Odpowiedzialność odszkodowawcza pomocnika udzielającego pomocy w naruszeniu praw własności intelektualnej – zakres obowiązku odszkodowawczego i sposób naprawienia szkody
Liability of the assistant aiding in the infringement of intellectual property rights – the scope of the obligation to compensate and the method of remedying the damage

Summary/Abstract: The article raises the problem of the application of Art. 422 of the Civil Code to cases of assistance in infringing intellectual property rights. The considerations aim to analyze selected aspects of the assistant’s liability for damages – the scope of his liability and how he should repair the damage. To this end, the general characteristic of aiding is presented, as well as the views expressed in doctrine and case law regarding the relationship of Art. 422 of the Civil Code to the norms constituting the basis for the liability of direct infringers of intellectual property rights. In the author’s opinion, the location of the Art. 422 of the Civil Code leads to the conclusion that, together with Art. 415 of the Civil Code, it constitutes a complete regulation of any form of aiding, regardless of the nature of the rights violated by the direct perpetrator of the damage. As a result, the assistant is liable only for the damage to which he contributed, within the limits of his intention. A contextual interpretation supports the impossibility of requiring the assistant to compensate for the damage in a flat-rate manner. The legislature provides such a possibility in intellectual property law only against direct infringers.

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