In the latest edition of MIP’s (Managing IP) IP Stars, Awapatent has climbed to Tier 3 in the category Trademark Contentious (Sweden). In 2016, the firm was ranked in Tier…
G1/15: Reasoned decision on priority issued by EPO’s Enlarged Board
Today, the reasoned decision in case G1/15 at the European Patent Office’s highest appeal instance, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA), was finally issued after the conclusion and order had…
Awapatent present at Green Tech Challenge
As partners of the Green Tech Challenge, www.greentechchallenge.eu, Awapatent will be present at the challenge taking place in Berlin this week. During the Green Tech Challenge the participating startups are…
Swedish Judge appointed President of the Boards of Appeal
Carl Josefsson, currently serving as Senior Judge of Appeal at the Svea Court of Appeal, has been appointed the first President of the EPO’s Boards of Appeal (BoA) by the…
Amra secures $9M investment
A big congratulations to our client Amra for securing an 80 million SEK ($9M) risk venture investment from Pfizer, Novo Nordisk and Industrifonden. In December 2016, Amra also won first…
Also in 2017 Awapatent and AWA Asia stay at the top of WTR 1000
Awapatent as a group is recommended in the international ranking (consisting of 19 IP firms in total): Coordinating operations from its Malmo headquarters, IP specialist Awapatent is a perennial presence…
Sweden – 2nd most innovative economy in the world
Only South Korea beats Sweden in the 2017 Bloomberg Innovation Index, which scores the world’s most innovative economies based on factors such as R&D intensity, high-tech density and patent activity.Sweden…
The 2017 UPC Christmas present
The preparatory committee of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has today, January 16, announced that the UPC may become operational in December 2017. The committee also announced that they expect…
Houdini wins H&M and ELLE Conscious Award 2017
We are proud to congratulate our client Houdini for winning the prestigious H&M and ELLE Conscious Award 2017 at the ELLE-galan. Houdini is a Swedish outdoor company offering a range…
AWA Innovation – another new business area in the AWA Group
AWA Innovation will, together with Awapatents IP consultants, support clients with various innovation and IP business projects. The new business unit is based at Awapatent’s Malmö office but will work…