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Kwick: The electronic receipt solution

By AWA | Posted on October 16, 2018

If you have ever been on a business trip or made a company purchase, you probably know how tedious it can be having to keep and present stacks of paper receipts afterwards. Enters Kwick – receipt handling done electronically (and easily) Problem vs solution Like many great business ideas, the concept of Kwick started with...

Tags: app, AWA, bank, credit card, electronical solutions, Kwick, patents, receipts

Brenderup: An IP road of trials and errors

By AWA | Posted on August 17, 2018

When it comes to the question of investing in your intellectual property or not, trailer manufacturer Brenderup has experienced both sides of the coin. Dating back to the 1930s, Brenderup has a long and proud history. Swedish trailer manufacturer Fågelsta and Danish equivalent Brenderup joined forces after growing independently of each other and becoming members...

Tags: AWA, Brenderup, design protection, infringment, Intellectual Property, IP, Jönköping, patents

CRISPR patent revoked at the EPO

By Niklas Mattsson | Posted on January 31, 2018

The CRISPR system has revolutionised the gene technology field, opening up for a multitude of genetic engineering possibilities and harbouring huge potential for the treatment of diseases. In particular, one version of the system known as CRISPR/Cas9, has been modified to edit genomes. It is commonly called a “gene scissor”, i.e. it can cut a...

Tags: crispr, EPO, patents

On the point of re-examination of SPC term #3 – End of discussion?

By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on January 31, 2018

Reflections on the Court of Justice of the European Union’s interpretation of Article 17.2 of the SPC Regulation As previously addressed in a Newsflash from Awapatent, and in two previous entries, the Swedish Patent and Market Appeal Court handed down eight decisions on 4 October 2017, in appeal cases regarding re-examination of SPC term. The...

Tags: patents, SPC

Directors Beware: New Swedish judgment regarding personal liability for patent infringement

By AWA | Posted on December 8, 2017

The Swedish Patent and Market Court (PMD) announced an interesting judgment concerning the Board of Directors’ personal liability for patent infringement in October this year. The company Power Tools sued the company Royex, its chairman and president for patent infringement of cartridges for cracking stones. PMD found that the product “Royex Generation II” constitutes patent...

Tags: board of directors, directors, Infringement, patents, personal liability, sweden

On the point of re-examination of SPC term #2

By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on October 25, 2017

Reflections on the Swedish Appeal Court’s reasoning regarding the balance of interests As previously addressed in a Newsflash from Awapatent, the Swedish Patent and Market Appeal Court handed down several decisions on 4 October 2017, in appeal cases regarding re-examination of SPC. This article is a sequel to the AWA Point published on Monday 23 October...

Tags: EU, patents, SPC

On the point of re-examination of SPC term #1

By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on October 23, 2017

Reflections on the Swedish Appeal Court’s reasoning regarding Article 17.2 of the SPC Regulation As previously addressed in a Newsflash from Awapatent, the Swedish Patent and Market Appeal Court handed down several decisions on 4 October, 2017, in appeal cases regarding re-examination of SPC. Requests for re-examination, or appeals to granted SPCs, have been lodged...

Tags: EU, patents, SPC

EPO and Brazilian Patent Office launch new PPH agreement

By Troels Peter Rørdam | Posted on October 16, 2017

The ever expanding PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway) network has once again gotten a new addition, and as always AWA Point sums up the new expansions and arising possibilities.  To recall, for a given PPH agreement the PPH allows for requesting accelerated examination at the one office participating in this agreement based on the search results...

Tags: Brazil, EAPO, EPO, Patent, patents, PPH

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