Intellectual Property Rights intensive industries generate more economic profit and promote higher salaries in comparison to other industries according to a new study from the EPO (European Patent Office) and…
Awapatent and Yogiboost win trademark case against Arla
Awapatent’s Attorneys at law Kristina Fredlund and Fredrik Lüning have won the dispute on Yogiboost’s behalf after Arla sued the frozen yogurt chain for allegedly infringing their trademark Yoggi. The…
Patents help startups raise investment
Swedish tech startups see patents as a crucial part of their business model and use them to attract investment, according to a new study from Chalmers University of Technology. “Our…
Awapatent’s Växjö office moves to new premises
Awapatent’s Växjö office moves to new premises in Sweden’s fourth World Trade Center on 6 October. “Awapatent’s Växjö office will be situated in the heart of the city’s innovative and…
Dotkeeper new domain name partner for Awapatent
Dotkeeper is Awapatent’s new domain name partner. They will from now on support Awapatent and their clients with secure and strategic domain name management. The agreement covers registration, administration and…
EU: Increase in seized counterfeit goods
Custom authorities across the EU seize more and more counterfeit items according to new statistics from the European Commission. Last year saw an increase of 15%, or an estimated five…
A warm welcome to our new trainees!
The 2016/17 trainee group consists of: – Zoe Ahmad, Stockholm – Petter Lindgren, Växjö – Elin Rydberg, Stockholm – Sepideh Gorji Ghalamestani, Lund/Helsingborg – Anna Ingebrand, Östersund – Sofie Ludvigsson,…
New EU copyright proposal to help musicians fight piracy
The EU executive branch is expected to propose a range of copyright reforms this week, including a legislative proposal intended to help musicians and their record labels fight piracy in…
The Netherlands have ratified the UPCA
The Dutch ministry of Economic Affairs has just announced that the Netherlands has ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement. This means that the Netherlands joins the 10 states that have…
Awapatent files the most EU trademark applications in Sweden
In a new list compiled by WTR (World Trademark Review), Awapatent is the number one filer of EU trademark applications in Sweden. Looking at all trademark applications registered in the…