About Joanna Piłka

Joanna Piłka is a patent attorney in the department of trademarks and industrial designs. She deals with issues related to the protection of trademarks, industrial designs and internet domains. Also develops a strategy and provides advice on brand protection and industrial designs, prepares legal opinions. She is a member of INTA and ECTA (member of the Design Committee of ECTA). Contact with the author

Fewer trademark registrations in Poland, the growing number of Polish entrepreneurs choosing the EUTM registration

After the years 2016 and 2017, which were abundant in national trademark applications filed in the Polish Patent Office, a significant decrease in the number of applications occurred in the year 2018. However the number of the European Union Trademarks filed in 2018 reflects the upward trend which has been observed in the recent years in the growing number of EUTM applications filed by the Polish companies.

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