WELCOME TO THE PATENT OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND

The Patent Office of the Republic of Poland was established on December 28, 1918.

Poland already entered into the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property on 10th November 1919, joining international cooperation in this field. The first registration of a trademark took place on 11th April, 1924, and the first patent was granted on 24th April, 1924.

The Polish Patent Office performs its basic tasks within the scope of:

• granting rights of protection for industrial property subjects
• providing access to industrial property publications and the information they contain

      as well as

• co-creating and popularizing rules of industrial property protection.

Basic tasks of the Polish Patent Office with regard to the granting proceedings and maintenance of legal protection are performed according to:

• national legislation regarding applications filed directly with the Patent Office;
• international agreements:
  • for patent and utility model applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT),
  • for patent applications filed under the European Patent Convention,
  • for trademark applications filed under the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol to that Agreement.

Polish Patent Office's Management

Dr. Alicja Adamczak - President
Mr. Andrzej Pyrża - Deputy President
Mr. Sławomir Wachowicz - Deputy President
Mr. Cezary Pyl - Director General

Biograms of the members of the Polish Patent Office's Management

The managing staff - Polish Patent Office