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New trademark legislation determines the conditions for creative brands
By Angela Boman | Posted on October 20, 2017
As of 1 October 2017, new rules for registration of EU trademarks apply. One significant change is the abolishment of the requirement of graphic representation of EU trademarks. In an EU application, the trademark reproduction in any suitable form using publicly available technology will be accepted as long as the EU trademark can be reproduced...
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Tags: EU, graphical, IP, law, Legislation, Trademark, trademarks
EPO and Brazilian Patent Office launch new PPH agreement
By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on October 16, 2017
The ever expanding PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway) network has once again gotten a new addition, and as always AWA Point sums up the new expansions and arising possibilities. To recall, for a given PPH agreement the PPH allows for requesting accelerated examination at the one office participating in this agreement based on the search results...
SSL Certificate: Protect your website visitors and improve your Google ranking with https
By AWA | Posted on October 13, 2017
As of the end of October 2017, the web browser Google Chrome will start to mark http websites with forms, search boxes or any kind of input sections as ‘not secure’. If you still haven’t implemented SSL Certificate on your website, this is a great reason for you to make this a top priority. Read...
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Tags: Google, Google Chrome, Hijacking, http, https, Phishing, SSL, SSL Certificate, websites
Fourteen countries have now ratified the UPC
By AWA | Posted on September 5, 2017
Despite the uncertain situation in the UK and Germany, other EU member states seem to continue to ratify the UPC agreement. The latest states to join those who have already ratified are Estonia and Lithuania, of which both deposited their instruments for ratification during August. The complete list can be found here. Before the new...
The Danish robot and automation industry
By AWA | Posted on September 4, 2017
The Danish robot and automation industry has been growing rapidly. There has been a dramatic increase of the number of companies involved in robot technology in Denmark. From 2012 to 2017, the Danish robot and automation industry has experienced an astonishing growth rate of 200%; from 21 established companies in 2012 to 64 in 2017....
Tags: automation, Denmark, robot, robots
EPO and EAPO launch new PPH agreement
By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on August 10, 2017
The ever-expanding PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway) network keeps getting new additions. As always, AWA Point sums up the latest expansions and arising possibilities. To recall, for a given PPH agreement, the PPH allows for requesting accelerated examination at the one office participating in this agreement based on the search results and a set of claims accepted...
Tags: agreement, agreements, Colombia, EAPO, EPO, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, PPH
The consequences of Brexit are becoming clearer and clearer (sort of)
By AWA | Posted on June 30, 2017
Naturally, there are still many “ifs and buts”. We still don’t have any idea as to how hard or soft the impact of Brexit will be. This will not be clear until the end of the UK negotiations with the EU, each country within the EU and, frankly, the entire world. Trade agreements, and other...
COVFEFE anyone?
By AWA | Posted on June 5, 2017
On 30 May, Donald Trump tweeted “Despite the constant negative press covfefe” and he started a world-wide buzz of speculations of the meaning of this slightly confusing word. Soon thereafter, Per Holknekt, the founder of the Swedish clothing company Odd Molly International AB, claimed to have the right to the trademark COVFEFE and explained his...
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Tags: COVFEFE, Donald Trump, trademarks
Sustainable development goals set the need for disruptive innovation and new leadership
By AWA | Posted on June 1, 2017
On 25 September 2015, countries adopted 17 sustainable development goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all in a historic UN summit. The goals are followed by an extensive list comprising of 169 targets to ensure the three core elements of sustainable development, i.e. economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection, are harmonised. These goals...
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Tags: SDG, UN, United Nations
Conditions for bad faith in Sweden
By Niclas Dahlberg | Posted on May 10, 2017
The Patent and Market Court has recently in a decision (case PMÄ 15622-16), dated 25 April 2017, ruled that knowledge of someone else’s prior use of a trademark alone does not suffice to constitute bad faith. A Swedish company applied for registration of the trademark “Lyckliga Gatan” for clothes in Class 25. The Opponent filed...
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Tags: Bad faith, sweden, trademarks
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