Patent attorney (UPRP)
Entered on the list of patent attorneys kept by the Polish Patent Office (UPRP) — number 3380. Full right of representation before the UPRP.
ABOUT THE EXPERT
Piotr Rytlewski
I combine the practice of a patent attorney with academic work in materials engineering — which lets me look at an invention the way it actually works, not just the way it reads on paper.
I respond to enquiries within 24 business hours — confidentially and with no obligation.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Any patent attorney will assess your application from the formal side. An attorney who is also a materials scientist will assess it from the side of the technology — and that is what decides the real value of the protection.
This combination translates into specifics: a more accurate assessment of patentability, claims written so that they actually cover the essence of the solution, and a realistic implementation assessment — because I understand how your technology works, not just how to describe it in a letter to the office.
FIG. 02 / CAREER PATH
From physics and materials to patent attorney
The path that joined materials science with the protection of industrial property — two worlds I bring together every day in my work with clients.
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2005
Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Completed studies in physics — the foundation for rigorous, quantitative thinking about technical phenomena.
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2008
PhD in materials engineering, Silesian University of Technology
A doctorate in technical sciences — the move from fundamental physics to real materials problems.
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2012
Entry on the list of patent attorneys (UPRP)
Qualifying as a patent attorney — the moment technical competence met IP protection.
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2013–2015
Patent attorney at the Institute for Engineering of Polymer Materials and Dyes in Toruń
The first years of patent-attorney practice at a research institute — protecting industrial property in an academic environment.
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2016
Habilitation — Dr hab. of technical sciences
The degree of habilitated doctor, confirming the independence and maturity of the research work.
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2016
EUIPO representative
Authorisation to represent clients in trademark and design matters before the European Union Intellectual Property Office.
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since 2018
PIORYT Technical and Patent Law Firm
Founding my own firm — an independent patent-attorney practice.
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since 2020
Head of the Department of Polymer Materials Engineering (UKW)
Ongoing research work on polymer materials — constant, real contact with the very technology I protect for clients.
FIG. 03 / QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS
Formal credentials — concrete and verifiable
The protection of your solution is handled by someone with full professional credentials and an academic degree — not by a middleman.
EUIPO representative
Authorised to represent clients in proceedings concerning trademarks and designs at the European Union Intellectual Property Office.
Dr hab. of technical sciences
The degree of habilitated doctor in the field of technical sciences (materials engineering) — the substantive grounding for assessing solutions.
FIG. 04 / ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Academic output as proof of competence
Behind the technical assessment of a solution lies real, measurable research work — publications, monographs and talks in the peer-reviewed academic circuit.
100+Academic publications
2Monographs
13Chapters in monographs
60+Conference talks
4Main research areas
2000+Citations per Google Scholar
200+Patent cases
14+Years of experience as a patent attorney
FIG. 05 / FIELDS I WORK IN
Where academic grounding turns into practice
The technical areas where I feel most confident — because I know them from the research side, not just the documentation. Click to go to the technical specializations.
FIG. 06 / WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU
What you gain from it
A scientific and engineering background isn't a decoration on a CV — it's a concrete difference in what you get in hand.
Claims that really protect
You get claims written around the technical essence of the solution — so that they are harder to design around, not merely enough to pass the office's formal review.
An implementation assessment from someone who understands the technology
A realistic assessment of whether and how the solution can be implemented — from someone who works with the technology in the lab every day.
Advice already at the product-development stage
Technical support before the idea even reaches an application — not just protection after the fact, but help in shaping the solution itself.
FIG. 07 / HOW I WORK
Matter-of-fact, technical, confidential
Cooperation built on understanding the technology
I start by understanding how your solution really works — and only then do I talk about protection. I speak plainly, without legal jargon where it isn't needed, and I point out risks honestly. I treat your description of the solution as confidential from the very first contact — even before I formally begin working with you.
Send a description of your solution (confidentially)FIG. 08 / WHO I WORK FOR
Who I work with most often
From law firms looking for technical support to individual inventors — what unites every group is the need for a sound assessment of a solution.
Law firms
Substantive and technical support on IP matters, audits and disputes concerning industrial property.
See the offer →Universities and research units
Commercialising research results and protecting intellectual property — I speak the same, academic language.
For universities and institutes →Businesses and R&D teams
Protecting solutions created within a company — from the first application through to managing a patent portfolio.
For companies and R&D →Individual creators and inventors
Assessing the potential of an idea and guiding the application step by step — without assuming any prior knowledge of patents.
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