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Our Stockholm office moves to new premises

By AWA Editor | Posted on December 12, 2014

On 12 December, Awapatent’s Stockholm office moves to new premises at Jakobsbergsgatan 36. The new office will be located centrally between Hötorget and Stureplan, close to the underground station Hötorget. “The new office will be attractive to both new and current employees as well as to clients who are visiting us,” says Mattias Pierrou, Vice...

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Awapatent now has 14 official offices in 3 countries

By AWA Editor | Posted on December 1, 2014

The Awapatent office in Borås opened in 2012, and was initially staffed only by Christina iLunden once a week. The business has now grown and at the moment there are 6 colleagues from the Gothenburg office who regularly work in Borås. The geographical position between Gothenburg and Jönköping as well as the possibility to arrange...

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US university auctions patents

By AWA Editor | Posted on November 26, 2014

Over the last 10 years, some 400 patents have been issued to Penn State. Only about half of them have been licensed to companies that want to commercialise the patents. The auction is a way to find companies that can benefit from the remaining patents. The online auction, which will take place in December, will...

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Faster examination of community trademarks

By AWA Editor | Posted on November 21, 2014

Starting 24 November, the European Union trademark authority (OHIM) offers trademark applicants the opportunity to have their applications examined and published faster. The accelerated procedure is called Fast Track and according to the OHIM, applications can be published in half of the time or less compared with regular applications. To qualify for the Fast Track...

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Spain’s challenge to unitary patent package rejected

By AWA Editor | Posted on November 19, 2014

The Advocate General proposes to dismiss Spain’s challenges to the creation of the Unitary Patent package on the grounds that unitary protection is expected to provide a genuine benefit in terms of uniformity and integration, whilst the choice of languages reduces translation costs considerably and safeguards better the principle of legal certainty. In most cases,...

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Google and LG co-operate on patents

By AWA Editor | Posted on November 6, 2014

Google and Korean electronics company LG Electronics have signed a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement covering a broad range of products and technologies. The agreement covers the two companies’ existing patents as well as those filed over the next 10 years. Google has previously entered into similar agreements with Samsung, Cisco and Ericsson.

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Awapatent’s successful client Heliospectra receives the first US patent

By AWA Editor | Posted on November 5, 2014

Heliospectra – a client to Awapatent since 2012 – develops, produces and sells intelligent and energy efficient LED lighting solutions for plant science and horticulture applications. The company has received several international awards and nominations for its green technology. Awapatent is deeply involved in Heliospectra’s IP work, and the cooperation includes agreements, IP policy, trademarks,...

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Kristina Walls Chairs SEPAF’s Board

By AWA Editor | Posted on October 30, 2014

Kristina Walls, vice president South Sweden, has been appointed chairperson of The Association of Intellectual Property Law Firms in Sweden (SEPAF, Sveriges Patentbyråers förening) for the next twelve-month period. Kristina has represented Awapatent on SEPAF’s board since 2012. SEPAF is a non-profit organisation whose objective is to promote and develop the Swedish IP business.

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