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AWA appoints Sidsel Hauge as Group CEO
By David Tring | Posted on May 9, 2023
AWA today announced the appointment of Sidsel Hauge as its new Group Chief Executive Officer, following a thorough search process. Sidsel is currently the CEO of AWA Denmark, Group Vice President and a practising European Patent Attorney. She will begin as AWA Group CEO on 1 June 2023. Sidsel is a dedicated business leader with...
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Growing in Norway – Oslo Patentkontor joins AWA
By David Tring | Posted on November 29, 2021
Leading intellectual property firm AWA is pleased to announce its growth in Norway as Oslo Patentkontor joins the AWA Group on March 1, 2022. Oslo Patentkontor, with over a hundred years in the industry, has roots dating back to 1911 and is one of Norway’s oldest intellectual property firms. With extensive expertise and experience in...
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AWA, Mindified and Lund University form strategic alliance within legal tech
By AWA Editor | Posted on March 3, 2021
Leading intellectual property firm AWA, AI solutions provider Mindified and Lund University have launched a joint initiative called AIIP (Artificial Intelligence in Intellectual Property). The collaboration will take an active role in shaping the future of legal tech in southern Sweden by exploring the opportunities of artificial intelligence within intellectual property. AIIP’s mission is to...
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Entering Europe’s innovation hub – AWA launches in Norway
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 29, 2020
Leading intellectual property firm AWA is pleased to announce its expansion in Scandinavia and Europe today with the launch of an office in Oslo, Norway. On a path to becoming Europe’s next innovation hub, the Norwegian government’s long-term plan focuses on strengthening competitiveness and innovation. Over the last two years, Norway has increased its ranking...
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AWA Board of Directors appoints Thor Mosaker as Group Chief Executive Officer
By AWA Editor | Posted on November 27, 2019
The Board of Directors of AWA Holding has appointed Thor Mosaker as Group CEO. 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 company within artificial intelligence...
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Introducing our expanded foothold in Europe – Pronovem joins the AWA Group
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 13, 2019
AWA – a leading intellectual property consultancy firm is pleased to announce its expansion in Europe as intellectual property group Pronovem in Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands joins the AWA Group. As of today, the Pronovem offices in these jurisdictions become fully a part of the AWA Group, expanding AWA’s on-the-ground presence into three new...
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IP firm AWA acquires the domain name company Dotkeeper
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 26, 2018
Sweden’s largest intellectual property firm AWA (former Awapatent) acquires the domain name company Dotkeeper to have a combined offer within the growing field of trademarks, domain names and digital IP. The two companies have been partners since 2016 and their joint offer has been received very well by the market. Both companies have a clear...
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Awapatent becomes AWA and expands to new markets
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 8, 2018
After 120 years, Awapatent now changes its brand to AWA. “We make this change to have a brand that better reflects the extensive and true full-service offering of intellectual property services that we have today,” says Magnus Hallin, CEO at AWA. “Services related to patents have, since our founding in 1897 by Anders Wilhelm Anderson,...
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AWA Asia launches patent practice in China
By AWA Editor | Posted on August 28, 2017
The Asian arm of leading European intellectual property firm Awapatent, AWA Asia, continues its expansion by extending the 120-year-old firm’s formidable patent practice to China. Having established its now award-winning brand management practice in February 2015 with the launch of AWA Asia in Hong Kong and Beijing, the firm is responding to clients’ increasingly regular...
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WIPO Re:Search surpasses 100 members
By AWA Editor | Posted on February 2, 2016
WIPO’s consortium for combating dangerous diseases – WIPO Re:Search – has now more than 100 participating organizations after the French research foundation Institut Pasteur recently became the 101st member. WIPO Re:Search was established in 2011 to help fight neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis and malaria that affect more than a billion people worldwide, largely in poorer...
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