What are the requirements for the Polish invention patent application documents

10 years

20 years

1-6 months

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

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.

4-5 years

• Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted 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: Pay year by year in the first year from the date of application. Overdue annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months. At the same time, 30% of the year's annual fee will be paid as a late fee.

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

A 6-month novelty grace period is available if the disclosure is caused by a third party in bad faith.

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