Years of experience result in publications.
We give lectures to patent attorney trainees at the Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys, as well as at conferences and universities.
Jarosław Markieta
Warszawa 2026, Warsaw 2026, article published online at www.ipandlaw.com
Poland’s policy on patent protection for computer-implemented/software inventions (CII), artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technologies (QT) should aim to strengthen the domestic route for obtaining patents through the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland (UPRP). Polish entities should be able to conduct proceedings in Polish while retaining a cost advantage over proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO), but with a level of quality, speed and predictability comparable to European proceedings. This requires increased funding for the UPRP, expansion of its examiner corps, and systematic training of patent examiners and patent attorneys in the field of CII/AI/QT inventions.
Jarosław Markieta
Warszawa 2026, article published online at www.ipandlaw.com
Patent pressure is an indicator showing the strength of the impact exerted by foreign entities in Poland in comparison with the impact exerted by Polish entities. The patent pressure generated by European patents (EPs) can be expressed numerically on an annual basis as the ratio of patents newly obtained each year by Polish entities to patents obtained by foreign entities with effect in Poland.
Jarosław Markieta
Warsaw 2025, article published in Automatyka Magazine, issue 10/2025
The previous instalments of the “Defence Strategies” series discussed how to identify a patent and a potential risk of infringing it, determine its subject-matter scope, and eliminate the patent from the legal system through revocation. There may, however, be situations in which we do not wish to challenge another party’s patent, but would like to use the protected invention because, for example, the patented invention is necessary to manufacture a particular product, better meets market needs, the patented method provides measurable economic benefits, or contributes to the development of our technologies.
How, then, can another party’s patented invention be used lawfully?
Jarosław Markieta
Warsaw 2025, article published in Automatyka Magazine, issue 9/2025
Part of a series of articles that won First Prize from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in the 13th competition for media information on intellectual property protection, organised by the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland in 2025.
Patents valid in the territory of the Republic of Poland grant their proprietors the exclusive right to exploit an invention for profit-making or professional purposes, that is, within the scope of their business activity. This exclusivity is not absolute and is subject to a number of limitations, such as exhaustion of rights or a certain degree of permitted private use. Moreover, the grant of the right itself is subject to public scrutiny and the patent may be revoked.
Jarosław Markieta
Warsaw 2025, article published in Automatyka Magazine, issue 6/2025
Part of a series of articles that won First Prize from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in the 13th competition for media information on intellectual property protection, organised by the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland in 2025.
The first article in the “Defence Strategies” series, published in issue 1–2/2025 on page 58, discussed the need to monitor competitors’ patent publications. It may therefore happen that we identify a patent that appears to pose a threat to our business. Such a situation should not be ignored, but should be subjected to careful analysis.
Jarosław Markieta
Warsaw 2025, article published in Automatyka Magazine, issue 1–2/2025
Part of a series of articles that won First Prize from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in the 13th competition for media information on intellectual property protection, organised by the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland in 2025.
A threat or pressure associated with the existence of a competitor’s patent may adversely affect a company’s position. Being sued for infringement of another party’s patent is highly stressful and poses a direct threat to a business model that proves to be flawed because it unintentionally uses a patented invention without the proprietor’s consent. What can be done to avoid such a situation, and what defence strategies should be adopted once it has arisen?
Jarosław Markieta
Warsaw 2023, article published in Automatyka Magazine, issue 12/2023
n the twenty-first century, the world is engaged in a technological race, while product functionality extends beyond mere utility. Form keeps pace with rapidly advancing technology. Although concepts such as design and styling are associated primarily with fashion, architecture and luxury goods, they are present in every area of life—from food products and their packaging, through cosmetics, furniture, lamps, construction and interior-design materials, to medical products, machine parts, the automotive industry, aviation, railways and the machinery industry. A product’s external appearance is also a source of its market appeal.
Jarosław Markieta
Warsaw 2023, article published in Automatyka Magazine, issue 9/2023
Industrial property law provides various types of rights for the legal protection of technical solutions. A patent for an invention and a right of protection for a utility model protect technical aspects. The external form of a product or its packaging—its appearance—is protected by a registered design right. A patent protects the operating principle of an invention, or the solution to a problem. In simplified terms, it answers the question: “How does it work?” A utility model concerns the construction of a device and answers the question: “How is it built?” An industrial design, in turn, answers the question: “What does it look like?” All three rights may protect a single product on three different levels, each according to its own nature. In such a situation, different forms of protection are accumulated in relation to the same product.
Jarosław Markieta
Warsaw 2023, article published in Automatyka Magazine, issue 1–2/2023
The European patent with unitary effect and the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court are entering into force. How can unitary effect be obtained for newly granted European patents, and what will happen to European patents that have already been granted?
Jarosław Markieta
Warsaw 2022, article published in Automatyka Magazine, issue 10/2022
The fundamental proprietary right arising when an invention is made is the right to obtain a patent. Who is entitled to this right, in what circumstances does it arise, and how should the rules governing its exercise be structured?
Jarosław Markieta
Warsaw 2022, article published in Automatyka Magazine, issue 6/2022
Effective protection of industrial property within a business depends equally on knowledge and on the systematic implementation of appropriate measures. Even the best-conceived strategy will not produce the expected results unless it is implemented consistently.
Jarosław Markieta
Warsaw 2022, article published in Automatyka Magazine, issue 3/2022
The year 2022 began with a bang, bringing revolutionary changes to the tax environment, but this was not the final word when it came to new developments. Changes were also coming to the European patent protection system.
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