- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
- EU appearance route: 6 months from the earliest priority date.
If disclosed by the author or his successor, the novelty grace period shall be enjoyed within 12 months after the first disclosure.
no
Polish Intellectual Property Office
English: Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, abbreviation: PPO
Website: uprp.gov.pl
Polish invention patent search: Wyszukiwarka prosta (uprp.gov.pl)
yes
There is a 6-month novelty grace period in Poland if the disclosure is caused by a third party in bad faith. Previously, there was no novelty grace period for patent applications in Polish IP legislation.
2-4 years
Polish Intellectual Property Office
English: Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, abbreviation: PPO
Website: uprp.gov.pl
Polish Utility Model Patent Search: Wyszukiwarka prosta (uprp.gov.pl)
Filing Language: Polish
via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Power of Attorney
- Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
- Patent application fee payment certificate
Attachments (if any)
- WIPO Publication
- ISR/IPRP
- Entry into the Polish national phase 19/28/34/41 amended
- Power of Attorney
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Patent application fee payment certificate
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
- Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: 3 months from the date of European patent grant.
The PPO conducts formal and substantive examinations of invention patent applications. There is no need to file a request for substantive examination, and the substantive examination starts automatically.