Trademark registration in Poland

The trademark office and official links

Trademarks in Poland are registered by the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland (Urząd Patentowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) (UPRP).

• Trademark office: Patent Office of the Republic of Poland (Urząd Patentowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) (UPRP)
• Online filing: official e-filing portal
• Trademark search: official trademark database
• Law: Act of 30 June 2000 – Industrial Property Law (Prawo własności przemysłowej), as amended up to the Act of 9 March 2023
• Law: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 8 September 2016 amending the regulation on fees related to the protection of inventions, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, geographical indications and topographies of integrated circuits (Dz.U. 2016 poz. 1623)

Official fees in Poland

Official office fees only (schedule as of 2026-10). Official fee schedule. Professional fees of a local firm are extra — compare fixed-fee packages.

How to register a trademark in Poland

1. Search the UPRP e-Wyszukiwarka database and TMview for earlier conflicting marks.
2. File the application with UPRP, preferably electronically, listing goods and services by Nice class and paying the application fee.
3. UPRP carries out a formal examination and an examination of absolute grounds for refusal.
4. The application is published in the Biuletyn Urzędu Patentowego (BUP), opening a 3-month opposition period.
5. If an opposition is filed, the parties have a 2-month cooling-off period for amicable settlement, extendable to 6 months on joint request.
6. After the decision to grant, pay the protection fee for the first 10-year period and the publication fee.
7. The right is entered in the register and announced in the Wiadomości Urzędu Patentowego (WUP).

Examination, publication and opposition

• Examination: UPRP examines formalities and absolute grounds for refusal only; relative grounds (earlier rights) are raised by third parties through opposition. No statutory deadline for examination is set.
• Publication: Biuletyn Urzędu Patentowego (BUP) for applications; grants and renewals are announced in Wiadomości Urzędu Patentowego (WUP).
• Opposition period: 3 months from publication of the application in the BUP
• Typical timeline: About 7–8 months if unopposed; about 12–14 months if opposed (practitioner estimate, not an official figure)

Protection, renewal and use

• Term: 10 years from the filing date, renewable.
• Late renewal: 6 months after expiry, with the renewal fee increased by 30%; this deadline cannot be restored
• Use requirement: a registration can be challenged after 5 years of non-use.
• Rights system: first to file.

Filing from abroad

• Local agent: Applicants with no domicile or registered office in the EU, EEA/EFTA states or Switzerland must act through a Polish patent attorney (rzecznik patentowy) or other qualified representative.
• Power of attorney: A written power of attorney signed by the applicant's authorised persons, filed with the first action through the representative together with proof of the signatories' authority; notarisation or legalisation is not described as required.
• Language: Polish; documents in other languages must be filed with a Polish translation

Firms on TrademarksHub that cover Poland can act as your local agent — see firms.

Madrid Protocol

Poland is a member of the Madrid System (in force since 1997). You can designate it in an international application filed through your home office, or file a national application directly. A local firm can advise which route is cheaper for your classes and timeline.

Trademark classes

Nice Classification (45 classes). One application can cover several classes. Not sure which classes you need? See all 45 classes or classes by business type.

How Poland compares

• Opposition: 3 months from publication of the application in the BUP — compare all countries
• Renewal: every 10 years; grace period 6 months after expiry, with the renewal fee increased by 30%; this deadline cannot be restored — compare all countries
• Foreign owners: required — rules in every country
• Official search: ewyszukiwarka.pue.uprp.gov.pl — all search databases

Guides: registering in any country · costs by country · Madrid

Good to know in Poland

• Renewal requires no separate application: paying the renewal fee with the trademark number and purpose stated renews the right, and UPRP records it without issuing a decision.
• Payment for renewal is accepted from one year before expiry; you can renew for only some of the classes.
• UPRP may partly waive the application fee (by up to 80%) on a documented request showing the applicant cannot pay.
• Poland is an EU member, so a European Union trade mark registered through EUIPO also covers Poland.
• UPRP sends a renewal reminder six months before expiry, but not receiving it does not excuse a missed deadline.

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