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
Anna Rożkowicz and Rafał Witek honored in the IP Stars 2023 ranking
We are pleased to inform you that Anna Rożkowicz and Rafał Witek have been recognized as IP Stars 2023. Appreciating the partners of WTS Patent Attorneys in subsequent editions of this prestigious ranking has already become a tradition :) It is worth noting that the IP Stars ranking is published by Managing IP, one of the industry’s leading news and analysis services. For nearly 30 years...
Agnieszka Śnieżko and Katarzyna Kwestarz at the INTA Annual Meeting
From May 16 to 20 Agnieszka Śnieżko and Katarzyna Kwestarz represented WTS Patent Attorneys at the annual conference of the INTA (International Trademark Association). Each year, the INTA conference attracts trademark specialists and patent attorneys from around the world. These meetings offer a valuable opportunity to establish new business contacts and exchange knowledge about industry...
WTS Patent Attorneys at the 16th International Inventions and Innovation Expo INTARG® 2023
On May 24 and 25, Rafał Witek and Anna Rożkowicz will participate in the 16th International Inventions and Innovation Expo INTARG® 2023 which will take place in Katowice. The INTARG® expo is an event with an established reputation both in Poland and internationally. This year's edition is held under the patronage of the Polish Ministry of Development and Technology and the World...
Problems in the functioning of the CMS system
On March 1, the sunrise period proceeding the launch of the the Unified Patent Court scheduled for June 1, began. During this period, the holder of a European patent granted before the end of the transitional period may opt-out from the UPC jurisdiction. This option is also available to the applicant who filed the application before the end of the transitional period and to the holder of the...
Anna Rożkowicz and Agnieszka Śnieżko conducted a training for FSP Galena
The WTS Patent Attorneys Office constantly supports and participates in activities aimed at disseminating knowledge in the field of intellectual property law. On April 26, Anna Rożkowicz and Agnieszka Śnieżko had the pleasure of conducting a training for employees of the FSP Galena pharmaceutical company. The subject of the training included issues of patent law, trademark law and...
The training conducted by Anna Rożkowicz as part of the SHESNNOVATION Academy program
On April 20 and 25, Anna Rożkowicz, a partner at the WTS Patent Attorneys, had the pleasure of conducting a training as part of the SHESNNOVATION Academy - a program dedicated to female STEM founders. The training concerned the protection and management of intellectual property rights. Anna was invited to conduct it by Patrycja Radek, PhD — a strategic leader specializing in innovative...
Rafał Witek participated in the UNION-IP Roundtable in Munich
On the 24th of February a roundtable session of the UNION-IP took place in Munich. The subject of the meeting which was entitled “What Does My Claim Cover?” were the consequences of the changes in the amendments to patents claims during and after patent proceedings. Rafał Witek, a Partner at our firm, attended the event. UNION-IP is an organization operating since 1961. It provides a...
Germany ratifies the Unified Patent Court Agreement
On the 17th of February, German government ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement. Therefore, the last of the conditions upon which the launch of the UPC had been dependent was fulfilled. The Court will be ready to receive its first cases starting from the 1st of June 2023, while as early as on the 1st of March the so-called Sunrise Period will begin, during which holders of European...
Value of the IP portfolio of our Client, Genomtec S.A., estimated at EUR 191.336 million
In the last few days, we have been pleased to find out about the success of one of our Clients. Genomtec S.A. is a Wrocław-based technology company operating in the field of clinical diagnostics, which was established in 2016. Recently, Genomtec has commissioned a valuation of its intellectual property portfolio from Dennemeyer — an independent firm operating globally. The case of...
WTS at the ninth edition of the Conference of the Construction Chemicals Industry
On the 6th of December the ninth edition of the Conference of the Construction Chemicals Industry took place in Warsaw. WTS Patent Attorneys, represented by Anna Rożkowicz and Arkadiusz Kalinowski was among the exhibitors. The conference has gathered the representatives of the construction chemicals industry, from the managerial staff, to research and development, purchases, and...