The WTS Patent Attorneys – Witek, Sniezko & Partners is a partnership of patent attorneys. The partnership was formed in 2002 as an initiative of founding partners who made the choice to merge their experience gathered over several years at other patent agencies.
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We are professional representatives before the Polish Patent and Trademark Office, Polish courts, the EUIPO, the EPO and the WIPO, permanently engaged in assisting our clients in procuring and enforcing their rights, particularly patents and trademarks.
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The partnership has specialised in the protection of intellectual property rights in the biotechnology, chemistry, pharmacology, and medical sectors as well as in trademark and design cases.
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The Partnership
The WTS partnership is a patent attorneys practice whose goal is to provide aid in all matters connected with the protection of intellectual property rights, their transfer and commercialisation. The partnership was formed in 2002 as an initiative of founder partners, who made the choice to merge their experience gathered over several years at other patent agencies. The patent attorneys...
The Partnership
Patents and utility models
WTS Patent Attorneys aids its clients in all procedural and legal matters relating to European, International and Polish patent applications, patents, and utility models. Furthermore, we cooperate with numerous foreign attorneys to represent our international clients in Polish and European proceedings dealing with the protection of intellectual property rights. Our services include the...
Patents and utility models
Trademarks
WTS Patent Attorneys assists clients in all procedural and legal matters involved in the filing, opposition, invalidation and appeal procedures pertaining to Polish, European and International trade marks. Furthermore, we cooperate with many international agencies to represent our foreign clients in national matters related to the protection of their trade marks. Our services in this regard...
Trademarks
Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation
WTS Patent Attorneys has specialised in legal advice relating to the identification of and minimizing patent risks inherent in the market entry of pharmaceuticals. Our team has conducted many court processes before the Polish Patent Office and civil courts, in cases concerning patent invalidation as well as matters concerning their infringement. Our experiences: Alendronate patent PL 195 272...
Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation
Patent searches
The decision to obtain patent protection for one´s technical solutions or to market them should be based on the minute knowledge of the state of the art and extant exclusive rights of other parties. A patent search is performed to determine the type and scope of technical solutions related to these solutions in question and ascertain the legal status thereof. The results of such search may be...
Patent searches
Validations of European Patents in Poland
We offer our professional assistance in the procedure for validating granted European Patents before the Polish Patent Office. European patents take effectin designated countries no sooner than upon validation of granted patentsat national Patent Offices. Poland is not a party to the London Agreement. Therefore, in order to validate a European Patent in Poland a translation of...
Validations of European Patents in Poland
Support of the investment process
We provide consulting services to entities who are either planning to invest or are already investing in innovative enterprises. By carrying out IP due diligence (i.e. comprehensive audits), relating to industrial property rights, we are able to assist investors in identifying and evaluating the innovativeness of technologies being reviewed. As part of the audit, we also determine the strength...
Support of the investment process
Other services
The WTS Patent Attorney partnership aids its clients in all procedural and legal matters relating to the broadly understood concept of intellectual property protection. First and foremost, we provide services related to the conduct of proceedings before appropriate national and foreign institutions which are involved in the protection and execution of intellectual property. Our activities in...
Other services
Credentials
Acting on behalf of a renowned in corporated company which had been active for several years on the chemical reagent market and was interested in purchasing a novel technical product, we identified a scientific partner. By conducting patent searches we aided in the verification of the development efforts. Research performed jointly with the scientific partner made it possible to...
CredentialsNews
The success of our firm in the “Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms” ranking by Financial Times
We are thrilled to announce that WTS Patent Attorneys has been listed in the latest edition of the Financial Times and Statista ranking “Europe’s leading patent law firms”. It is a great honor for us to find ourselves among the best firms in Europe for the 7th time in a row — we have been listed in every edition of the ranking published so far. Moreover, it should be emphasized...
IP Stars: Anna Rożkowicz and Rafał Witek listed as Patent Stars 2025, Krystian Żygadło – as Notable Practitioner 2025
More news about the successes of WTS Patent Attorneys! 3 members of our team have been listed in the recently published IP Stars 2025 ranking: Anna Rożkowicz, partner and patent attorney - Patent Star 2025 Rafał Witek, partner and patent attorney - Patent Star 2025 Krystian Żygadło, patent attorney - Notable Practitioner 2025 This is another year in which Anna and Rafał...
IAM Patent 1000: WTS Patent Attorneys highly recommended, Anna Gdula, Andrzej Witek, and Rafał Witek listed
We are pleased to announce that - as in previous years - WTS Patent Attorneys has been recognized in the IAM Patent 1000 ranking. We were listed as a highly recommended firm in the prosecution category. In addition, individual distinctions were awarded to patent attorneys and partners: Anna Gdula, Andrzej Witek and Rafał Witek. The WTS profile on the official...
WTS Patent Attorneys as an exhibitor at the 12th Polish Chemistry Congress
WTS Patent Attorneys was one of the exhibitors at the 12th edition of the Polish Chemistry Congress that took place from the 29th to the 30th of May in Kraków. Our firm was represented by Anna Rożkowicz, partner and patent attorney, and Andrzej Witek, partner and patent attorney. The event, organized by the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry, was held under the patronage of the...
Our team took part in a charity race in Wrocław
On May 24, members of our team took part in Bieg firmowy in Wrocław. The race serves a noble purpose: the proceeds from the sale of starting bibs were donated to the treatment and rehabilitation of the Everest Foundation's beneficiaries. The run took the form of a relay race, in which five competitors covered a distance of five kilometers, passing the baton to each other. Our team...
Agnieszka Śnieżko, Andrzej Witek and Katarzyna Kwestarz took part in INTA 2025 Annual Meeting
On May 17-21, the annual conference of the International Trademark Association — INTA Annual Meeting was held in San Diego. WTS Patent Attorneys was represented at the event by: Agnieszka Śnieżko - partner and patent attorney specializing in the protection of trademarks and industrial designs, Andrzej Witek - partner and patent attorney, and Katarzyna Kwestarz - patent attorney...
Conference “Biotechnological Innovation for a Sustainable Future” on the occasion of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
On 20-21 May, a conference organised by the Polish Patent Office took place in Krakow on the occasion of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The European Patent Office was a co-host of the event. The title of the conference was “Biotechnological Innovation for a Sustainable Future”. The debates focused on the use of biotechnological innovations to achieve...
Rafał Witek gave a lecture at the Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Institute of Oncology in Gliwice
On Monday, May 12, Rafał Witek gave a lecture at the Gliwice branch of the Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Institute of Oncology. Rafał's speech was entitled: "Selected legal aspects related to the protection of inventions and copyrights to scientific publications obtained by employees of the Institute of Oncology". The presentation was met with significant interest from the audience....
Rafał Witek took part in Central European BioForum 2025
On April 2 and 3, the annual CEBioForum 2025 took place in Warsaw. It was the 25th edition of this event, and representatives of our law firm have participated in it from the very beginning. We couldn't miss it this time either. Rafał Witek had the pleasure of meeting the participants of CEBioForum 2025, including many of our clients and good friends, during a ceremonial banquet. There...
Rafał Witek has joined the Quality Advisory Panel of the Polish Patent Office
The Quality Advisory Panel is a pilot program launched under the Order of the President of the Polish Patent Office of August 8, 2024. The aim of the Panel is to engage civity society organizations specializing in the protection of industrial property in improving the quality management system at the Office. Representatives of such organizations are to analyze the final decisions of the...