Poland: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$2,231, plus about US$8,558 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Poland must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. A European patent, granted by the European Patent Office, can also be validated in Poland; most patent protection there is obtained this way. Poland is a leading patent market for food chemistry and macromolecular chemistry, polymers. It is also one of the world's leading exporters of batteries and cigarettes and cigars.
Most patent protection in Poland is obtained through the European Patent Office: a European patent validated in Poland. The figures on this page count only applications filed directly with Poland's own patent office, so they understate its market. See Europe (EPO, 39 states).
Goods where Poland is among the world's 3 largest exporters, has at least 15% of world exports, or that make up at least 25% of its own exports - of at least US$500m a year.
Our estimate is about US$2,231 to take a PCT application to grant in Poland. That is about US$644 in official fees and US$1,587 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$743, search US$129, examination request US$483, office action response US$420 and grant / issuance / publication US$456 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$8,558. These are estimates only, for a standard application (10 claims, 30 pages, a company applicant): the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.
The PCT national phase for Poland must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. A European patent, granted by the European Patent Office, can also be validated in Poland; most patent protection there is obtained this way.
Poland's 10 largest fields of technology by patent publications are civil engineering (302 a year), other special machines (225 a year), measurement (209 a year), medical technology (183 a year), basic materials chemistry (163 a year), transport (162 a year), organic fine chemistry (153 a year), electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (152 a year), chemical engineering (150 a year) and machine tools (148 a year). Within its region, it stands out for food chemistry (#5 in Europe and Central Asia), macromolecular chemistry, polymers (#6 in Europe and Central Asia), basic materials chemistry (#6 in Europe and Central Asia), biotechnology (#6 in Europe and Central Asia), materials, metallurgy (#7 in Europe and Central Asia) and organic fine chemistry (#7 in Europe and Central Asia). Publications are growing fastest in biotechnology (3% a year), food chemistry (2% a year) and engines, pumps, turbines (1% a year).
Poland's GDP is US$1,035.5bn, of which services US$618.6bn, industry US$267.5bn (of which manufacturing US$155.8bn) and agriculture US$25.4bn. Spending a year: households US$599.9bn and health care US$73.4bn. Poland's exports of goods came to US$366.7bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were vehicle parts (US$20.6bn, 6% of its exports, #6 in the world), batteries (US$8.6bn, 2% of its exports, #2 in the world), cars (US$8.1bn, 2% of its exports, #23 in the world), trucks (US$7.4bn, 2% of its exports, #8 in the world), seats (US$6.9bn, 2% of its exports, #4 in the world), furniture (US$6.8bn, 2% of its exports, #5 in the world), computers (US$6.7bn, 2% of its exports, #11 in the world), cigarettes and cigars (US$5.1bn, 1% of its exports, #1 in the world), jet engines and gas turbines (US$5.1bn, 1% of its exports, #8 in the world) and televisions and monitors (US$4.8bn, 1% of its exports, #4 in the world). It is also one of the world's top exporters of plastic building products (#2, US$2.2bn), poultry meat (#3, US$4.6bn), steel structures (#3, US$3.4bn) and chocolate (#3, US$3.3bn). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.
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