Poland Logo Registration

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Poland logo can be protected either through the country's regulations, either through international laws. In Poland, logo protection is granted by the Polish Patent Office. Due to Poland's membership in the European Union, Community logos registered at the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) in Alicante are also valid in Poland and protected throughout the European Union. International registration can be made in Geneva, at the International Bureau of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Registrable Poland Logo

Signs registered as Poland logos must have certain features that distinguish them from existing ones. Any graphic sign or a sign than can be represented graphically can be registered as a registrable Poland logo are:

- Words;

- Designs;

- Ornaments or combinations of colors;

- Three-dimensional shape of goods or their packaging;

- Melodies or other acoustic signals.

Poland Logo registration: Procedure

The Poland application process includes a formal examination, an examination of distinctiveness and a search for prior logos. It takes approximately 2 years from first filing to registration. After registration, the logo is published in the monthly “Wiadomosci Urzedu Patentowego”. An opposition may be filed only after the registration has been granted. The opposition period is 6 months from the publication date of the registration in the ‘Wiadomosci Urzedu Patentowego’.

Duration of Poland Logo

Once the Poland logo is registered, it is valid for 10 years starts with registration date. The registration is renewable for periods of 10 years.