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Mehrdad Mahdjoubi finalist for European Inventor Award 2018
Industrial designer Mehrdad Mahdjoubi is shortlisted for EPO’s European Inventor Award 2018 for his invention Oas. Mehrdad’s company Orbital Systems , which was founded in 2012, is a client of Awapatent’s. His invention Oas, which is the world’s first closed-loop shower, consumes up to 90% less…
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The Legal 500 recommends Awapatent
Awapatent (Sweden) and AwaLaw (Denmark) have both been recommended in the categories Intellectual Property Law and Media and Intellectual Property for in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2018 rankings. In addition, Fredrik Lüning , Martin Tranälv , Peter Kenamets , Robin Berzelius…
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New report: Digital piracy bigger than ever
Digital piracy rose by 1.6% last year, says a new report published by antipiracy consultancy MUSO which has identified more than 300.2 billion visits to piracy websites in 2017. Topping the list are piracy websites hosting television content, accounting for over a third of all visits, followed by…
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Awapatent wins MIP award “Sweden Prosecution Firm of the Year” again
Awapatent was announced winner for Prosecution Firm of the Year 2018 for Sweden at Managing Intellectual Property ’s (MIP) award ceremony in London last night. This is the second consecutive year the firm wins the prestigious award. “I am proud to once again receive this acknowledgment from…
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EPO report: New record of patent applications in 2017
In their latest Annual Report, European Patent Office (EPO) states that they received an all-time high 166 000 patent applications in 2017. It is a 3,9% increase in comparison to applications received in 2016. “In terms of patents, 2017 was a positive year for Europe,” said EPO President Benoît…
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IP Stars: Awapatent leading patent firm in latest rankings
Awapatent has once again been selected one of the leading IP firms for patents in Sweden and Denmark by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP). Awapatent (Sweden) remains ranked in Tier 1 in Patent Prosecution and in Tier 3 in the category Contentious Work. Awapatent A/S (Denmark) is still ranked…
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We welcome Mette Parlev, Attorney-at-law to Awapatent
We are very happy to welcome Mette Parlev as attorney-at law at our Copenhagen office. Mette has about 14 years of experience from both major Danish law firms and her own law practice. We are confident that our clients will benefit from Mette’s vast experience with litigation and contracts both…
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From AWA Asia: Ai-Leen Lim published in the Journal of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Principal Counsel and CEO for AWA Asia Ai-Leen Lim has recently been published in EURObiz, the Journal of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Ai-Leen Lim and Lars-Åke Severin, founder of PSU China, highlight China’s IPR advances in 2017 and the remaining enforcement challenges that…
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We welcome Janne Britt Hansen, Partner and Attorney-at-law to Awapatent
We are very happy to welcome Janne Britt Hansen as Partner and attorney-at law at our Copenhagen office. Janne has approx. 16 years of experience from both the Danish PTO and a number of larger Danish consultancy and law firms. We are confident that our clients will benefit from…
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Ai-Leen Lim and Inga-Lill Andersson selected WIPR Leaders
WIPR (World IP Review Report) has recognised AWA Asia’s Ai-Leen Lim and Awapatent’s Inga-Lill Andersson as Leaders in their 2018 rankings. The results are based on nominations from industry peers. WIPR Leaders ranks the leading IP practitioners in the world. The handbook lists over 1,700 lawyers…