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EPO Boards of Appeal start to operate at new location in October
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Nestlé loses Kitkat trademark battle
British Court of Appeal rules that Kitkat’s format cannot be trademarked as it has “no inherent distinctiveness”. After intense court proceedings to get the four finger shape of their chocolate…
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Swedish Innovation Parliament 2017
On 25-26 April, the cities of Linköping and Norrköping hosted the 2017 Swedish Innovation Parliament (#SIR17, Sveriges Innovationsriksdag), a meeting and discussion arena for anyone who is a part of…
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Celebrating World IP Day
World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated today, on 26 April, with the aim to increase awareness of the importance of IP rights for stimulating innovation and creativity. The 2017 theme…
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WIPO: Record year for international patent applications in 2016
Recently published statistics from WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) show that last year saw an all time high of international patent applications, but also an increasing demand for trademark and…
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All time high number of European patents granted in 2016
Last year saw a record in granted patents published by EPO (European Patent Office). A total of 96 000 patents were granted, which is a 40% increase from 2015. The…