Monika Chimiak
- Monika Chimiak
- Partner, Advocate, Trademark and Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, professional representative before EUIPO (Trademarks and Designs)
- Languages: Polish, English
- E-mail: mchimiak@kulikowski.pl
Monika has been cooperating with Kulikowska & Kulikowski since 2003. Her focus areas are, among others, litigation relating to pharmaceutical law, industrial and intellectual property, in particular patent and copyright law as well as unfair competition matters conducted before common and administrative courts, the Polish Patent Office and before prosecution and customs authorities.
In her everyday practice she is also engaged in counselling, drafting legal opinions and agreements relating to industrial and intellectual property, competition and copyright law. She prepares patent infringement strategies for the clients, including transnational issues. Compared to other lawyers, she has a unique ability to understand technical issues and how they relate to the legal sphere. She conducts administrative proceedings on patent invalidations for the clients from the technology and pharmaceutical industry. Monika is also the head of our firm’s criminal practice; thanks to the system she has implemented, clients protect their brands in an effective and low-cost manner, and obtain damages from manufacturers’ counterfeit products.
Monika is the Chairperson of the Disciplinary Court of Appeals of the Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys and an active member of professional body for Polish patent and trademark attorneys. She is also engaged in AIPPI and EPI’s Professional Conduct Committee. She conducts trainings and lectures in this area for students and trainees, as well as for the police and customs officers. Monika is a co-author of a Commentary to Industrial Property Law published by C.H. Beck in 2014 and 2020. She has also published in various foreign magazines, such as IAM and World Trademark Review, eg. „New and improved IP law provisions benefit entrepreneurs” in: IAM Yearbook 2018 Building IP value in the 21st century as well as Trademark Litigation in Poland in WTR. Trademark Litigation 2017. A Global Guide.
Monika Witkowska
- Monika Witkowska
- Partner, Advocate; Trademark and Patent Attorney; professional representative before EUIPO (Trademarks and Designs)
- Languages: Polish, English
- E-mail: mwitkowska@kulikowski.pl
Monika has been with Kulikowska & Kulikowski since 2000. Her focus areas are, among others, litigation relating to industrial property protection and combating unfair competition before common and administrative courts and the Polish Patent Office, counselling, drafting legal opinions and agreements relating to industrial and intellectual property protection.
She is a lecturer in the Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys within patent and trademark attorney training as well as in the H. Grocjusz Center for Intellectual Property Rights in Cracow. Monika has been elected to the National Council of Patent Attorneys, and appointed Chair of the Application Committee in the Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys . She is also a Vice head of IP Department in the Warsaw Bar Association.
Monika is also a co-author of a Commentary to Industrial Property Law published by C.H. Beck, 2016.
She actively participates in international conferences organized by INTA (International Trademark Association), notably within Unfair Competition Committee.
Paweł Kulikowski
- Paweł Kulikowski
- Partner, Attorney at law, Trademark and Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, professional representative before EUIPO (Trademarks and Designs)
- Languages: Polish, English
- E-mail: pkulikowski@kulikowski.pl
Paweł has been with Kulikowska & Kulikowski since 2000. His key areas of practice cover: litigation relating to copyright, industrial property and combating unfair competition before Polish and European Union administrative authorities and courts. He is involved in mediations and counselling on matters related to protection of copyright, trademarks, trade names, geographical indications and competition law.
Paweł is an active member of MARQUES (The Association of European Trade Mark Owners – member of Famous and Well Known Marks Team) and ECTA (European Communities Trademark Association), international organizations promoting and developing the protection of industrial property rights. He has also been elected to Disciplinary Court of Appeals of the Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys.
Beata Wojtkowska
- Beata Wojtkowska
- Partner, Trademark Attorney, Advocate, European Patent Attorney; professional representative before EUIPO (Trademarks and Designs)
- Languages: Polish, English
- E-mail: bwojtkowska@kulikowski.pl
Beata has been with Kulikowska & Kulikowski since 2000. Her areas of expertise are, among others, trademark protection with particular emphasis on renowned trademarks and the aspects of distinctiveness, geographical indications, litigation relating to industrial property protection and combating unfair competition before the Polish Patent Office, EUIPO and courts, drafting legal opinions and agreements, counselling on IP portfolio management.
Beata is an active member of INTA (International Trademark Association) within which she has cooperated with INTA Bulletin and Geographical Indication Committee. She is an author of numerous international publications such as INTA Bulletin and World Trademark Review: i.a. „New and improved IP law provisions benefit entrepreneurs” in: IAM Yearbook 2018 Building IP value in the 21st century, “Trademark Litigation in Poland” in: WTR Trademark Litigation 2017, A Global Guide, “POLAND: IP Owners Can Demand Evidence from Infringers” in: INTA Bulletin June 15, 2020.
Alicja Piotrowicz
- Alicja Piotrowicz, M.Sc. Eng.
- Partner, Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney
- Languages: Polish, English
- E-mail: apiotrowicz@kulikowski.pl
Alicja has been with Kulikowska & Kulikowski since 1993. Her key areas of practice cover: drawing up patent specifications and descriptions of utility models, handling matters related to patents, utility models, mechanics, medicine and electrical engineering. Alicja is also in charge of litigations, licensing, counselling, drafting opinions and preparing validations of European patents.
- Adrianna Pilecka
- Partner, Advocate
- Languages: Polish, English, Russian
- E-mail: apilecka@kulikowski.pl
Adrianna has been working with Kulikowska & Kulikowski since 2011, where she specializes in preparing litigation strategies and conducting litigation proceedings especially regarding patents and industrial designs.
She has also mastered the arts of proceedings with the Polish Patent Office and Administrative courts during invalidation and opposition proceedings. Her open mind and creativity is appreciated by our clients who require counselling in the field of pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology, FMCG where Adrianna’s in-depth knowledge on agreements on transfer of rights, including copyrights, can bloom at its finest. Adrianna is also in a constant pursuit of new knowledge in the field of IP protection of new technologies, AI and securing rights in entertainment industries being currently of utmost importance.
She lectures at the H. Grocjusz Centre for Industrial Property Rights in Warsaw and is also a member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property. Within the Warsaw Bar Association she chairs the Industrial Property Law Section. She has organized a series of IP-related educational events for advocates, hosting judges and Polish Patent Office experts.
Adrianna Pilecka
Beata Muczkowska
- Beata Muczkowska
- Senior Associate, Trademark Attorney, professional representative before EUIPO (Trademarks and Designs)
- Languages: Polish, English
- E-mail: bmuczkowska@kulikowski.pl
Beata has been working for Kulikowska & Kulikowski since 2008. Her key areas of practice cover: trademark filings under national, EU and international procedure; conducting registration proceedings aimed at obtaining trademark protection; design filings under national, EU and international procedure and conducting registration proceedings; counselling on trademark portfolio building and management; legal advice on trademark registrability; litigations before the Polish Patent Office and EUIPO.
Beata is an active member of ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association).
- Ewelina Eleryk-Radziun
- Search Manager
- Languages: Polish, English, Serbian, French, Russian
- E-mail: eeleryk@kulikowski.pl
Ewelina specializes in trademark searches, advising on availability and registrability of trademarks, and has over 20 years of experience in that field.
She also organizes and supervises activities related to worldwide monitoring, registration and maintenance of trademarks.
She lectures at the H. Grocjusz Centre for Industrial Property Rights in Warsaw and is also a member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property. Within the Warsaw Bar Association she chairs the Industrial Property Law Section. She has organized a series of IP-related educational events for advocates, hosting judges and Polish Patent Office experts.
Ewelina Eleryk
Jan Surmiak
- Jan Surmiak, Ph.D. in chemistry
- Associate, Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney
- Languages: Polish, English, German, Russian
- E-mail: jsurmiak@kulikowski.pl
Jan has been with Kulikowska & Kulikowski since 2007. His areas of expertise are drawing up national and international descriptions for patent applications in the field of chemistry, pharmacy and mechanics, handling matters covering industrial property protection before the Polish Patent Office and EUIPO, validations of European Patents relating to chemistry, pharmacy and mechanics as well as conducting patent searches regarding chemistry and pharmacy.
Jan earned a Ph.D. degree in chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry of the Cracow University of Technology – chemistry and technologies of liquid fuels.
- Karina Kaczkowska
- Associate, Patent Attorney
- Languages: Polish, English
- E-mail: kkaczkowska@kulikowski.pl
Karina has been with Kulikowska & Kulikowski since 2008. Her key areas of practice cover obtaining patent protection for inventions in the field of biotechnology, biochemistry, pharmacy and medicine, drawing up patent descriptions, opinions and conducting patent searches related to life sciences.
Karina handles registration proceedings at national and international level and European Patent validations in Poland as well as litigation covering patent cancellation before the Polish Patent Office and administrative courts. She is an expert in SPC (Supplementary Protection Certificate) procedure for medicinal and plant protection products.
She is a member of AIPPI (The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property).
Karina Kaczkowska
Jarosław Kulikowski
- Jarosław Kulikowski
- Managing Partner, Trademark Attorney, European Trademark Attorney
- Languages: Polish, English
- E-mail: jkulikowski@kulikowski.pl
Jarosław specializes in IP litigation and combating unfair competition before the Polish and European Union administrative authorities and courts. He advises and mediates in disputes relating to protection of trademarks, designs, trade names, geographical indications and competition law.
Jarosław is a member of numerous international organizations, including ECTA (European Communities Trademark Association – Council Member), INTA (International Trademark Association), PTMG (Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group), ITMA (Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys), AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Industriale). He is an active participant in international conferences and venues, repeatedly delivering speeches.
- Anna Rogowska, Ph.d. Eng.
- Patent Specialist
- Languages: Polish, English, German
- E-mail: arogowska@kulikowski.pl
Anna has been with Kulikowska & Kulikowski since 2016 as a specialist in chemistry. She deals with translations and verifications of translations of patent descriptions in the field of chemistry, mechanics and medicine. Together with patent attorneys, she conducts patent searches and prepares specialist opinions.
She earned a Ph.D. degree with honors in nanomaterials.
Anna is a co-author of numerous publications in the field of chemistry in journals from and outside the Philadelphia list and numerous publications in post-conference materials.
Anna Rogowska
- Dariusz Jach, Ph.d. Eng.
- Associate, Patent Attorney
- Languages: Polish, English
- E-mail: djach@kulikowski.pl
Dariusz has been cooperating with Kulikowska & Kulikowski since 2008. The main areas of his activity are chemistry, particularly chemical technology and inorganic chemistry. He is also active in the field of mechanics, metallurgy, construction, industrial processes (including ceramic materials technology) and transport.
Dariusz earned a Ph.D. degree in technology of inorganic materials at the Faculty of Chemistry of the Warsaw University of Technology – specialization in new methods of forming of aluminum oxide-based ceramic materials.
He conducts patent searches, prepares patent opinions in his main fields of activity, competence and education (as above). Dariusz also prepares patent descriptions and filing applications in the areas belonging to his main areas of expertise, drafts responses and correspondence in matters before the Patent Office and prepares validations of European patents and translation of patent descriptions.
Dariusz Jach
- Justyna Kamińska LLM
- Associate, Trademark and Patent Attorney
- Languages: Polish, English
- E-mail: jkaminska@kulikowski.pl
Justyna has been working with Kulikowska & Kulikowski since November 2019. The main areas of her activity are trademarks, industrial designs, combating unfair competition, conducting proceedings before the Polish Patent Office, administrative and civil courts, before EUIPO and WIPO.
She specializes in conducting registration proceedings related to obtaining protection for trademarks and industrial designs in the domestic, EU and international procedures, as well as conducting litigation before the Polish Patent Office, courts and EUIPO. She is also experienced in litigation cases involving pharmaceutical trademarks.
Justyna is an author of various publications in INTA Bulletin and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
Justyna Kamińska