According to the 2015 edition of the World Intellectual Property Indicators report, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the number of patent and trademark applications filed around the…
Ericsson and Apple agree on patent ceasefire
Technology companies Ericsson and Apple have agreed to end all ongoing patent-infringement litigation between the companies. The deal includes a global cross license for patented standard-essential technologies and for other…
AWA climbs to the very top in WTR 1000
The latest edition of the international directory World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals has just been released, and Awapatent/AWA Asia is recommended in the Danish, Swedish…
Counterfeit games and toys cause job losses in the EU
A new report from the European Observatory on infringements of Intellectual Property Rights estimates that legitimate industry loses approximately 1.4 billion euros of revenue annually due to counterfeit games and…
Innovations barometer 2016
Swedish companies will invest more in innovation and patents during 2016, according to interviews with 100 R&D managers. This is reported in Awapatent’s yearly Innovation barometer which is referred to…
Trademark reform package good news for trademark owners
Increased legal certainty and clarity at reduced fee levels are some of the effects of the trademark reform package which was approved by the European Parliament last week. The package…
The Unitary Patent moves one step closer
Yesterday on 15 December 2015 the Select Committee, which represents the EU member states participating in the Unitary Patent (UP), formalized a series of agreements (comprising implementing rules, budgetary and financial…
Hextronic – another successful Awapatent client listed on Nasdaq Stockholm
Hexatronic (or Hexatronic Cables & Interconnect Systems, as the full name is) is based in Sweden and develops, manufactures, markets and provides solutions within the fiber optic cable infrastructure for…
Innovation Talent of the year
Mehrdad Mahdjoubis founded Orbital Systems in 2012 and Awapatent has been his IP support along the way. The company is a great success and Mehrdad has been awarded several times…
Awapatent is growing with two new managers
Stefan Hultman most recently worked for YÅ Bolagen in Gothenburg where he held the position of Managing Partner. Stefan has an extensive background with several management positions within i.e. Tetra…