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The Netherlands have ratified the UPCA

By AWA Editor | Posted on September 15, 2016

The Dutch ministry of Economic Affairs has just announced that the Netherlands has ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement. This means that the Netherlands joins the 10 states that have already ratified the UPCA agreement. Before the Unitary patent and the UPC can enter into force 13 ratifications will be needed, including the French, German...

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Tesla still the World’s Most Innovative Company

By AWA Editor | Posted on September 5, 2016

Salesforce.com and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals follow as number two and three on the list. Half of the top 10 spots are occupied by biotechnical and life science companies following a number of important innovations in the industry. Investors expect “big things” for the future of biotechnology, quotes Forbes. Nine of the ten companies listed are US...

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EU: Publishers could get compensation for online snippets

By AWA Editor | Posted on September 1, 2016

A legislative proposal from the European Union’s executive branch means publishers could seek remuneration from news services, such as Google news search, for listing snippets of their content. If the new EU-wide legislation is accepted, it will give publishers “legal certainty and bargaining power” against news aggregators using their content, according to the European Commission....

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Kuwait and Djibouti join international patent system

By AWA Editor | Posted on August 22, 2016

In September, Kuwait and Djibouti will be the 149th and 150th contracting states to the international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).The PCT, which is administered by the UN agency the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), makes it possible to submit just one single patent application that will subsequently protect an innovation in many different countries. Read...

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Switzerland still the world’s most innovative country

By AWA Editor | Posted on August 19, 2016

China has entered the top-25 countries of the ranking, which is the first time a middle-income country joins the highly developed countries that have historically dominated the top of the GII. The GII 2016 surveys 128 economies around the world, using 82 indicators to gauge both their innovation capabilities and measurable results. Top ten ranking...

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Google reaches top in global brand ranking

By AWA Editor | Posted on June 14, 2016

In the 2016 edition of Millward-Brown’s annual ranking BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, Google reclaims the number one position from Apple. According to the ranking, Google’s brand values grew 32% to $229 billion, while Apple’s value decreased 8% to $228 billion. Microsoft remains at third place with a brand value of $122 billion....

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