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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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See you at Nordic Life Science Days 2017!
By AWA Editor | Posted on August 28, 2017
On 12-14 September, Nordic Life Science Days will be held in Malmö, Sweden. NLS is the largest Life Science conference in the Nordic countries and, naturally, Awapatent will be there too. We have representatives from several of our offices. We look forward to seeing you there! Attending consultants are: Christer Hällgren, European Patent Attourney, Uppsala...
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EPO Boards of Appeal start to operate at new location in October
By AWA Editor | Posted on August 22, 2017
The start of operation of the EPO boards of appeal (BoA) at its new location has been set to commence on 2 October 2017, according to the EPO. The so-called ‘8inOne building’ is situated in Haar, approx. 18 km from the city center of Munich. The new building can be reached by car, taxi and...
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Team Rynkeby is off to Paris and Awapatent is one of the sponsors
By AWA Editor | Posted on July 7, 2017
Around 8 July it is time for the different Team Rynkeby teams to go to Paris. The purpose with this huge cycle ride is to raise money to childhood cancer research, treatments, family activities, etc. Awapatent has been a gold sponsor since 2012 and this year we support Team Rynkeby Jönköping. About 1,700 participants, coming...
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Startups drop IP according to startup survey
By AWA Editor | Posted on July 5, 2017
During the spring, Awapatent has interviewed 40 startups in the life science and IT sectors at Sweden’s 10 biggest incubators about the protection of their ideas and innovations. It turned out that 55‒60% of the entrepreneurs in the survey do not have any protection at all. And the same amount also say that they do...
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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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Global Innovation Index: Netherlands now in top 3
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 16, 2017
For the seventh consecutive year, Switzerland is ranked the World’s Most Innovative Country in WIPO’s Global Innovation Index 2017. It is followed by Sweden in second place and the Netherlands in third. Ireland and Finland down in comparison to the 2016 rankings whereas Netherlands and Denmark have moved up the list. The same ten countries...
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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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Joacim Lydén and Christer Hällgren selected leading patent attorneys
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 8, 2017
Two Awapatent patent attorneys, Joacim Lydén and Christer Hällgren, have been listed as leaders in their field by industry publication Who’s Who Legal Patents 2017. Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal has identified the world’s foremost legal practitioners in business law based upon recommendations from clients and peers in the industry.
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