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Mattias Larsson joins AWA as Group CFO

Posted on December 1, 2020

We are pleased to announce that Mattias Larsson joined the AWA Group today as Group CFO. Mattias will report to Group CEO Thor Mosaker and becomes a member of the AWA Management Team. Mattias brings extensive experience to the role having worked most recently as the CFO at Terranet, a company that develops technology for autonomous vehicles....

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Anette Rasmussen appointed ECTA President

Posted on June 17, 2020

We are pleased to announce that Partner and Attorney at Law Anette Rasmussen from AWA’s Copenhagen office has today been appointed President of ECTA. ECTA consists of legal attorneys within trademark, design, copyright and internet-related topics as well as anti-counterfeiting, working to improve and influence European IP legislation and practice. Founded in 1980, ECTA works...

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Fabian Edlund appointed President of UNION-IP

Posted on June 4, 2020

We are pleased to announce that Partner and European Patent Attorney Fabian Edlund based in AWA’s Gothenburg office has been appointed President of UNION-IP. UNION-IP is an association of European practitioners in the field of intellectual property. It aims to work continuously on current developments in intellectual property, especially by making early submissions during the...

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AWA partners with Action Against Corona

Posted on March 25, 2020

We are pleased to announce that AWA has partnered with Action Against Corona, an initiative from the Norrsken Foundation and Dagens Industri to support startups or projects that are fighting the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its implications. AWA is supporting initiatives by offering pro-bono intellectual property counselling, free access to PatAlert® and domain name analysis as...

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Responding to COVID-19 – AWA remains fully operational

Posted on March 19, 2020

As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, we wish to let you know that our first priority is the safety and well-being of our employees, clients, families and partners around the world. We have taken measures in order to do our part in trying to delay the spread of the virus and help flatten the...

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AWA remains fully operational

Posted on March 12, 2020

Yesterday, the Danish Government took a number of preventive steps in order to halt the spreading of the COVID-19 virus in Denmark. At our office in Denmark we are doing our best to comply with these Government recommendations. Therefore: Most of our staff in Denmark will work remotely at least for the next two weeks...

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A warm welcome to Group CEO Thor Mosaker

Posted on March 2, 2020

The Board of Directors of AWA Holding wishes to extend a warm welcome to Group CEO Thor Mosaker. Thor has dedicated much of his career to intellectual property and has held the position of Regional Director Norway, Germany and the UK at Zacco. He has also been CEO of Smart Innovation Norway, a private research...

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Standout year for AWA and AWA Asia in latest WTR 1000 rankings

Posted on February 14, 2020

AWA in Denmark and Sweden as well as AWA Asia in China have all been listed as recommended firms with several attorneys also receiving recommended individual rankings across enforcement and litigation as well as prosecution and strategy categories. The WTR 1000 research directory, which focuses exclusively on trademark practices and practitioners, has established itself as...

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Celebrating five years in Asia

Posted on February 9, 2020

Five years ago, AWA extended its European presence to Asia with the same vision and promise to be the first choice in IP by developing the market together and to create intellectual prosperity. AWA Asia has become a standout firm in the region, developing a full-service offering that meets our clients’ IP needs at any...

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