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Christiania Bikes – Not a generic term for cargo bikes
By Mette Parlev | Posted on September 13, 2018
New decision from the Maritime and Commercial High Court in Denmark The Copenhagen area of Christiania is well-known worldwide as a free town initiated by squatters, who back in 1971 occupied the area. This place was the cradle for the cargo bikes called “Christiania Bikes”. The first cargo bike was produced in 1984, and soon...
Tags: bikes, cargo bikes, Christiania bikes, Christiania Cykler, Denmark, Trademark
Rush to register French football star Mbappé’s name highlights China’s rampant trademark squatting problem
By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on September 7, 2018
The 2018 FIFA World Cup ended with France being victorious and a new star player emerging among the winning team – young footballer Kylian Mbappé Following the 1 July match against Argentina, during which Mbappé scored two goals, a staggering 169 trademark applications were filed as several Chinese companies and individuals applied to trademark his name....
Tags: china, FIFA, Football, Intellectual Property, Mbappé, trademarks, World Cup 2018
Science Park Jönköping: Where ideas turn into businesses
By AWA | Posted on September 4, 2018
Science Park Jönköping offers budding entrepreneurs business development opportunities and expert support along the way About 15 years ago, a few Jönköping students had a vision to capture the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of their peers. After receiving funding from the university, they started a creative centre which would be the start of Science Park Jönköping. When...
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Tags: business, company, entrepreneur, Jönköping Science Park, science park, start-up, startup
‘Soft Brexit’ provides for creation of comparable UK trademarks and designs
By AWA | Posted on August 23, 2018
Owners of existing EU trademarks (EUTM) and designs (RCD) had been left somewhat in the dark about what will happen to their intellectual property rights on 29 March 2019, but The UK Intellectual Property Office is now shedding some light on the situation. Existing EU trademarks and designs will, under the provision that the withdrawal...
Tags: Brexit, Britain, designs, EU, EUTM, Intellectual Property, RCD, trademarks, UK
Brenderup: An IP road of trials and errors
By AWA | Posted on August 17, 2018
When it comes to the question of investing in your intellectual property or not, trailer manufacturer Brenderup has experienced both sides of the coin. Dating back to the 1930s, Brenderup has a long and proud history. Swedish trailer manufacturer Fågelsta and Danish equivalent Brenderup joined forces after growing independently of each other and becoming members...
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Tags: AWA, Brenderup, design protection, infringment, Intellectual Property, IP, Jönköping, patents
Going West: AWA and Haug Exchange Programme
By AWA | Posted on June 21, 2018
AWA IP attorneys are crossing the pond to build relationships and work alongside top US IP firm Haug Partners LLP in Manhattan, NYC It has been a successful beginning for the budding exchange programme between the two IP law firms AWA and Haug Partners LLP. Following a pilot project and discussions involving European Patent Attorney...
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Tags: AWA, Exchange Programme, Haug Partners LLP, IP law firms, Manhattan, NYC, sweden, US
Louboutin trademark case: The red sole verdict
By Angela Boman | Posted on June 12, 2018
Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) stated that a sign such as the Louboutin’s trademark is intended purely to show the positioning of the red colour covered by the registration and not consisting ‘exclusively‘of a shape (Case No. C-163/16) The French shoe designer Christian Louboutin is defending its BENELUX trademark registration...
Tags: Christian Louboutin, design, Infringement, Louboutin, Netherlands, red sole, red soles, ruling, shoe designer
HitchSwitch: The name of the game
By AWA | Posted on June 5, 2018
Attorney by trade Jake Wolff trusted his gut feeling and quit his day job to start his own business helping newlyweds changing their name Deriving from New York City, Jake today lives in New Jersey with his wife and two kids. “It all started when I got married and my wife wanted to change her...
Filed under: Interviews
Tags: AWA, change your name, Chinese Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, domain name, EU, Haug Partners LLP, hitchswitch, IP, marriage
A new exemption from supplementary protection certificates (SPC) in the EU
By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on May 30, 2018
Some thoughts on the EU Commission proposal for manufacturing waivers to restrict SPC protection On 28 May, 2018, the European Commission published its proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 concerning supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products. Urged by the European Parliament, the Commission introduces a so-called manufacturing exemption for export purposes, also known as...
Freedrum: He bangs the drums
By AWA | Posted on May 22, 2018
They say necessity is the mother of invention. When August Bering’s young son wanted to learn how to play the drums, the entrepreneur came up with the easy-to-use (and silent) solution Freedrum. With a diverse background in music and computer programming, August is a trailblazer in different areas of innovation. “New ideas and projects have...
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Tags: drum set, drums, entrepreneur, Freedrum, gyroscopic sensor, Intellectual Property, music, social media marketing
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