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Anette Rasmussen elected vice-chair of ECTA Committee

By AWA Editor | Posted on October 24, 2013

Anette Rasmussen, Attorney at Law at Awapatent and Managing Partner for Awa Law Advokater in Copenhagen, has been elected vice-chair for the OHIM-Link Committee in ECTA. This policy-making committee is very important and establishes the link between ECTA and OHIM in the sense that the committee is being called upon to comment trademark legislation and...

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Awapatent climbs higher in Managing IP’s PCT ranking

By AWA Editor | Posted on October 14, 2013

Awapatent climbs four positions to 6th place in industry magazine Managing IP’s annual PCT survey, a ranking of European IP firms based on the number of PCT applications filed. Awapatent filed 25 percent more PCT applications compared to the previous year. Awapatent also filed the highest number of PCT applications of all Swedish IP companies,...

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Awapatent attorney new member of INTA subcommittee

By AWA Editor | Posted on October 3, 2013

Robin Berzelius, Attorney-at-Law at Awapatent has been appointed member of INTA’s (International Trademark Association) Design Rights Subcommittee of the Related Rights Committee for a two-year term. In addition, Robin is a new member of the Swedish ICC’s (International Chamber of Commerce) reference group for intellectual property. ICC’s reference groups – 15 in total – aim...

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Beware of bogus invoices

By AWA Editor | Posted on September 19, 2013

Some of our clients have contacted us regarding suspicious invoices that concern some kind of patent registration or monitoring service. You should always pay close attention when you receive an invoice regarding your IP rights from an unknown company. If you are not sure about the validity of the invoice, please contact your Awapatent consultant.

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Chinese award to Awapatent consultant

By AWA Editor | Posted on September 4, 2013

Ulf Håkanson, associate at Awapatent’s office in Lund, Sweden, has received the CAS International Cooperation Award for Young Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).CAS was founded in 1949 and is the leading research institute in China. Today, CAS is divided into 117 institutes with more than 50 000 employees. The prize is awarded...

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Eight new European Patent Attorneys at Awapatent

By AWA Editor | Posted on August 13, 2013

Eight patent attorneys at Awapatent have passed this year’s European Qualifying Examination (EQE), earning them the title European Patent Attorney.These new European Patent Attorneys are authorized to represent Awapatent’s clients before the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich. The title European Patent Attorney is one of the most prestigious IP authorizations available in Europe. –...

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Awapatent launches another new service – Valuation

By AWA Editor | Posted on July 10, 2013

Intellectual property (IP) and intellectual assets (IA) account for a majority of the value in many companies. However, the valuation of IP/IA is difficult due to its complexity. Therefore, Awapatent – as a leading expert in IP and IA – now offers new valuation services. We help value a company’s IP and IA before the...

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Open IP – a new service from Awapatent

By AWA Editor | Posted on July 5, 2013

Awapatent now offers a new service within open innovation – Open IP. Open IP from Awapatent is a variety of services regarding the open innovation process – ranging from project management and industry-specific knowledge to management of all legal aspects throughout the process. Open innovation generates ideas and value Open innovation is based on the...

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