Patent and utility model

We assist our clients in all cases related to protection of inventions and utility models. Before filing the application we conduct patent clearance searches and advise our clients on adopting an optimal strategy. We prepare patent applications and represent our clients in the process of filing applications. After a decision on protection is granted we take care of the maintenance of protection rights in force. We provide following services:

Filing applications in the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland:

• Assessing patentability of the invention and protectability of the utility model;
• Conducting patent clearance searches;
• Prepararing all necessary documents and applying for patents;
• Representing the clients during the process of applying for the patent;
• Monitoring deadlines and paying fees.

Preparing all necessary documents and filing for patents abroad, including:

• Applications in the European Patent Office (EPO);
• International applications pursuant to the Patent Cooperation Treaty;
• National applications in a country of the client’s choice (in cooperation with foreign law firms).

National validation of European patents:

• Preparing and submitting specialized translations of granted European Patents in the Polish Patent Office and filing motions for their validation in the territory of the Republic of Poland;
• Specialized translations of patent claims after the application has been published by EPO (provisional protection in Poland);
• Monitoring deadlines and paying fees.

Patent disputes in:

• The Patent Office of the Republic of Poland;
• Administrative courts;
• The European Patent Office (EPO);
• Civil, administrative and criminal cases before courts (litigations related to violation of exclusive rights)
• Negotiating and preparing cease and desist letters

Recordal of changes in national and foreign registers.

Thanks to cooperation with foreign law firms we provide the aforementioned services both nation- and worldwide.