As of 1 October 2017, one of the changes is that the graphical representation requirement for submitting an EU trademark application has been abolished. Signs can now be represented in…
EPO/EAPO Fast-track patent examination in place
As a result of the entry into force of the joint Patent Prosecution Highwaty (PPH), applicants for patent protection at the EPO and EAPO (Euroasian Patent Office) can now enjoy…
New EPO president next summer
The Portuguese António Campinos has been elected to succeed Benoît Battistelli as President of the European Patent Office (EPO). His five-year term will start on 1 July 2018. Read more
Following Seattle Genetics, Swedish Appeal Court opens for re-examination of SPC term; overturning lower court
On 4 October 2017, the Swedish Patent and Market Appeal Court handed down eight decisions in appeal cases regarding re-examination of SPC term decisions. The background relates to the famous…
Fourteen countries have now ratified the UPC
Despite the uncertain situation in the UK and Germany, other EU member states seem to continue to ratify the UPC agreement. The latest states to join those who have already…
Ai-Leen Lim nominated as leading lawyer for China
Independent publication Asia IP has listed Ai-Leen Lim, CEO of AWA Asia, as a leading lawyer for China under the categories trademark, patents and enforcement in their 2017 Asia IP…
Four new EPAs at Awapatent
We are proud and happy to congratulate Matthew Baines (Copenhagen), Pontus Falk (Stockholm), Peter Stern (Stockholm) and David Färm (Stockholm) for passing this year’s European Qualifying Examination (EQE). They are…
Awapatent – 120 Years of Excellence
Awapatent’s story began in 1897 with Swedish graduate engineer Anders Wilhelm Anderson (whose initials became the ‘AWA’ in Awapatent) and his understanding of the importance of patents for the industrialised…
See you at Nordic Life Science Days 2017!
On 12-14 September, Nordic Life Science Days will be held in Malmö, Sweden. NLS is the largest Life Science conference in the Nordic countries and, naturally, Awapatent will be there…
AWA Asia launches patent practice in China
The Asian arm of leading European intellectual property firm Awapatent, AWA Asia, continues its expansion by extending the 120-year-old firm’s formidable patent practice to China. Having established its now award-winning…