IP
Business of IP – Understanding and Creating Value
By Anders Isaksson | Posted on March 23, 2022
In this article, Anders Isaksson explores some of the key factors and motivators for why companies small or large should obtain intellectual property. The aim is to help you understand when and how you can create value from IP, especially when considering the long and short-term goals of a company. Venture Capital Whether you are...
Tags: business, designs, IP, patents, trademarks
The Busines of IP – Understanding and Creating Value: Part 1 – Venture Capital
By Anders Isaksson | Posted on November 18, 2020
In this six-part series, Anders Isaksson explores some of the key factors and motivators for why companies small or large should obtain intellectual property. The aim is to help you understand when and how you can create value from IP, especially when considering the long and short-term goals of a company. Whether you are a...
Tags: due dilligence, Intellectual Property, investors, IP, venture capital
Easing the Pain for SMEs – Effectiveness of External IP Counsel
By AWA | Posted on August 31, 2020
In this interactive webinar moderated by Cathrin Johansson, panellists Malin Wennberg and Anneli Jönsson take a closer look at some of the IP challenges facing SMEs and how utilising external IP counsel can help to ease the pain. They provide hands-on advice from experiences where AWA has acted as an in-house IP department or external...
Amendments to Hong Kong’s Trade Marks Ordinance paves the way for Madrid Protocol
By AWA | Posted on July 7, 2020
The Trade Marks (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 was gazetted on June 19, 2020. While the Amendment does not introduce any substantive changes to the underlying Hong Kong trademark laws, it does provide a basis in Hong Kong Law for the application of the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid...
Tags: Hong Kong, Intellectual Property, IP, Madrid Protocol, trademarks, WIPO
Fine Tuning Commercial IP Portfolios: Value, Cost Savings and Investing in the Future
By AWA | Posted on June 2, 2020
There has never been a better time to review your company’s IP portfolio than in the current business climate. This interactive webinar considers ways to fine tune the portfolio to generate cost savings, highlight the importance of IP to key decision makers, align IP and commercial interests as well as getting a jump start on...
Tags: commercial, investments, IP, patents, portfolio, strategy
China-Norway patent prosecution highway pilot launches
By AWA | Posted on April 20, 2020
A memorandum between China and Norway will speed up and reduce costs when applying for patents On April 1, the China-Norway Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot began and is in effect until March 31, 2023. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Norwegian Industrial Property Office...
Why China’s computer software copyright registrations are increasing
By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on April 20, 2020
Statistics show a sharp rise in copyright registrations for computer software in China, which can provide an additional layer of protection alongside patents The National Copyright Administration of the People’s Republic of China (NCAC) released last year’s filing data earlier this month. In 2019, there was a 21% year-on-year increase in copyright registrations with the...
Tags: china, computer, copyright, IP, patents, programmes, Software
China further curbs bad-faith trademark applications
By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on April 20, 2020
Provisions enacted alongside China’s recently amended Trademark Law seek to effectively regulate bad-faith trademark filings including penalties through the nation’s social credit system In response to the bad-faith application regime, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published Several Provisions for Regulating the Application for the Registration of Trademarks (Draft) on February 12, 2019. The...
Tags: applications, Bad faith, china, CNIPA, IP, malicious, registration, trademarks
Balmain case highlights risk of using specialised public with low distinctive character marks
By AWA | Posted on April 20, 2020
Balmain’s appeal to the General Court demonstrates that applicants should not rely on a specialised public for goods or services when applying for a trademark Background Balmain is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1945, which operates globally across 16 stores. In addition to its iconic logo and coat of arms, Balmain uses a lion’s...
Tags: Balmain, enforcement, EU, General Court, IP, trademarks
Amended Canadian Patent Rules Effective
By AWA | Posted on December 20, 2019
On October 30, 2019, amendments to the Rules Respecting the Patent Act (Rules) and the Patent Act (Act) became effective in Canada. The amendments have far-reaching impacts on Canadian patent practice in terms of filing and prosecution. PCT – National Phase Previously, a PCT application could enter the national phase in Canada within 42 months...
Tags: Canada, CIPO, examination, IP, national phase, patents, PCT, priority
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