Czym zajmuje się rzecznik patentowy?

What does a patent attorney do?

Patent attorney

A patent attorney provides legal assistance in matters relating to industrial property law and the fight against unfair competition. Industrial property law includes, among other things: trademarks, inventions, utility models, and industrial designs. A patent attorney can act as an attorney in proceedings aimed at obtaining protection, for example, before the Polish Patent Office or the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), but also in court cases aimed at enforcing the protection obtained.

Therefore, in the field of industrial property, a patent attorney performs a similar role to lawyers and legal advisors in relation to other areas of law. Most often, patent attorneys prepare applications for inventions, utility models, industrial designs, or trademarks for their clients. The clients of a patent attorney can be companies, entrepreneurs, or creators.

Who is a "patent attorney"?

Do you have an idea for a great device that no one has come up with yet? Are you wondering if the smartphone app you invented can be legally protected? Have you created a cool piece of furniture and want to protect it from being copied by competitors? Seek advice from a patent attorney’s office. This is a person with legal or technical education who provides professional assistance in matters of industrial property, in particular regarding inventions, industrial designs, and trademarks. They are also knowledgeable in copyright and unfair competition law. They represent clients in proceedings before the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EU trademarks, Community designs), and in court proceedings, conduct negotiations, prepare legal opinions and analyses, value trademarks, or help recover an internet domain or deprive an unauthorized entity of the right to use it. The profession of patent attorney is a profession of public trust, just like the profession of legal advisor or attorney-at-law. It is performed by persons prepared for it through a special education system.

When can you use the services of a patent attorney?

A patent attorney is a person who can help you, for example, when you have a problem with a trademark or patent. The attorney will be helpful to you in the following situations:

  • when you want to prevent anyone else from using the name of your product;
  • when you want to register the name of your company;
  • when you have invented a device or other item that has not yet n on the market and that will be useful for something or solve a problem;
  • when you want to keep a certain appearance of a product – for example, the design of a garment – or its packaging (bottle, box, carton) for yourself;
  • when a competitor uses the name of your product without your consent;
  • when someone infringes your intellectual property rights: patent, trademark, industrial design.

In each of these situations, it is best to seek the help of a professional.

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