Katarzyna Karcz
Polish and European Patent Attorney
Practice areas
drafting and prosecuting of patent applications, enforcing patents, litigation and counselling in the field of mechanics, in particular civil engineering, mining, mechanical engineering, household appliances, packaging. Representation before the Polish Patent Office, the European Patent Office, Polish courts and WIPO
Qualifications
MSc in Building Construction / Civil Engineering Warsaw University of Technology. Postgraduate Intellectual Property Studies Jagiellonian University in Cracow
Polish patent attorney since 1999
European patent attorney since 2004
Achievements
Recommended by World Trademark Review’s The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals in 2016
Recognized as a recommended patent prosecution practitioner by IAM Patent 2013, 2014 and 2015 Ranking of World’s Leading Patent Practitioners
Awarded the Managing Intellectual Property IP Star title in 2014 2015 and 2016
Experience
1997-2015 Patpol – Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys Company (Managing Partner 2009-2013, Head of Patent Department 2004-2009)
1994-1996 Polish Patent Office, PCT Receiving Office
1983-1984 "Inwestprojekt" Cooperative Building Center
Memberships
Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys, AIPPI (formerly vice-president, currently treasurer of the Polish Group)
Languages
Polish, English, French
Publications
contribution to "Getting the Deal Through – Patents 2012"
contribution to the Polish Chapter "Patent Claim Interpretation – Global Edition" by Edward Manzo, Thomson Reuters
Forbes Magazine, Polish Edition 07/2009 – "Parasol ochronny nad własnością intelektualną"
