News by David Tring
AWA Expands its Great Place to Work Certification to include Norway
By David Tring | Posted on January 18, 2023
We are pleased to announce that AWA has again been certified as a Great Place to Work® in Denmark, Greater China and Sweden. Norway has also been certified for the first time, bringing our total certifications to four of the regions where AWA operates. Based on the organisation’s global standards, Great Place to Work® completed...
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AWA Board of Directors appoints Joakim Hammarsjö as Interim Chief Executive Officer
By David Tring | Posted on December 12, 2022
The Board of Directors of AWA Holding has appointed Joakim Hammarsjö as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Before rejoining AWA in 2018, Joakim was the Group Director of IP Strategy and Portfolio at the Volvo Group, managing a team of global heads, IP intelligence analysts and IP portfolio partners. He has also held positions with the...
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The Legal 500 lists AWA Asia as a Leading Firm
By David Tring | Posted on November 30, 2022
We are excited to announce that AWA Asia has again been ranked as a leading firm by The Legal 500 in the 2023 edition for the Asia Pacific region. In addition to the firm ranking, Ai-Leen Lim, Xiaofan Chen and Ashley Zhao were ranked individually as recommended lawyers for Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms in China....
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Ai-Leen Lim listed in the Women in Business Law Guide 2022 by Expert Guides
By David Tring | Posted on November 3, 2022
Ai-Leen Lim has been included in the 12th edition of Legal Media Group’s Women in Business Law Guide. She was recognised in the trademarks practice area for China. The Women in Business Law Guide 2022 includes leading female practitioners in 32 practice areas across 90 jurisdictions. Expert Guides surveyed more than 10,000 practitioners and recognised 3,983 female leaders in the...
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Managing IP lists four AWA attorneys as Rising Stars
By David Tring | Posted on October 4, 2022
We are pleased to announce that four attorneys from across our Belgian, Danish and Swedish offices have been listed in this year’s Rising Stars publication. Matthew Baines, Elisabeth Debleser, Daniel Karlsson and Jenny Von Knorring were all selected as Rising Stars in 2022 by Managing IP. Rising Stars identifies some of the best up-and-coming IP...
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AWA Secures Sweden Patent Prosecution Firm and Denmark Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year at Global IP Awards
By David Tring | Posted on September 15, 2022
AWA has been awarded Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year for Sweden and Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year for Denmark at the Global IP Awards 2022 presented by IAM and WTR. AWA was presented with both awards during a ceremony honouring law and attorney firm excellence in the fields of litigation, prosecution and transactional...
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Who’s Who Legal features four from AWA in WWL: IP 2022
By David Tring | Posted on August 25, 2022
We are delighted to announce that four from AWA have been recongised as IP Leaders in the WWL: IP 2022. Ann-Charlotte Järvinen and Ulf Willquist were listed as leaders for trademarks in Sweden and Anette Rasmussen as a leader for trademarks in Denmark. Ai-Leen Lim was listed as a global elite thought leader in Asia-Pacific...
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Leaders League lists Denmark and Sweden in IP Rankings
By David Tring | Posted on August 24, 2022
We are pleased to announce that Leaders League has listed AWA’s offices in Denmark and Sweden in its intellectual property rankings for 2022. This is the first time the publication has included the Scandinavian countries in its research as it expands its coverage. In Denmark, AWA was recognised in the leading category for trademark and...
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Leaders League lists AWA Benelux in IP Rankings
By David Tring | Posted on July 6, 2022
We are pleased to announce that Leaders League has listed AWA Benelux in its intellectual property rankings for 2022. AWA Benelux was recognised in the excellent category for both Patent Prosecution and Trademark Prosecution. Joëlle Van Malderen, Marc Lerho and Dieter Heck were highlighted by the publication as patent prosecution leaders with Dominique Rifon and...
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AWA stands out in IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals
By David Tring | Posted on July 5, 2022
IAM has released the 2022 edition of the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. For the first time, Emmanuel Flamme in Belgium, Lasse Henze in Denmark, Carsten Lous in Norway and Louise Jonshammar in Sweden have been included in the rankings as recommended individuals. Joining these four newcomers in the rankings are: Spanning litigation as...
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