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Meet our delegates at the 2019 AIPPI World Congress in London

This year?s AIPPI World Congress (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) is held in London on 15-18 September.

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This year’s AIPPI World Congress (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) is held in London on 15-18 September.

We are pleased to announce that our representatives, Aleksandra Kryśka, representing Patpol – European and Polish Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, and Dariusz Piróg, representing Patpol Legal law firm, will attend this year’s event.

Our delegates:

Aleksandra Kryśka, patent attorney, deputy head of trade mark and designs department

Dariusz Piróg, advocate, managing partner, Patpol Legal

 

 

Patpol IP Runners participated in this year’s Warsaw Corporate Run!

We are proud and happy to announce that the Patpol IP Runners team, the fastest runners in our office, finished with a great place the Firm Run running competition, organized on June 8 by the Everest Foundation.

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We are proud and happy to announce that the Patpol IP Runners team, the fastest runners in our office, finished with a great place the Firm Run running competition, organized on June 8 by the Everest Foundation.

Each of the runners ran 5 km in this charity event, from which the income will be transfered for the foundation needs

Congratulations to our runners: Dariusz PirógAleksandra Sołyga-ŻurekMarzena CabałaAndrzej KrajewskiKarol Szymańczak!

New patent attorneys at Patpol

Due to constant development of the company, and in response to the growing demand from clients, three new patent attorneys have recently joined Patpol.

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Due to constant development of the company, and in response to the growing demand from clients, three new patent attorneys have recently joined Patpol.

Their key areas of practice are: mechanics, electronics, biotechnology and chemistry. We are glad to welcome the following attorneys in our patent department:

Marta Krzymowska – patent attorney with specialization in mechanics. She deals with preparation of national, international and European patent applications in the field of mechanics, IT and telecommunications, as well as utility model applications and validation of European patents. A member of the Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys. She has a degree of two universities: Warsaw University – the Faculty of Management, focusing on e-Business, and M. Skłodowska-Curie University in Lublin – the Faculty of Administration and Management, with focus on IT, econometrics and IT systems.

Aleksandra Sołyga-Żurek, Ph.D. – Polish and European patent attorney specializing in patent applications in the fields of biology, biotechnology, pharmacy and chemistry, patentability and patent purity, as well as litigation before the Patent Office. She is a graduate of Warsaw University, Ph.D. in molecular biology and genetics.

Anna Stenzel – patent attorney specializing in the field of electronics. She works on development of national, international and European patent applications in the field of electronics, telecommunications and information technology as well as validation of European patents. She is a graduate of the Electrical Engineering Department of the Maritime University (currently Maritime University) in Gdynia – the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications, with specialization in Radioelectronics, and the Faculty of Law and Administration of Warsaw University (post-graduate studies of Industrial Property Rights). Anna is a member of the Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys.

The team of Patpol – European and Polish Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys – consists of specialized patent attorneys in the fields relating to the needs of clients seeking protection for their intellectual property through obtaining patents in Poland and worldwide. The company was established in 1966 and has achieved a track record of nearly 10,000 patents obtained on behalf of clients.

Joanna Piłka Comments on the Trademark Protection in Poland for The Trademark Lawyer Magazine

In the latest Trademark Lawyer magazine Joanna Piłka explains why it is worth protecting trademark in Poland; walks through the trademark registration procedures in Poland and points out some important issues to keep in mind.

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In the latest Trademark Lawyer magazine Joanna Piłka explains why it is worth protecting trademark in Poland; walks through the trademark registration procedures in Poland and points out some important issues to keep in mind.

Read the full article in the lastest Trademark Lawyer.

The devil is in the details?, or from when one should count the 5-year period, during which it is possible not to use one’s trade mark without consequences?

Our clients frequently ask the question when exactly the obligation to start to use a trade mark arises, or in other words, from when the absence of genuine use may render the mark vulnerable to declaring lapse due to non-use.

The continuous period, after which the holder of registration is at the latest obliged to put his mark to genuine use, in order to avoid negative consequences for its exclusive right, lasts 5 years.

Read the full article HERE.

When applying for trademark registration, do not forget about the author

A trademark ? whose right?

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A trademark – whose right?

A trademark, as an indication of origin of a product, is associated with an entrepreneur or a company introducing given goods and services on the market. Registration of a trademark in the Patent Office allows entrepreneurs to protect their rights, and a characteristic sign – next to the mark is a signal for consumers that it has been registered and the producer of the offered goods or services has the right to it.

However, upon seeing a word or word-figurative trademark, do we wonder who has in fact the exclusive right to use it? The applicants are hardly ever the creators of trademarks, more frequently a logo is acquired from graphic designing studios, or purchased from providers – the repositories of files (for example – Shutterstock). Such purchase does not mean the acquisition of material copyrights to the form of expression of the mark. Read the full article HERE.

Patpol supports a World IP Day’s event organized by the Polish Patent Office

Many women in Poland live with breast cancer without even being aware of it, and when they find out about it, it is often too late to carry on with a proper treatment therapy. That is why early stage and regular breast tests are so important.

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Many women in Poland live with breast cancer without even being aware of it, and when they find out about it, it is often too late to carry on with a proper treatment therapy. That is why early stage and regular breast tests are so important.

Patpol?s Patent Attorneys , Dr. Magdalena Tagowska and Dr. Agnieszka Żebrowska-Kucharzyk will speak at a conference organized by the Polish Patent Office on the occasion of the World IP Day

An event titled, “Whose genome is? ” Biotechnology and IP protection? will take place on April 26 in Warsaw

Our experts will present the following topic:

“From an invention to a patent – practical aspects of patent applications in new plant varieties protection.”

To find out more about the event click HERE.

IP Stars 2019 ranked Patpol Top Tier Firm 2019

In the latest IP Stars rankings released by Managing Intellectual Property, Patpol is ranked within Top Tier Firms 2019 for Patent and Trade Mark Prosecution.

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In the latest IP Stars rankings released by Managing Intellectual Property, Patpol is ranked within Top Tier Firms 2019 for Patent and Trade Mark Prosecution.

This is a great recognition for the work and expertise of our patent and trade mark attorneys as well as all supporting team at our office.

Managing Intellectual Property IP STARS is the leading specialist guide to IP law firms and practitioners worldwide. Managing IP has been researching and ranking firms since 1996.

These rankings are based on information available at the time the research was completed (January 2019).

Patpol has been recognized in the IP Stars rankings consecutively for the last few years.

Puls Biznesu: Magdalena Tagowska speaks about Polish patent applications in Europe

Puls Biznesu, one of the main Polish business journals, on March 13, 2019 published an article summarizing the annual report of the European Patent Office (EPO) for the year 2018, according to which the number of applications filed by Polish entities to the European Patent Office increased by nearly 20%.

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Puls Biznesu, one of the main Polish business journals, on March 13, 2019 published an article summarizing the annual report of the European Patent Office (EPO) for the year 2018, according to which the number of applications filed by Polish entities to the European Patent Office increased by nearly 20%.

In the registers of the EPO, the leading positions in terms of the number of patent applications are held by the United States (25%), Germany, Japan, France and China. Poland holds 25th place in this ranking. In 2018, Polish inventors, entrepreneurs, universities and scientific units filed 534 applications in the EPO, which is 19.7 % more than last year. Such a high level of applications is maintained for the second year in a row, while the average for 38 EPO members is 3.8 percent.

The article quotes Magdalena Tagowska, a Polish Patent Attorney and the Head of Patent Department at Patpol.

 

The full contents of the article, in Polish, can be found HERE.

 

Patpol recommended by WTR1000

Patpol was recognized as recommended trademark specialist in Poland according to the latest WTR1000 ranking (World Trademark Review 1000). Joanna Piłka, trademark attorney and head of trademarks and industrial designs team in Patpol was also recognized by WTR1000 as recommended individual.

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Patpol was recognized as recommended trademark specialist in Poland according to the latest WTR1000 ranking (World Trademark Review 1000). Joanna Piłka, trademark attorney and head of trademarks and industrial designs team in Patpol was also recognized by WTR1000 as recommended individual.

The rankings published by the WTR1000 market research focus exclusively on trademark law. The WTR1000 rankings have an established position of a reliable source of knowledge for companies seeking world-class trademark law professionals.

As in previous editions, prior to the publication of the rankings, the WTR team conducted an intensive in-depth market research to identify companies and individuals who were considered outstanding in this area of the IP sector.

During the research, the experience of companies and people on the market, the level of industry knowledge, the type of cases conducted, as well as recommendations from other practitioners and clients were checked.

It is also one of several recognitions received this year by Patpol: Trademark Lawyer magazine recommended our company in its guide for 2019, and our experts and trademark attorneys, Izabella Dudek-Urbanowicz and Joanna Piłka were recommended by clients and other practitioners in the IP industry in the WIPR Leaders 2019 guide (World IP Review).

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