12 November 2024
We are pleased to announce that our law firm successfully represented DESA Unicum S.A. before the Internet Domain Arbitration Court at the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications (“PIIT”) in a case brought by Desa Dzieła Sztuki i Antyki sp. z o.o. concerning the infringement of rights as a result of the conclusion of an agreement for the maintenance of the internet domain name ‘desa.pl’.
Both parties to the dispute were associated with the state enterprise ‘DESA’ Dzieła Sztuki i Antyki, which was split into two entities in 1991. Over the years, both entities also changed the form of their business, which in both cases, however, concerned trading in works of art and antiques. At the time of the split, it was not possible to establish the consensual use of the disputed ‘Desa’ name.
In dismissing the action of Desa Dzieła Sztuki i Antyki sp. z o.o. against DESA Unicum S.A., the Internet Domain Arbitration Court emphasised that the fact that the respondent had succeeded in demonstrating the continuity of the use of the desa.pl domain for activities conducted under the DESA Unicum designation and the long-standing toleration of this state of affairs by the claimant was of key importance for the decision.
On the part of the law firm, the case was handled by Marcin Maruta, managing partner, and Dr Zbigniew Okoń, a partner and head of the intellectual property law practice. In their words:
“The judgment in this case is one of the most important, if not the most important, domain judgment in Poland in recent years.”
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We are pleased to announce that Łukasz Dynysiuk joined Rymarz Zdort Maruta at the beginning of December 2024. Although Łukasz's main specialisation is tax, he joined the corporate department, bringing...
27 November 2024
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22 November 2024
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18 November 2024
We are pleased to announce that Rymarz Zdort Maruta advised Vantage, a company that develops and manages a PRS platform, belonging together with ROBYG to the TAG Immobilien group, in connection with s...
12 November 2024
We are pleased to announce that we provided legal support to Sanok Rubber Company S.A. (the “Company”) in connection with the signing of an investment agreement with PFR TFI-managed Fundusz Ekspansji ...
7 November 2024
7 November 2024
We are pleased to announce that we advised Mutares SE & Co. KGaA (“Mutares”) on the acquisition of Natura sp. z o.o. (“Natura”), one of the largest and longest operating cosmetics store chains on ...
5 November 2024
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4 November 2024
We are pleased to announce that we advised the bankruptcy trustee of Getin Noble Bank (the “Bankruptcy Trustee”) on the sale of a 100% interest in Noble Securities (the “Company”) to Skarbiec Holding....
