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We are looking for an IP assistant to Gothenburg
Our office in Gothenburg is looking for an IP assistant/paralegal. Read more about the position and apply on our Swedish web site.
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Google reaches top in global brand ranking
In the 2016 edition of Millward-Brown’s annual ranking BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, Google reclaims the number one position from Apple. According to the ranking, Google’s brand values…
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M&M’s banned in Sweden in trademark dispute
According to the decision, “m” and “m&m’s” are confusingly similar to Kraft foods trademark “m” for chocolate-covered peanuts, sold in Sweden under the Marabou brand with a single “m” on…
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The US dominated international patent and trademark filings in 2015
2015 was another year of growth for worldwide intellectual property filings, according to statistics from WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Patent applications, as well as trademark and industrial design applications…
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B!BBInstruments is “SuperStartup of the Year” in Sweden
We are proud to announce that Awapatent’s client B!BBInstrument has been awarded “SuperStartup of the Year” in Sweden. The prize was handed over by the Swedish organization Almi Invest on…
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Celebrate World IP Day
The theme for this year’s celebration is “culture in the digital age: how we create it, how we access it, how we finance it.” In 2000, WIPO’s member states decided…
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Increase of cybersquatting due to new top level domains
Last year, trademark owners filed 2,754 “cybersquatting” cases with WIPO, an increase of 4.6% over the previous year. Cybersquatting typically means the registration of a domain name with bad faith…
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Swedish government initiates an IP drive
As a start of this drive the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications arranged a seminar in Stockholm on 23 March. People from innovative companies, authorities, organizations and universities…
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European patent applications continue to grow
The 2015 annual report of the European Patent Office (EPO) shows that 160 000 European patent applications were filed with the EPO last year. This is an increase with 4.8…
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IKEA loses its trademark in Indonesia
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has lost the rights to its own trademark in Indonesia. The Indonesian supreme court has ruled that the trademark belongs to the local rattan furniture company…