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Antibodies vs. the EPO – What scope of protection?

By AWA | Posted on May 21, 2018

Antibodies are currently enjoying great attention and are, together with their derivations and combined applications, growing to occupy centre position in the therapeutics and diagnostics fields. Indeed, the possible industrial applications have increased many fold since the harvesting of the first monoclonal antibodies by researchers Ehrlich & Metchnikoff, which led to an effective syphilis treatment...

Tags: AIS, antibodies, EPO, US

Patent attorneys will now enjoy legal privilege before the Danish courts

By Mikkel Roed Trier | Posted on May 17, 2018

Today, the proposition to amend the Administration of Justice Act (which was first reported on here) passed in the Danish parliament (Folketinget). The most important issue relates to introduction of a legal privilege for patent attorneys. Danish industry and patent attorneys, including the author of this, have worked for the introduction of such a legal privilege...

Tags: administration of justice act, Danish parliament, Folketinget, patent attorney

A closer look at the countries that have ratified the UPC

By AWA | Posted on May 4, 2018

Considering that the UK now has ratified the UPC agreement, the entry into force of the system seems imminent although the German Federal Constitutional court still have to settle the complaint filed during 2017. If the complaint is dismissed, we will probably see the UPC opening up in 2018. Out of the 25 EU member that...

Tags: Britain, Europe, patents, UK, UPC

Tesla and Nikola Motor fight over futuristic truck design in billion dollar law suit

By Mikael Andersson | Posted on May 3, 2018

On 1 May, Nikola Corporation filed a law suit against Tesla Inc. In the court filing, Nikola Corporation claims that Tesla Inc. infringes three US design patents protecting the overall shape of the fuselage, the wrap windscreen, and the side door. Nikola Corporation, more known as Nikola Motor, is a US start-up company developing fully-electric...

Tags: design patent, Infringement, law suit, Nasdaq, Nikla Motor, Nikola Corporation, semi-truck, Tesla

Why the authorities are taking a tougher stance on trademark infringement in the food industry

By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on April 4, 2018

Thirteen defendants have been criminally prosecuted in Shanghai for selling goods under illegally manufactured labels, reinforcing the tough stance that the authorities have been taking in counterfeit food cases. The cases On January 11 2018, the Intellectual Property Trial Division of Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court delivered judgment in six cases involving trademarks for...

Tags: china, criminal prosecution, fruit, Infringement, labels, Trademark, trademark infringement

StoryTourist: Where stories come to life

By AWA | Posted on March 28, 2018

Have you dreamed of stepping into the set of your favourite book and experiencing its fictional world through the eyes of the characters? With Malmö start-up Velodrom’s new app StoryTourist, that might actually come true Stepping into a new world Deriving from creative backgrounds in theatre and script writing, Johanna Forsman and Andreas Jansson founded...

Tags: app, books, copyright, literature, pokemon, reading, stories, story

AWA Litigation secures win for start-up client Integration Diagnostics Sweden AB in a patent infringement and invalidity case

By AWA | Posted on March 21, 2018

The Patent and Market Court in Stockholm recently issued a judgment in a patent dispute between Osstell AB and Integration Diagnostics. Osstell claimed that Integration Diagnostics’ instrument for contactless measurement of dental implant stability (with the somewhat amusing trademark “Penguin”) infringed one of its patents.   Integration Diagnostics denied infringement and also filed a counter-claim...

New proposed law: Legal privilege for patent attorneys before Danish courts

By Mikkel Roed Trier | Posted on February 28, 2018

After more than ten years of effort from Danish IP and industry associations, the industry hopes to soon enjoy legal privilege for patent attorneys before Danish courts. On 28 February, the Danish Minister for Justice proposed a number of changes to the Danish Administration of Justice Act (AJA), the most import of which relates to...

Tags: AJA, Denmark, IP, Legislation, US

Kubo: The future of coding

By AWA | Posted on February 28, 2018

Award-winning start-up KUBO Robotics helps teach young children the concept of coding with their interactive robot. A student project When entrepreneurs Tommy Otzen and Daniel Lindegaard started their Master project in Learning and Experience Technologies at the University of Southern Denmark in 2014, they didn’t have any specific agenda nor goal – only to find...

Tags: children, coding, Denmark, education, Intellectual Property, Kids, kubo, learning, Patent

Good and less good news for British IP professionals

By AWA | Posted on February 14, 2018

For some British IP professionals all is about to change with regards to European intellectual property practice – but for others nothing will change at all. At a meeting between the EPO and the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) in late January, it was confirmed that European patent attorneys who are based in the UK...

Tags: Britain, EU, UPC