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...
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Anna Gdula and Rafał Witek at the AIPPI World Congress in Hangzhou
On October 19-22, the AIPPI World Congress took place in Hagzhou. Our company was represented at the event by Anna Gdula and Rafał Witek, patent attorneys and partners. The AIPPI Congress was a forum for exchanging ideas and experiences on new trends in the IP field. Panel sessions and workshops were dedicated to topics such as: - IP protection in China - the establishment of the...
Anna Rożkowicz at the BIO-Europe conference in Stockholm
Anna Rożkowicz, a patent attorney and partner at WTS Patent Attorneys has just returned from BIO-Europe and shares her impressions: "On November 4-6, I had the pleasure to participate in the BIO-Europe partnering conference, the global Biotech&Pharma industry event. I was delighted to connect with other specialists and professionals, and take part in interesting panels...
Andrzej Witek and Rafał Witek listed as the IAM Global Leaders
We are pleased to announce that the latest IAM Global Leaders ranking has been published. Partners and patent attorneys at our law firm, Andrzej Witek and Rafał Witek, have been recognized in it. Only those ranked in the gold tier of the IAM Patent 1000 ranking published in early summer can be included in this elite group. The Global Leader’s title is a recognition of an individual’s...
Anna Gdula, Andrzej Witek, and Rafal Witek attended the FICPI Open Forum in Madrid
From 25 to 28 September, the FICPI Open Forum took place in Madrid, with Anna Gdula, Andrzej Witek, and Rafał Witek taking part. The event programme was full of fascinating panel discussions and seminars on the subject of industrial property law. Rafał Witek was a speaker in a panel dedicated to the issue of the patent linkage. His presentation, prepared together with Alessandro...
Agnieszka Śnieżko took part in the 43rd Seminar of Patent Attorneys in Cedzyna
The 43rd Seminar of Patent Attorneys of Higher Education took place in Cedzyna from the 16th to the 20th of September. Agnieszka Śnieżko, a partner at WTS Patent Attorneys, participated in it. The event was organized by the Kielce University of Technology together with its Partners and Co-organizers. The seminar program included, among others, lectures on the case-law of the Unified...
IP Stars 2024: WTS recommended in Patent Prosecution
We have recently posted about individual distinctions in the IP Stars 2024 ranking, which were received by Anna Rożkowicz and Rafał Witek. Now, after the ranking of individual practitioners, the one listing remarkable firms in 51 jurisdictions saw the light. And in this case, our achievements were recognized as well. We are pleased to announce that WTS Patent Attorneys is among the...
Agnieszka Śnieżko at the ECTA conference
From 19 to 21 June the 42nd Annual ECTA Conference took place in underway in Antwerp. It was attended by Agnieszka Śnieżko. The main theme of the event was the sustainable development and the role that IP can play in achieving it. Numerous discussion panels, featuring representatives of business and academia, as well as the EUIPO and European Commission...
WTS Patent Attorneys once again listed in the “Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms” ranking by the Financial Times
We are pleased to announce that WTS has been listed in the latest edition of the Financial Times ranking "Europe's leading patent law firms". The prestigious British magazine noted our achievements in four categories: Biotechnology, Food & Healthcare: gold rating (the only firm from Poland!) Chemistry & Pharmacy: silver rating Electrical Engineering...
IAM Patent 1000: another success of WTS Patent Attorneys!
We are pleased to announce that WTS Patent Attorneys has been listed as highly-recommended in the prosecution category in the newest edition of IAM Patent 1000 ranking. Moreover, individual distinctions were awarded to Rafał Witek, Andrzej Witek and Anna Gdula. The profile of our company, which was published by IAM, emphasizes the comprehensive range of services offered by WTS and our...
Rafał Witek at Medicines for Europe Legal Affairs Conference in Dublin
The Medicines for Europe Legal Affairs Conference will be held on June 10-11 in Dublin. Rafał Witek, a partner at the WTS Patent Attorneys, will take part in it. Conference participants will debate topics related to planned changes in pharmaceutical law and industrial property protection in Europe. The discussion panels included in the program will be dedicated to such important issues as...