National Law relating to EPC, VI.A Payment of renewal fees, Poland
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Legal basis for levying renewal fees |
Art. 8 EPAL Enquiries re renewal fees and patent register: Tel. +48 22 579 05 55 |
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1Amount of fees (plus any charges levied by banks) |
* Pursuant to Art. 8(1) of the Polish Act on the Filing of European Patents for the protection of an invention for which a European patent has been granted, the Patent Office shall charge renewal fees, starting from the year following the year in which the European Patent Office published information about the grant. Where the first renewal fee is to apply to a part of the protection period, the amount of this fee is adopted in proportion to the part of this period, calculated in years in relation to the entire protection period (Art. 8(3)). As set forth in Article 8(1), the fee for the 1st year is never charged. Annex 1 Fees Reg. |
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2 (a) Due date (in the patent year concerned) (b) Time limit for payment (without surcharge)* (c) Earliest possible date for payment |
(a) No later than the date on which the previous protection term ends (b) n/a (c) Renewal fees may be paid within one year prior to the date on which the previous protection term ends. Art. 224(2), (3) IPL |
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3Period of grace for payment of fees (with surcharge) (a) duration (b) surcharge |
(a) 6 months after due date (b) 30% Art. 224(4) IPL |
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4Communication of a reminder in cases of non-payment (a) provided for? (b) date of dispatch |
(a) Yes, on request the PPO informs the right holder of the approaching date of renewal fee payment, no later than one month before the date on which the previous period of protection expires. If the right holder does not receive the information, it has no effect on the assessment of the right holder's compliance with time-limit for payment. (b) n/a Art. 224(22-23) IPL |
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5Restitutio in integrum (a) provided for? (b) time limit for submitting application |
(a) No (b) n/a |
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6Appointment of a national professional representative for (a) payment of fees (b) communication of a reminder of non-payment (c) proceedings in respect of restitutio in integrum |
(a) Yes, except for right holders having their place of residence or registered office within the territory of the European Union, an EFTA member state - a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or the Swiss Confederation. (b) Yes, except for right holders having their place of residence or registered office within the territory of the European Union, an EFTA member state - a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or the Swiss Confederation. (c) n/a Art. 236(3) IPL |
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7Information regarding lapse of patent in cases of non-payment of renewal fees |
Determined by decision of the PPO (communication to right holder) Publication in "Wiadomości Urzędu Patentowego" (official gazette of the Polish Patent Office) Entry in the patent register Art. 90, 92 and 233 IPL |
* For first renewal fee to be paid, see Art. 141(2) EPC.