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Main text(s) Main text(s) Polish Ustawa z dnia 30 czerwca 2000 r. Prawo własności przemysłowej (zmieniona przez do ustawy z dnia 9 marca 2023)     

Legislation Implements (10 text(s)) Implements (10 text(s))

• Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark (EU232)
• Regulation (EU) No. 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1383/2003 (EU187)
• Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (EU184)
• Regulation (EC) No. 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of spirit drinks (EU058)
• Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (EU054)
• Directive No. 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases (EU005)
• Regulation (EEC) No. 3378/94 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No. 1576/89 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks and Regulation (EEC) No. 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails following the Uruguay Round of the multilateral trade negotiations (EU003)
• Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission (EU171)
• Council Directive No. 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (EU023)
• Council Regulation (EC) No. 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (EU017)

Supersedes (8 text(s)) Supersedes (8 text(s))

• Act of June 30, 2000, on Industrial Property (amended up to Act of February 13, 2020) (PL108)
• Act of June 30, 2000, on Industrial Property (amended up to Act of June 19, 2020)  (PL109)
• Act of June 30, 2000, on Industrial Property (as amended up to Act of July 24, 2015) (PL076)
• Act of June 30, 2000, on Industrial Property (consolidated version of November 29, 2013) (PL061)
• Act of June 30, 2000, on Industrial Property (as amended up to Act of August 5, 2010) (PL055)
• Act of June 30, 2000, on Industrial Property (as amended by Act of January 23, 2004, and Act of June 29, 2007) (PL028)
• Act of June 30, 2000, on Industrial Property (as amended up to Act of January 23, 2004) (PL024)
• Act of June 30, 2000, on Industrial Property (PL023)

Is amended by (6 text(s)) Is amended by (6 text(s))

• Act of March 9, 2023, on the Registration and Protection of Designations of Origin, Geographical Indications and Traditional Specialties Guaranteed for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs, Wines or Spirit Drinks and on the Traditional Products (PL117)
• Act of February 13, 2020, on Amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure and Some Other Acts (PL107)
• Act of June 19, 2020, on the Subsidization of Interest on Bank Loans Granted to Entities Affected by COVID-19 and Simplified Arrangement Approval Proceedings due to COVID-19 (PL112)
• Act of October 16, 2019, on Amendments to the Act on Industrial Property and Act on Judicial Costs in Civil Cases (PL106)
• Act of February 20, 2019, on Amendments to the Act on Industrial Property (PL105)
• Act of July 24, 2015, on Amendments to the Act on Industrial Property and Some Other Acts (PL063)

Is implemented by (4 text(s)) Is implemented by (4 text(s))

• General Guidelines of the President of the Polish Patent Office (PPO)  (PL110)
• Regulation of the Prime Minister of January 23, 2015, amending the Regulation on Filing and Processing Industrial Design Applications (PL062)
• Regulation of the Prime Minister of January 30, 2002, on filing and processing industrial design applications (as amended on June 13, 2005) (PL026)
• Regulation of the Prime Minister of September 17, 2001, on Filing and Processing of Patent and Utility Model Applications (as amended on June 14, 2005) (PL054)

Historical Versions Repeals (4 text(s)) Repeals (4 text(s))

• Act of May 31, 1962, on Patent Office of the Republic of Poland (as amended on March 17, 1993) (PL002)
• Act of October 19, 1972, on Inventive Activity (as amended by Act of April 16, 1993 on Combating Unfair Competition) (PL001)
• Act No. 498 of October 30, 1992, on the Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits (PL003)
• Act No. 17 of January 31, 1985, on Trademarks (PL004)