There is an ongoing discussion at Piotr Waglowski’s website within the post entitled “GIODO: first name, surname, photo, school, class and graduation year – are not personal data…” concerning a recent decision of the Inspector General for Personal Data Protection (GIODO) of

September 3, (the date is illegible on the scan I’ve got), with a signature (again illegible) DOLiS/DEC 515/08/22857

However, I would like to write about deleting parties’ personal data from judgments decided during administrative proceedings. Just for example, see judgment of the Polish Supreme Administrative Court of 20 November 2007, case file II GSK 138/07 which is available only in Polish language.

The Supreme Administrative Court composed of the President: Judge Jan Kacprzak, after hearings of 20 November 2007, during non public session, in the Chamber of Commerce, on the motion of P. P. L. “K.” J. K. S. j. from L. regarding the separate division of a cassation complaint brought by R. B. G. with headquaters in F. an S., A. against the judgement of the Voivodeship Administrative Court in W. of 7 September 2006, case act signature VI SA/Wa 557/06 on the complaints of P. P. L. “K.” J. K. S. j. and R. B. G. with headquaters in F. an S., regarding the decision of the Polish Patent Office of November [...] 2005, No [...] on the invalidation proceedings of the right of protection of a trade mark, decides: to reject the motion.

So far so good and completely anonymously right? And I know… this text is badly translated and very complicated for non-Polish speaking readers and lawyers. Anyway, to have the story linked somehow I suggest you to visit the website of the Polish Patent Office (PPO). First, go under the “Press” link, where PPO, in accordance with a statutory license (or not), in the context of the current publications on industrial property law issues appearing in newspapers and web portals has made available neat news compilation of 12 September 2008, PDF file, which reads:

GAZETA PRAWNA, 12.09.2008, p. 9
“Even the renowned trade mark may be invalidated” (more…); author Joanna Barańska.
The reputation of the trade mark is irrelevant to the invalidation proceedings – a case of invalidation proceedings of the international trade mark registration of Red Bull sign in class 30 – for ice cream, confectionery products, etc. (case act signature II GSK 138/07).

I added the link to Gazeta Prawna’s article for the convenience of my respectable readers. With regard to personal data I recommend you to check the trademark database of Polish Patent Office and to perform a search with the fololowing criteria used in the advanced search options (TLP ZawWyr ‘ “Red” and “bull”‘) AND (NIC ZawWyr’30′).

Applicant/owner: Red Bull GmbH, Fuschl am See, AT
Plenipotentiary: Drzewiecki, Tomaszek & Wspólnicy Spółka Jawna Jarosz Wojciech, Warszawa, PL

Categories: Inspector General for Personal Data Protection | Polish Act on Industrial Property Law | Polish Act on Protection of Personal Data | Polish Patent Office | Polish Supreme Administrative Court | Polish courts | Polish law | Voivodeship Administrative Court | advertising law | famous trade marks | legal research | personal data | reputed trade marks | right of publicity | trademark law.