Title: Music Trademarks and Their Protection in Trademark and Copyright Law
Abstract: 2017 of the European Union trade mark, article 3 of the Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of Member State relating to trade marks), as well as in Polish national regulations (article 120 of the ustawa -prawo własności przemysłowej of 30 June 2000 Dz.U. no 49 position 508 with changes) make registering a sound trademark not only possible on the base of its graphical representation (musical score or sonogram) but also its recording.On the one hand, it will make registration easier, but on the other, it will signifi cantly change the nature of the subject of registration.Especially, it will concern signs which could be called musical trademarks.Their recording shall be seen as a kind of process in which each step is created by another person: the creator of the work, its performer and fi nally producer.What is the most important, each of them has his/ her own right, i.e.