Which is the competent authority for utility model applications in Poland?

25 years

Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."

The PPO only conducts formality examination of the design, and does not examine novelty and uniqueness.

no

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.

2-4 years

10 years

• 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.

no

• 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.