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Aleksandra Wrońska-Szymkowiak

Senior Associate
Attorney-at-law
About

Aleksandra specialises in copyright law and industrial property law. Her particular focus is on product protection, industrial design, brand protection, advertising law, and combating unfair competition. She advises and represents clients in civil and criminal proceedings concerning, among other things, the violation of trademark law and copyright law and acts of unfair competition, as well as in registration and other proceedings (including litigious proceedings relating to trademarks) before the Polish Patent Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Aleksandra also advises the owners of well-known global brands, including those operating in the toy and fashion industries, as well as international sports organisations, on combating counterfeit trade and online piracy.

Areas of FocusIntellectual Property
Professional QualificationsAttorney-at-law (Radca prawny) registered with the Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law (Okręgowa Izba Radców Prawnych w Warszawie), 2019

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising the owners of well-known global brands (leaders in the toy and fashion industries, among others) on combating violations of intellectual property rights, including combating the trade in counterfeit goods, unfair competition, especially regarding unlawful imitation, and developing brand protection strategies. This has included representing clients in criminal and civil proceedings, as well as in proceedings before the Polish Patent Office.
  • Advising a well-known global sports organisation on combating intellectual property violations.
  • Representing clients before common courts in cases concerning the infringement of personal rights, trademark rights, industrial designs, copyrights, and acts of unfair competition, both in civil and criminal proceedings.
  • Advising on combating the trade in counterfeit and pirated goods, including obtaining and enforcing customs protection.
  • Drafting intellectual property law agreements for a scientific institution, in particular those concerning industrial property law. Drafting and auditing contracts related to intellectual property law and the protection of trade secrets for clients from the biopharmaceutical sector.
  • Advising on the trademark registration process and on opposition proceedings.
  • Reviewing clients' advertising and promotional activities, including those of toy manufacturers.
Languages
  • Polish
  • English
  • Italian
Education
  • University of Warsaw, Master of Laws, 2015
  • Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Master's degree in International Relations, 2009

Prior Experience

  • July 2023 - present, Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • November 2019 - June 2023, Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • November 2018 - October 2019, Junior Associate, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • September 2016 - November 2018, Associate, polish law firm, Warsaw
  • February 2016 - August 2016, Intern, DLA Piper, Warsaw
  • May 2015 - January 2016, Lawyer, polish law firm, Warsaw
  • November 2013 - December 2014, Intern, polish law firm, Warsaw
  • November 2011 - May 2012, Tax Assistant, global law firm, Warsaw

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Warsaw Bar Association of Attorneys-at-law, 2019

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