Patents, industrial designs and utility models are part of intellectual property. It is an important field for entrepreneurs. It is advisable that protection be ensured to one’s own brand and products – for it considerably streamlines action taking in case of unfair competition.
In the scope of patents and utility models, the offer of our Law Firm comprises:
- conducting investigations for patentability of inventions and utility models (among others in the scope of: mechanics and electro-mechanics, electronics, chemistry, biochemistry, and biotechnology);
- preparing application documents for filing and representing the Client in the application procedure for invention and utility model protection:
- nationally, before the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
- for European registration, before the European Patent Office (EPO)
- internationally, before the Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
- individually, directly in any countries worldwide as selected by the Client;
- litigating for the Client in patent or protection rights infringement disputes, including patent or protection right invalidation or cancellation before:
- the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, domestic administrative courts, and third parties
- the European Patent Office (EPO)
- foreign patent offices and courts;
- entering amendments into registers and making renewal fee payments with domestic and foreign patent offices;
- rendering advisory and preparing patent- and utility model-related expert opinions.
Within the scope of industrial designs, the offer of our Law Firm comprises:
- conducting investigations for registrability of industrial designs;
- preparing application documents for filing and representing the Client in the application procedure for obtaining right in registration for industrial design:
- nationally, before the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
- for community design, before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
- internationally, before the Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
- individually, directly in any countries worldwide as selected by the Client;
- litigating for the Client in industrial design rights infringement disputes before:
- the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, domestic administrative courts, and third parties
- the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
- the Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
- foreign patent offices and courts;
- entering amendments into registers and protection rights renewal with domestic and foreign patent offices;
- rendering advisory and preparing industrial design-related expert opinions.
