The start of operation of the EPO boards of appeal (BoA) at its new location has been set to commence on 2 October 2017, according to the EPO. The so-called…
Team Rynkeby is off to Paris and Awapatent is one of the sponsors
Around 8 July it is time for the different Team Rynkeby teams to go to Paris. The purpose with this huge cycle ride is to raise money to childhood cancer…
Startups drop IP according to startup survey
During the spring, Awapatent has interviewed 40 startups in the life science and IT sectors at Sweden’s 10 biggest incubators about the protection of their ideas and innovations. It turned…
Revised timetable for the UPC
On 27 June, 2017 the Chairman of the preparatory committee, Mr. Alexander Ramsay issued a message through the UPC website. It can be red in full here. The recent development…
Pandora second strongest Danish trademark
We are proud to congratulate our client Pandora for being ranked the second strongest trademark in Denmark by Brand Finance. The ranking is based on the so-called brand equity which…
Global Innovation Index: Netherlands now in top 3
For the seventh consecutive year, Switzerland is ranked the World’s Most Innovative Country in WIPO’s Global Innovation Index 2017. It is followed by Sweden in second place and the Netherlands…
From AWA Asia: Ai-Leen Lim published in various outlets
Principal Counsel and CEO for AWA Asia Ai-Leen Lim has recently been published on different topics in In-House Community, WTR (World Trademark Review) and DCBF (Danish-Chinese Business Forum). To read…
Joacim Lydén and Christer Hällgren selected leading patent attorneys
Two Awapatent patent attorneys, Joacim Lydén and Christer Hällgren, have been listed as leaders in their field by industry publication Who’s Who Legal Patents 2017. Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal…
Awapatent ”highly recommended” for prosecution by IAM Patent 1000
Leading industry publication IAM Patent has listed Awapatent (Sweden) and Awapatent A/S (Denmark) as “highly recommended” for prosecution in their 2017 rankings. In the Swedish jurisdiction, Awapatent “is a favourite…
Hong Kong the world’s top competitive country
Hong Kong has been selected the world’s most competitive country for the second consecutive year. It is closely followed by Switzerland and Singapore in the annual ranking compiled by IMD…