Vibeke Warberg Rohde
Patents – What can be patented and how?
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on December 7, 2020
Do you wish to know more about what can be patented and how it is done? Vibeke Warberg Rohde gives an introduction to the patent system and how to get started if you want to protect your invention with a patent.
Adopting a stricter view on ethics?
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on June 3, 2014
The everyday work of an IP attorney may seem to amount largely to pencil pushing, but it does in fact involve a surprisingly large number of decisions, where moral issues have to be considered. For instance, can I take on this new client without risking to step on existing clients’ toes? Events of the last...
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Don’t bring your invention on vacation!
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on August 7, 2013
This week a Swedish inventor was forced to realize that it is not smart to bring you invention when going to Denmark on vacation. Particularly not when the invention involves a large battery and a lot of wires attached to a car and when planning to park in a public garage. The trip resulted in...
Chinese focus on IP
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on October 1, 2012
Recently representatives of Awapatent participated in the China Intellectual Property Focus 2012 conference in Shanghai. Our participation is a part of our effort to make Awapatent’s name known in China, but we also believe that it is important to contribute to the growing IP awareness in China. Accordingly, Mikael Bergstrand from our Malmö office gave...
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Awapatent at the 4th China IP Counsel Conference 2012
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on May 25, 2012
On 22-23 May 2012 representatives from Awapatent participated in the 4th China IP Counsel Conference held in Shanghai. The program was very interesting with many different angles on IP, particularly on how to protect your IP in the best possible way. A representative from the Chinese Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) opened with a speech about the...
Tags: china, IP Counsel Conference, IP rights in China, Shanghai
EU patent to pave Europe’s way out of crisis
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on October 13, 2011
On 12 October 2011 the European Commission presented a so-called “Roadmap for stability and growth” outlining the response that they believe is needed to get Europe out of the current economic crisis. The roadmap includes five areas of action, four of which relate to financial and economic issues, including of course the problems currently encountered...
EU survey now open for participation
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on August 18, 2010
EU survey now open for participation Every two years the European Commission conducts a survey in order to identify the most important obstacles met by EU citizens applying for and enforcing intellectual property rights in countries outside the EU. The 2010 survey is now open and anyone may participate using the online questionnaire found here....
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How to protect your IP rights in Hong Kong
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on February 2, 2010
Many people are aware of the important role that Hong Kong plays for trade in Asia, not least as a gateway to the Chinese market, yet few know much about how to go about protecting their intellectual property rights there. Since 1997 Hong Kong has had its own patent law under which a British or...
Tags: Asia, Chinese, English, Hong Kong, IP rights
New patent law in China
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on March 17, 2009
As mentioned on this IP blog on 30 October 2008, a new Chinese patent law has been anticipated for some time. On 27 December the law was finally passed and it will come into force on 1 October 2009. Some of the most important changes seen from a European point of view will be summarized...
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Tags: bolar exemption, china, patent law
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