What are the requirements for the Polish invention patent application documents

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

If disclosed by the author or his successor, the novelty grace period shall be enjoyed within 12 months after the first disclosure.

• 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.

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

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.

1-6 months

25 years

2-4 years

4-5 years

yes. An invention applicant may propose to change the type of invention from an invention to a utility model during the process of examining the application or within two months from the date of the final decision on the refusal to grant a patent. The utility model application shall be deemed to have been filed from the date of the invention application. A utility model application converted from an invention must fully meet the requirements for utility model documents.