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.
- Grant fee: The applicant should pay the announcement fee and the first annual fee (that is, the annual fee for the first to fifth years) within 3 months after receiving the notification of the granted decision.
- Annuity: Pay the annual fee for the next 5 years every 5 years. If the annual fee is overdue, you can pay it within a grace period of 3 months, and pay 30% of the annual fee for the current year as a late fee.
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)
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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.
20 years
A 6-month novelty grace period is available if the disclosure is caused by a third party in bad faith.
25 years
- Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted official fee, announcement fee and the first annual fee (that is, the annual fee for the first to third years) within 3 months after receiving the notification of the granted decision.
- Annuity: The applicant needs to pay the annual fee for the next stage in the sixth year and the eighth year respectively. Overdue annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months. At the same time, 30% of the annual fee of the current year will be paid as a penalty.
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.