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Awapatent – 120 Years of Excellence

By AWA Editor | Posted on August 30, 2017

Awapatent’s story began in 1897 with Swedish graduate engineer Anders Wilhelm Anderson (whose initials became the ‘AWA’ in Awapatent) and his understanding of the importance of patents for the industrialised Europe. Innovations were transforming the continent and Anderson quickly realised that patents would become a key business tool. Since then, a remarkable 120 years have...

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Pandora second strongest Danish trademark

By AWA Editor | Posted on June 21, 2017

We are proud to congratulate our client Pandora for being ranked the second strongest trademark in Denmark by Brand Finance. The ranking is based on the so-called brand equity which relates to the confidence, trust and image associated with the trademark. Number one on the list is Lego, which also tops the international list. For...

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From AWA Asia: Ai-Leen Lim published in various outlets

By AWA Editor | Posted on June 13, 2017

Principal Counsel and CEO for AWA Asia Ai-Leen Lim has recently been published on different topics in In-House Community, WTR (World Trademark Review) and DCBF (Danish-Chinese Business Forum). To read the full articles, please click on the links before. Please note that WTR is available for paying subscribers only. In-House Community: “The New IP and...

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Awapatent ”highly recommended” for prosecution by IAM Patent 1000

By AWA Editor | Posted on June 8, 2017

Leading industry publication IAM Patent has listed Awapatent (Sweden) and Awapatent A/S (Denmark) as “highly recommended” for prosecution in their 2017 rankings. In the Swedish jurisdiction, Awapatent “is a favourite among rights holders seeking astute guidance at all stages of the patent lifecycle” according to IAM Patent. Awapatent A/S (Denmark) has “a stellar reputation for...

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Five Awapatent consultants listed as top trademark lawyers

By AWA Editor | Posted on June 7, 2017

Ai-Leen Lim, Ann-Charlotte Järvinen, Martin Tranälv, Ulf Willquist and Mette Bender have been recognised as among the world’s top trademark lawyers by the legal industry publication Who’s Who Legal under the jurisdictions of China, Sweden and Denmark respectively. Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal has identified the world’s foremost legal practitioners in business law based upon...

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Experienced attorneys rejoin Awapatent

By AWA Editor | Posted on May 31, 2017

We are very proud and happy to announce that three experienced attorneys have rejoined Awapatent after some years in other businesses. Malin Riis, Attorney at Law and Team Manager Legal, and Ann-Charlotte Järvinen, Attorney at Law and Partner, have started at our Stockholm office. Anneli Jönsson, European Patent Attorney and Team Manager Chemistry, has started...

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Ai-Leen Lim listed in Top 250 Women in IP 2017

By AWA Editor | Posted on May 29, 2017

We are very pleased to announce that Ai-Leen Lim, CEO and Principal Counsel of AWA Asia, has been selected as one of the Top 250 Women in IP in China for the second consecutive year in a row by the leading publication MIP (Managing Intellectual Property). Seven other women were recognised under the jurisdiction of...

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