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Sylwia Stepaniuk-Cieśla
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Sylwia is an expert in intellectual property law with over 15 years of experience.
She specializes in a comprehensive range of IP matters, including copyrights, trademarks, designs, patents, unfair competition, and consumer rights.
Sylwia represents clients in complex litigations and administration proceedings before such institutions as common courts, the Supreme Court, the Polish Patent Office, EUIPO, WIPO, administrative courts and domain names arbitration courts.
She supports clients in developing tailored strategies for the protection and enforcement of IP rights. Additionally, she advises on high-stakes IP transactions and conducts thorough due diligence audits to support her clients business objectives.
Sylwia works for clients from different sectors, including pharmaceutical, retail, FMCG, fashion, advertising, e-commerce and new technologies. She also advised clients on R&D projects.
Professional highlights
- Representing clients before the Supreme Court in cases involving unfair competition,
- Leading litigation in a high-profile dispute concerning a medical device’s external design involving claims of copyright infringement, rights to a well-known mark, and acts of unfair competition,
- Representing clients in design infringement disputes concerning the external appearance of products such as furniture, clothing and household goods
- Securing favourable outcomes in trademark infringement and cancellation cases, including well-known marks, including demonstrating the high reputation of a client’s well-known mark before the EUIPO, recognized across several EU countries.
Sylwia Stepaniuk-Cieśla
The team has quickly responded to our questions and provided crucial insights to facilitate decision-making around patent applications.
They are very knowledgeable, easy to work with and very responsive. I usually receive a reply within a few hours. SDP’s strongest point is its individual approach to the client and the transparency of its recommendations..
A professional notary, a pleasant and punctual person, always in a good mood, he will always tell and explain everything intelligently. Pretty good prices. It's always a pleasure to work. It doesn’t require any extra documents, everything is always clear, simple and understandable.