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IAM Patent 1000: WTS highly recommended, individual distinctions for Rafał Witek, Andrzej Witek, and Anna Gdula

We are very pleased to inform you that WTS Patent Attorneys has once again been recognized in the prestigious IAM Patent 1000 ranking. Our company was selected as highly recommended in the prosecution category. Moreover, individual distinctions were granted to Rafał Witek, Andrzej Witek, and Anna Gdula. IAM Patent 1000 rankings, which are published annually, are based on extensive...

The Springtime Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Our Company

On the 10th of June the springtime celebration of the 20th anniversary of WTS Patent Attorneys took place. The ceremony was held at Platinum Palace Hotel in Wroclaw. It began with a luncheon that was the first opportunity for the teams of employees from three offices (Wroclaw, Warsaw, and Munich) to reunite after the period of the pandemic. Next, we connected...

WTS Patent Attorneys recommended in the latest edition of the “Europe’s leading patent law firms” ranking by Financial Times

We are very pleased to inform that our firm has been recommended in the latest edition of the “Europe’s leading patent law firms” ranking published by Financial Times (category: “Biotechnology & Food”). The prestigious British journal has appreciated us for the fourth time in a row — since the first edition of ranking (2019) we are consistently listed among the best firms...

Anna Rożkowicz and Rafał Witek recognized in the IP Stars 2022 ranking

We are pleased to inform you that two partners at WTS Patent Attorneys, Anna Rożkowicz and Rafał Witek, have been recognized as Patent Stars 2022. The prestigious IP Stars ranking is published by Managing IP since 1994. It is based on research conducted by teams of analysts from London, New York, and Hong Kong. It takes into account such aspects as expertise, market reputation, outcomes...

WTS at the International Packaging Fair “Packaging Innovations”

On May 31 and June 1, 2022, the 14th International Packaging Fair “Packaging Innovations” took place in Warsaw. These B2B fairs connect packaging producers and distributors and entrepreneurs looking for solutions in the field of packaging their products, as well as entities providing legal, design, and marketing services. The fair was attended by, among others, representatives of...

WTS at the jubilee edition of the Central European BioForum

On 25 and 26 May, a jubilee 20th edition of Central European BioForum, a biotechnological expo, took place in Warsaw. The event was the first opportunity for the Polish professionals in the biotech field to meet after the long break caused by the pandemic. The delegation of our firm was also present there. The participants could get to know Polish and foreign inventors, entrepreneurs,...

Agnieszka Śnieżko and Anna Rożkowicz at INTA 2022 Annual Meeting Live+

Soon, in Washington D.C. the Annual Meeting of International Trade Mark Association (INTA) will take place. The conference will start on 30 April and last until 4 May. This time the event will be hybrid: the organizers have provided an opportunity for remote participation for those who will not be able to travel to Washington in person. WTS Patent Attorneys will be represented at this...

Piotr Adamczyk was awarded a badge of honor “For the Merits in Inventiveness”

We are pleased to inform you that Piotr Adamczyk was awarded a badge of honor “For the Merits in Inventiveness”. The distinction was granted by the Prime Minister of Poland on the request of the Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys. The badge was handed to Piotr by the President of Polish Patent Office Edyta Demby-Siwek in the presence of the President of the Polish Chamber of Patent...

Information for persons having patents in the Russian Federation

On the grounds of a decree signed on 6 March 2022 by the Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, compensation for patent infringements in Russia will no longer be paid if patents involved belong to persons from “foreign countries that commit unfriendly acts towards Russian legal and natural persons”. For the sake of precision, the decree modifies the method for calculation of the compensation in...

The UPC preparation phase has officially started – what does it mean for Polish clients?

The unitary EU patent system has been a work in progress for decades already and even though the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPC) was signed in February of 2013, the implementation of the proposed solutions has been fraught with obstacles. The most significant hurdles occurred on the end of those states whose ratification of the Agreement was a precondition for its entry into force:...

‘SPCs in the European Union: The Evolving Regulatory Landscape’ – an article by Rafał Witek published on the FICPI blog

On the blog of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) an article by Rafał Witek, a member of the FICPI, was published: it concerns changes in the legal framework applicable to the SPC - both changes that have already been implemented, as well as those that are still discussed. Rafał presents solutions regarding the Manufacturing Waiver which was introduced by...

The profiles of Rafał Witek and Andrzej Witek in the IAM Global Leaders Guide 2022

On Monday the newest edition of the IAM Global Leaders Guide was published. This prestigious publication includes interviews with 43 prominent industrial property law specialists representing various jurisdictions from all over the world. The principal criterion for an invitation to be included in the Guide was the previous recognition in the gold tier of the IAM Patent 1000, the leading...

INTA 2021 Annual Meeting Virtual+ conference with the participation of Agnieszka Śnieżko

Next week the annual conference of the International Trademark Association (INTA) will be held. Over 2,800 attorneys specializing in trademark matters from all over the world have already confirmed their participation therein. The essential part of this massive global venture will take place in virtual space. WTS will be represented there by its partner Agnieszka Śnieżko who will take...

Agnieszka Śnieżko at the 39th ECTA Annual Conference

On the 21st and 22nd of October Agnieszko Śnieżko, a partner at WTS Patent Attorneys, will participate in the annual European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA) that is going to take place in Vienna. The motto of the conference is "Waltzing with IP". The programme of the event encompasses numerous IP-related panel discussions and it will culminate with gala dinner at the Museum of...

Rafał Witek was awarded a badge of honor “For the Merits in Inventiveness”

The Prime Minister M. Morawiecki granted the patent attorneys Ms. Joanna Bocheńska and Mr. Rafał Witek, a partner and co-founder of our firm, a badge of honor “For the Merits in Inventiveness”. In the case of Rafał, this distinction is an acknowledgment of his achievements as a patent attorney whose successes in securing and enforcing of industrial property rights are remarkable,...

The conference celebrating the 5th anniversary of the start of the operations of the Visegrad Patent Institute

On the 7th of July Rafał Witek participated in a conference held by the Visegrad Patent Institute (VPI). The purpose of this event was to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the start of the operations of the VPI. The main subject was the PCT system — possibilities and challenges related to it. The organizing committee succeeded in gathering in a virtual space a number of interesting...

WTS Highly Recommended in the IAM PATENT 1000. Individual distinctions for Rafał Witek, Andrzej Witek, and Anna Gdula.

The season for rankings is in full swing and once again we find ourselves in a hurry to share with you some great news :) In the most recent edition of the IAM Patent 1000 our firm was recognized as “highly recommend” in the Patent Prosecution category. Moreover, three patent attorneys from WTS received individual distinctions: Rafał Witek, Andrzej Witek, and Anna Gdula. In the...

WTS Patent Attorneys among Europe’s leading patent law firms in the recent Financial Times ranking

We are excited to share some wonderful news with you: our firm was recognised in the latest edition of the “Europe’s leading patent law firms” ranking published by Financial Times. The prestigious British newspaper has appreciated us for the third time in a row — since the first edition of the ranking (2019) we are consistently listed among the best firms in Europe. Moreover, just...

IP STARS 2021 – yet another success of WTS and Rafał Witek!

We are pleased to inform you that we have been recognised in the most recent edition of IP STARS 2021 ranking. The firm WTS Patent Attorneys was recommended in the category “Patent Prosecution 2021”, while a partner at our firm, Rafał Witek, was named one of the Patent Stars 2021. The annually published IP STARS ranking is a leading guide to IP law firms and professionals from...

“The proposed ‘suspension’ of intellectual property rights in the time of Covid-19: facts and myths”: Rafał Witek one of the panelists at the webinar hosted by AIPPI Poland

On 9 June 2021 Rafał Witek, a partner in our firm, participated as a panelist in a webinar hosted by AIPPI Poland which was entitled “The proposed ‘suspension’ of intellectual property rights in the time of Covid-19: facts and myths”. Among the invited panelists, besides Rafał, were Karol Bator, PhD (an expert of the Polish Patent Office, the University of Jan Kochanowski), as...

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