Olga
Grodecka

Junior Lawyer

Advocate Trainee

Profile

Olga supports clients in trademark, copyright and related rights, and anti-unfair competition cases. She has experience in art market cases.

She is an advocate trainee at the Bar Association in Warsaw. She graduated with honours from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw. She participated in the Erasmus+ programme at the University of Trento. She also holds a bachelor's degree in art history. Her Master's thesis entitled Material scope of application of the provisions on separate proceedings in intellectual property cases (doubtful cases) received the II. Prize of the Minister of Education and Science in the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland’ Competition for the best scientific work on intellectual property and a scholarship from the Association of Authors and Publishers “Copyright Poland”.

She gained experience in Warsaw's renowned law firms. She also completed international traineeship of the Pan-European Seal Programme at the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante and at the Polish Embassy in Paris.

Education

  • Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw (single master's degree, graduated with honours).
  • Law, University of Trento (ERASMUS+)
  • History of Art, Institute of Art History, Faculty of Arts and Culture Sciences (BA studies)
  • Lawyer's apprenticeship, the Bar Association in Warsaw.

Selected publications

  • Protection of the fictional character and its cultural significance [in:] SANTANDER Art and Culture Law Review, ed. A. Jagielska-Burduk, W.Szafrański, 1/2023 (9) Warsaw 2023, pp. 53 et seq.

Hobbies

  • art (especially Polish painting)
  • sailing
  • opera