Intellectual property in Poland

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: The organisation responsible for the protection of intellectual property in Poland is the Urzad Patentowy RP, and the Copyright Office.
Regional Organisations: For patent protection: The European Patent Office.
Governing trademarks, designs and models: The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market.
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Law on inventive activity 19th October, 1972, modified by the law of 16th April, 1993	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Law on Trademarks 31st January, 1985	10 years, renewable for a consecutive period of 10 years.	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Industrial Property Act of 30th June, 2000	25 years
Copyright Act No. 83 of 4th February, 1994 on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (as last amended on 21st October, 2010) and the Act of 9th June, 2000 on the Amendment to the Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (2000)	10 years	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Industrial Property Act of 30th June, 2000	25 years

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