Adrian Niewęgłowski

Dr hab. Adrian Niewęgłowski, Professor at the Department of European Union Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS), specializes in intellectual property law with particular focus on copyright and patent law. He serves as Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee for Doctoral Students at UMCS and Arbitrator at the Copyright Council of the Ministry of Culture.

• 2005-2009: Doctoral studies at UMCS under Prof. Maria Poźniak-Niedzielska
• 2018: Habilitation based on work on industrial property in commercial companies

His research focuses on Intellectual Property Law in commercial contexts, including

• Medical product patenting
• Research agreement validity
• Archival digitization rights
• Technology transfer mechanisms
• Media-related legal aspects
• Commercial agreement frameworks

Recent publications analyze copyright in information society and industrial property in commercial law, with keywords spanning legal drafting, technology licensing, and archival law. Articles emphasize contractual obligations in research, fair use doctrine, and IP commercialization.

Key scientific honors include:

• 2005 & 2009 Ministerial Awards for IP research
• 2024 Union of Lublin Medal for IP contributions
• 2024 Lublin Governor's Recognition

He supervises doctoral research and serves as editorial manager for "Glosa" journal. Professional legal advisor in IP law, with research stays at Max Planck Institute (Monaco) and Masaryk University (Brno).