case Number III RN 5/99
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

AI generated

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against the Patent Office's decision to invalidate a trademark registration. The applicant argued that a lease agreement transferred the right to use the trademark to the lessee after the lessor's liquidation, claiming this violated public order by monopolizing a shared mark. The court held that a lease does not create legal succession to trademark rights, especially when the lessor lacked registration rights, and that the privatization agreement explicitly assigned the right to the lessee.

Legislator headnote

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Ustawa o znakach towarowych z dnia 31 stycznia 1985 r.; leasing przedsiębiorstwa nie stanowi następstwa prawnego w zakresie praw do znaku towarowego.

Keywords

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trademark registration lease agreement legal succession public order patent office decision trademark invalidation state enterprise privatization

Cited Legislation

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Ustawa z dnia 31 stycznia 1985 r. o znakach towarowych (Dz.U. Nr 5, poz. 17 ze zm.)
Ustawa z dnia 13 lipca 1990 r. o prywatyzacji przedsiębiorstw państwowych (Dz.U. Nr 51, poz. 298)
Kodeks cywilny art. 55 ust. 1

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