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Awapatent supports the integration initiative NU:Nolla Utanförskapet

By AWA Editor | Posted on November 16, 2017

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 is to increase the number of young people having an education, a job, a salary and a social context.Examples of activities so far are homework...

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Awapatent’s client InviSense wins Sweden’s biggest invention prize

By AWA Editor | Posted on November 13, 2017

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 measuring of the relative humidity inside building constructions. Awapatent is a proud IP advisor to InviSense. Ole Bokinge, European Patent Attorney http://www.awapatent.com/en/our_people/bokinge-ole, Ulf Willquist, European...

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AWA Litigation secures important win for client Hexatronic in high-stake patent infringement case

By AWA Editor | Posted on October 30, 2017

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, a Hexatronic Group subsidiary. In spring 2015, Hexatronic was sued by Emtelle Ltd. regarding an alleged infringement of a Swedish patent relating to what is...

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New rules for trademark applications

By AWA Editor | Posted on October 13, 2017

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 other forms as long as “the representation is clear, precise, self-contained, easily accessible, intelligible, durable and objective.”(EUIPO) The abolishment aims to make trademark entries on...

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EPO/EAPO Fast-track patent examination in place

By AWA Editor | Posted on October 12, 2017

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 fast-track patent examination at both offices. In addition, the PPH allows participating patent offices to share and re-use their work. Read more on EPO’s website.

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Following Seattle Genetics, Swedish Appeal Court opens for re-examination of SPC term; overturning lower court

By AWA Editor | Posted on October 5, 2017

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 Seattle Genetics case (C-471/14) in which the CJEU gave a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the...

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Fourteen countries have now ratified the UPC

By AWA Editor | Posted on September 20, 2017

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 ratified are Estonia and Lithuania, of which both deposited their instruments for ratification during August. The complete list can be found here. Before the new...

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Four new EPAs at Awapatent

By AWA Editor | Posted on September 4, 2017

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 now qualified European Patent Attorneys (EPAs). Congratulations and well done to all of you! Awapatent can now boast of a grand total of 67 European...

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