Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak

Soltysinski Kawecki & Szlezak

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Mikołaj Stępkowski

Mikołaj Stępkowski

Work Department

Intellectual Property

Position

Senior Associate, attorney-at-law

Career

Specialises in intellectual property law, particularly in industrial property law, including trademarks and industrial designs, and also in the prevention of unfair competition and patent law. Is responsible for the management of intellectual property right portfolios for both Polish and foreign clients and represents them in patent application procedures and disputes before the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland and EUIPO and higher European instances. Represents clients in judicial proceedings concerning infringements of intellectual property rights. Has expertise in proceedings related to Internet domains both before the Arbitration and Mediation Center at WIPO, and the Arbitration Court for Internet Domains at the Polish Chamber of IT and Telecommunications. Before joining SK&S, gained professional experience in a renowned boutique patent law firm.

An active member of the Association for the Protection of Industrial Property which is the Polish National Group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).

Languages

polish, english

Education

Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw – Master of Laws – 2015 Regional Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law in Warsaw – 2016 EUIPO – European Union Intellectual Property Office, field of study: EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Program (ETMD EP) – 2019 Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys (patent attorney traineeship) – from 2020