Awapatent tops the list for the number of international patent filings in Sweden, according to the Annual PCT report from MIP (Managing Intellectual Property). Between 2014 and 2017, the firm…
EPO: Patent applications show development of smart technology
European patent applications related to smart connected objects have increased by an impressive 54% in the last three years, says “Patents and the Fourth Industrial Revolution”; the first European Patent…
WIPO study gives first-ever statistics on intangible capital
Almost one third of the value of manufactured goods sold comes from ‘intangible capital’, e.g. technology and design, says a new WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) study. According to the…
AWA Asia recommended by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018
We are proud to announce that for the first time The Legal 500 Asia Pacific has recommended AWA Asia for Intellectual Property – Foreign Firms (China). AWA Asia joins its…
Awapatent supports the integration initiative NU:Nolla Utanförskapet
Awapatent is now a supporting member of the Swedish integration initiative NU:Nolla Utanförskapet (Banish the Alienation) https://www.nollautanforskapet.nu, aiming to help individuals becoming part of society and working life. The vision…
Awapatent’s client InviSense wins Sweden’s biggest invention prize
Last Thursday, Awapatent’s client InviSense AB http://invisense.se was awarded the biggest invention prize in Sweden, SKAPA. The company develops and sells an extremely thin humidity sensor label with a wireless…
AWA Litigation secures important win for client Hexatronic in high-stake patent infringement case
On 20 October 2017, the Swedish Patent and Market Court issued a judgment in a patent dispute between Emtelle UK Ltd. and Awapatent’s client Hexatronic Cables & Interconnect Systems AB,…
New rules for trademark applications
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