I've always liked photography, fast cars and new technology, which naturally led me to pursue a career in law in the areas of intellectual property - with a particular fondness for anti-counterfeiting, and information technology. Slightly outside these two fields, my other specialisations are consumer law, unfair competition, and contractual law focused on customer-supplier relations. If you can't find me in the office, I'm probably travelling and taking pictures in America's national parks.
ivan.rames@havelpartners.czArticles by the author
New General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) – what does it bring and how will it affect the market?
In just a few days, on 13 December 2024, the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) will come into effect, introducing new product safety requirements and obligations. It will impact a vast number of businesses, including manufacturers, importers, and distributors, as well as providers of e-shops
Czech and Slovak price reduction regulation – what is the same and what is different?
The new price reduction rules adopted to protect consumers from “fake” price reductions and price manipulation continue to be a hotly debated topic. While in the Czech Republic, the rules have been in force for almost two years, in Slovakia companies had to prepare for them as late as this July. For
AI shopping assistants: a new shopping experience
The rapidly evolving AI takes up many forms in an increasing number of industries. E-commerce is no different. Recently, AI-powered digital shopping assistants have started to emerge in the world of online shopping. Our article explains what such assistants can do, why they should be incorporated in
Football and law: Provisional action on video refereeing was in a legal “offside” position
While the record for the fastest goal in the history of the European Championship has already been set at EURO 2024, one of the fastest decisions in the world of patents, rejecting an application for a provisional measure, was made before the European Football Championship even started. Thanks to th
Where creativity and parody conflict with commercial interests: What are the statutory limits?
Satire has been a social phenomenon since ancient Greece. And yet, we lawyers have not been able to agree on exactly where the boundaries are for engaging in lawful conduct and infringing on someone else’s rights. This space is explored with every new dispute, every new court decision, and every new
Discounts after the amendment to the Consumer Protection Act - do you really have everything in order?
The aim is to protect consumers from the misleading practices of sellers in the form of purposeful short-term increases in prices and their subsequent immediate reduction, which is presented as a significant discount. Currently, extensive checks on compliance with these rules are being carried out b
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The European Union's new design protection package: Key changes and prospects
In October 2024, the European Union adopted a package of design law reforms aimed at fundamentally improving design protection in the EU. This "design package" includes a new the revised directive on the legal protection of designs and the amended regulation on European Union designs that do not onl
A physical marketplace and online marketplace are equal, at least in connection with IP infringement
In January this year, the Czech Supreme Court ruled that a physical marketplace is, from the perspective of intellectual property rights, equal to an online marketplace. It follows from the judgment that if a tenant has infringed intellectual property rights and such infringement is confirmed by a f
Unitary patent vs. Czechia and Slovakia – What is (not) changing for foreign proprietors of european patents?
As of 1 June 2023, the unitary European patent system has come into effect. With it, a brand-new institution – a Unified Patent Court (UPC) – will start its activities. It is the biggest change in the area of patents in decades. Many speak of a European patent revolution. However, not all EU countri
Unique design, old problems. How to use Certoo to protect against design copying?
Design work is unique and enticing at the same time. But can something like this be protected from the persistent fingers of plagiarists? And can it be done quickly and cheaply? In the EDIT project, to protect his designs and design elements, Petr Novague also uses the online tool Certoo.
Patent Revolution: Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court
As of 1 June 2023, the Unitary Patent (UP) system will become effective. With it, a brand-new institution – the Unified Patent Court (UPC) – will be established. As a result, the mechanism will introduce the biggest change in the area of patents in decades and will affect all European patents, also