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The Unitary Patent takes an (inventive) step towards grant
By Love Koči | Posted on November 26, 2015
The Unitary Patent provides a new way for innovators and companies to protect their intellectual property in the EU. Currently, European patents are granted centrally by the European Patent Office (EPO), but result in a bundle of national patents which must be enforced on a country-by-country basis. In contrast, the Unitary Patent means that a...
Tags: EPO, renewal fee, unitary patent, UP
Global Innovation Index 2015: Switzerland, UK and Sweden at the top
By Love Koči | Posted on October 22, 2015
The recently issued Global Innovation Index (GII), which is co-published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Cornell University and INSEAD Business School, ranks the innovation performance of 141 countries and economies around the world based on 79 indicators. Published annually since 2007, the GII is used as a tool for policymakers, business leaders and...
Tags: GII, Global Innovation Index, WIPO
Paving the IP way for SMEs
By Love Koči | Posted on June 4, 2015
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often face difficult decisions about how to prioritize between various efforts, such as marketing, product development and intellectual property (IP). To facilitate the introduction of IP into these companies, Awapatent has recently launched a new service called “Startup Services – IP for the newborn company”. This initiative strives to inaugurate...
Tags: innovation cheque, SMEs, start-up
Accelerated processing of Standard Essential Patent (SEP) applications?
By Love Koči | Posted on April 22, 2015
Numerous industries have benefited from standard-setting organizations (SSOs), whose primary activities encompass developing, coordinating and producing technical standards intended to address the needs of affected adopters. The SSOs may advance technology, as standardization promotes interoperability, quality and user-friendliness. Technical solutions developed within the scope of a standard may provide significant added value to its users,...
Fertile grounds for patent applications
By Love Koči | Posted on March 31, 2015
According to a recently published survey by the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV), geographical areas where universities and large companies are present promote innovation, and consequently, also the number of filed patent applications. Some Swedish counties (e.g. Stockholm, Uppsala and Skåne) stand out in the PRV statistics of the number of national patent applications...
Tags: Innovation, PRV, sweden
Swedish Government forms Innovation Council
By Love Koči | Posted on January 28, 2015
According to a recently published article in the Swedish business journal Veckans Affärer, the Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Mikael Damberg, has promised the creation of an Innovation Council during the spring of 2015 which is to be headed by the Swedish Prime Minister. Mr. Damberg states that a Council of this kind has...
Tags: Innovation, sweden
The 2014 World Cup from an IP perspective
By Love Koči | Posted on September 2, 2014
Football enthusiasts all over the world indulged in the fantastic spectacle of the World Cup in Brazil this summer, enjoying a large goal average (2.88 goals per group stage game), witnessing flabbergasting results (e.g. Spain vs. the Netherlands 1-5 and Brazil vs. Germany 1-7) and reading everything about the headline-making profiles such as Neymar, Suarez,...
Tags: Football, patents, world cup 2014
The pride and joy of working as a Patent Attorney
By Love Koči | Posted on October 9, 2013
What was your dream job as a child? My best guess would be astronaut, musician, actor, fireman, veterinarian or soccer player. But what about Patent Attorney? Not on your list? Definitely, the dream job changes if you ask a child compared to a university student or a newly-graduated student. Lists are regularly published regarding the...
Explore the benefits of a first national filing
By Love Koči | Posted on September 21, 2011
The filing of a patent application is associated with numerous considerations. Should it be firstly filed as an international PCT application? Would it perhaps be better to directly enter one or more regional phases in combination with some selected countries of interest? Alternatively, should the application firstly be filed nationally before deciding how to proceed?...
Tags: English, filing, Patent, patent application, PCT application
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