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Chinese focus on IP
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on October 1, 2012
Recently representatives of Awapatent participated in the China Intellectual Property Focus 2012 conference in Shanghai. Our participation is a part of our effort to make Awapatent’s name known in China, but we also believe that it is important to contribute to the growing IP awareness in China. Accordingly, Mikael Bergstrand from our Malmö office gave...
Counterfeit Goods in the EU – Troubling News but No Surprise
By AWA | Posted on August 14, 2012
On July 24, the European Commission published a press release concerning its report on seizure of counterfeit goods during 2011 in the EU (see the full report). It turns out that seizure of suspected counterfeit goods increased some 15 % compared to 2010. Top categories are medicines (24 %), packaging material (21 %) and cigarettes...
Tags: china, counterfeits, EU, Infringement, IP rights, Piracy, Trademark
Awapatent at the 4th China IP Counsel Conference 2012
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on May 25, 2012
On 22-23 May 2012 representatives from Awapatent participated in the 4th China IP Counsel Conference held in Shanghai. The program was very interesting with many different angles on IP, particularly on how to protect your IP in the best possible way. A representative from the Chinese Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) opened with a speech about the...
Tags: china, IP Counsel Conference, IP rights in China, Shanghai
Focus on China
By Niklas Mattsson | Posted on November 18, 2011
The fact that China is growing in importance is well known. To Awapatent, this growth is visible in our day-to-day work, both from the questions we get about IP in China from our European clients, and from the growing demand for our services as a European firm for Chinese clients. Naturally, we make it a...
EU survey now open for participation
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on August 18, 2010
EU survey now open for participation Every two years the European Commission conducts a survey in order to identify the most important obstacles met by EU citizens applying for and enforcing intellectual property rights in countries outside the EU. The 2010 survey is now open and anyone may participate using the online questionnaire found here....
China to drive on to the Patent Prosecution Highway
By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on June 24, 2010
According to a USPTO press release, the intellectual property offices of China (SIPO) and USA (USPTO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 19 May 2010, which includes establishing a bilateral Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) agreement between the two offices. The PPH agreement will be SIPO’s first, thus driving China onto the Patent Prosecution Highway...
IP in China? It’s not all bad
By AWA | Posted on June 7, 2010
Recent statistics on the outcomes of reported IP litigations in the most important courts in China are encouraging: The total number of trademark-related cases in 2009 handled by the Chinese courts was 6,906, up almost 11 per cent from 2008. 2008 was up by 79 per cent in relation to 2007. Administratively, the numbers are...
Is your supplier really cheap or just a wolf in sheep’s clothing?
By Ole Bokinge | Posted on August 19, 2009
It is well known that many companies, for cost reasons, choose to manufacture and buy products in low-cost countries, such as China. The possibility of manufacturing in low-cost countries is now being offered widely to Swedish companies through agents. These agents are often Swedes, who themselves have worked in production, procurement and logistics in such...
New patent law in China
By Vibeke Warberg Rohde | Posted on March 17, 2009
As mentioned on this IP blog on 30 October 2008, a new Chinese patent law has been anticipated for some time. On 27 December the law was finally passed and it will come into force on 1 October 2009. Some of the most important changes seen from a European point of view will be summarized...
Tags: bolar exemption, china, patent law
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