The international IP magazine Managing Intellectual Property has nominated several of Awapatent’s/AWA Asia’s IP attorneys as IP Stars in the annual IP Stars survey, covering the top-rated firms and practitioners…
Agreement reached on renewal fees for unitary patent
The level of the renewal fees for the unitary patent has been set. Last week, the Select Committee of the Administrative Council of the EPO agreed that the renewal fee…
IP-owning companies perform better
According to a new report, businesses that own IP rights generate more revenue per employee, have more employees and pay higher salaries than those that do not. The study is…
High rankings for Awapatent in IAM Patents 1000
In the 2015 edition of the IAM 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, Awapatent receives high rankings – the firm itself as well as its attorneys. Sweden Prosecution –…
Article by AWA Asia counsel in World Trademark Review
An article written by Ai-Leen Lim and Lawrence Yeung of AWA Asia was published in the April issue of World Trademark Review. Read it here: Beijing Higher People’s Court considers…
Articles by Awapatent attorneys published in Chinese IAM
Two articles written by Awapatent’s attorneys were published in the April issue of Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Chinese edition. Read them here: 商标所有者视角： 中国品牌资产中 社交媒体的力量 (PDF document, 3.9 MB) (, 3.9…
Awapatent client is Sweden’s best young entrepreneur
Mehrdad Mahdjoubi, CEO of water recycling technology company Orbital Systems, is Sweden’s best young entrepreneur according to business daily Dagens Industri. Orbital Systems was founded in 2012 and has developed…
Sweden, Denmark, and Finland are leading EU innovators
Sweden, Denmark, and Finland are at the forefront when it comes to innovation in the European Union. This was noted by the European Commission in its annual Innovation Union Scoreboard…
Chinese telecom companies top international patent filing rankings
The number of international patent applications filed under the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) continued to rise in 2014. This is the fifth consecutive year that PCT filings have risen. In…
Microsoft barred from registering Skype as trademark – too similar to Sky
Skype is not eligible for registration as a trademark, because it may be confused with the registered trademark for Sky that predated it. That is the decision reached a short…