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Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
https://uprp.gov.pl/plsites/o-urzedziedefault/statystykifiles/modulinline-statystyczny/wynalazki-i-wzory-uzytkowefiles/Annual%20Report%202021.pdf - Annual Report, Inventions and Utility Models (pp. 38-42), Patent applications and granted patents (pp. 63-72), Utility model applications and rights of protection for utility models (pp. 73-82),
In 2021, the PPO received 3430 patent applications under the national procedure, of which 3375 by national and 55 by foreign entities. A decrease of almost 16% was recorded in comparison with 2020, when 4098 patent applications were filed, out of which 4010 by national and 88 by foreign entities.
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Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) - URLs
https://uprp.gov.pl/sites/default/files/inline-files/Annual%20Report%202021.pdf Annual Report, pp. 50-51, Take advantate of examiners' advice
The PPO information and support options in 2021 included:
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- 2020 Annual Report of the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland – in electronic form on the Office’s website (https://uprp.gov.pl/sites/pldefault/publikacjefiles/raport-roczny-uprpinline-files/Annual%20Report%202020.pdf) and 362 copies on paper;
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The Polish Patent Office cooperates with 26 PATLIB information centres, most of them located within libraries of schools of higher education. The centres provide patent information and consultancy and employ patent attorneys. They also conduct free of charge seminars and trainings for those interested in patent information. The Patent Office supplies the centres with patent literature and informational materials for further dissemination and organises trainings and informational meetings for centres’ staff.
https://uprp.gov.pl/sites/default/files/inline-files/Annual%20Report%202021.pdf - Patent Information Centre (pp. 26-27)
Publications related to different business procedures and patent information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.
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Cooperation with universities, research centers, technology and innovation support centers, etc.innovation support centers, etc.
https://uprp.gov.pl/sites/default/files/inline-files/Annual%20Report%202021.pdf - See who we cooperate with (pp. 21-27)
The Patent Office collaborates with various institutions in promoting knowledge on intellectual property (organisation of conferences, workshops, trainings, patronage of the PPO President over numerous initiatives etc.).
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- IPforYou seminar in cooperation with the EUIPO (17 February)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Disputes (23 February)
- Ideas Powered for Business seminar in cooperation with the EUIPO (18 February)
- Conference on the occasion of the World IP Day “Protection of innovation in the enterprise – commercialisation in times of a pandemic” (26 April);
- Webinar “We support Polish innovators (28 April);
- Webinar “Tax solutions for research, development and innovation – IP Box preference” in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance (18 May)
- Webinars „IP Protection at your fingertips” organised in cooperation with the Rural Housewives’ Association (27 May and 21 October);
- 14th International Conference in the series of “Innovation and Creativity in Economy” dedicated to the topic “Business Reinforced by Design – in the COVID and post-COVID Era” (23 June);
- Workshop “Implementation of adopted common practices: designation of inventor and examination of unity of invention” in cooperation with the European Patent Organisation (21 September);
- Online training course organised in cooperation with the National Chamber of Patent Attorneys “Legal counsel as a representative before the PPO” (26-27 October);
- Webinar „Protect and use – industrial property as part of the company's development” in cooperation with the Polish Craft Association (8 November);
- Consultation and information online meeting “Global disputes on conditions of access to standard essential patents” (9 November);
- Exhibition „Creative by nature” in the Poland Pavilion as EXPO 2020 Dubai (18 November – 1 December);
- 19th edition of the annual competition for the best artistic poster as well postdoctoral, doctoral, master’s and student’s theses on the subject of industrial property protection and the 9th edition of a short movie and press release competition.
https://uprp.gov.pl/sites/default/files/inline-files/Annual%20Report%202021.pdf pp.16-19
In 2021, the PPO maintained information in the e-Knowledge Base module on a specially prepared Educational Platform (https://uprp.gov.pl/pl/platforma-edukacyjna) which is a compendium of knowledge about intellectual property issues. The target group includes enterprises (especially SMEs) and businesses related to public institutions (including schools of higher education) and other entities.
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Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to patent information
https://uprp.gov.pl/sites/default/files/inline-files/Annual%20Report%202021.pdf - See who we cooperate with (pp. 21-27)
In 2021, the PPO continued cooperation in areas such as training, patent-related services and IT tools, patent information services and awareness and strengthening of the European Patent Network (EPN).
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