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Counterfeit games and toys cause job losses in the EU

By AWA Editor | Posted on January 13, 2016

A new report from the European Observatory on infringements of Intellectual Property Rights estimates that legitimate industry loses approximately 1.4 billion euros of revenue annually due to counterfeit games and toys in the EU, corresponding to 12.3% of the sector’s sales. This translates into direct employment losses of approximately 6,150 jobs, relating to goods produced...

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Innovations barometer 2016

By AWA Editor | Posted on January 11, 2016

Swedish companies will invest more in innovation and patents during 2016, according to interviews with 100 R&D managers. This is reported in Awapatent’s yearly Innovation barometer which is referred to in today’s Dagens Industri.

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Trademark reform package good news for trademark owners

By AWA Editor | Posted on January 3, 2016

Increased legal certainty and clarity at reduced fee levels are some of the effects of the trademark reform package which was approved by the European Parliament last week. The package entails a streamlining of the rules of both the national and EU trademark systems and encorporates recent EU case law. The new “one-class-per-fee” structure means...

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Awapatent is growing with two new managers

By AWA Editor | Posted on December 1, 2015

Stefan Hultman most recently worked for YÅ Bolagen in Gothenburg where he held the position of Managing Partner. Stefan has an extensive background with several management positions within i.e. Tetra Pak, Sydkraft and Semcon. Before signing on with Awapatent, Marie-Louise Lindblom worked at TicTac Interactive in Malmö as Head of Enterprise Business. She has a...

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Two new European Patent Attorneys at Awapatent this year

By AWA Editor | Posted on December 1, 2015

European Patent Attorneys are authorized to represent clients before the European Patent Office (EPO). The European Qualifying Examination tests candidates’ knowledge and aptitude to represent applicants in EPO proceedings. It is widely regarded as one of the most demanding professional examinations within intellectual property. We would like to congratulating our two most recent EPAs: Jenny...

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NASA offers patents to startups in the USA

By AWA Editor | Posted on November 2, 2015

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has presented an offer to startup companies to license NASA patents with no up-front payment. This allows startup companies to choose from a portfolio of more than 1,200 technologies ranging from materials and coatings to sensors, aeronautics technologies, instrumentation and more. NASA waives the initial licensing fees and...

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No copyright protection for yoga

By AWA Editor | Posted on October 15, 2015

A United States court of appeals recently declared that yoga poses are not entitled to copyright protection. The Indian yoga teacher Bikram Choudhury had previously accused the founders of the yoga studio Evolution Yoga of copying his yoga method consisting of 26 positions that must be performed in a specified order in a room heated...

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New agreements struck in Sweden concerning competition clauses and employee inventions

By AWA Editor | Posted on October 13, 2015

In some cases companies make the employee sign a non-competition clause to ensure loyalty and confidentiality during a certain period after termination of the employment. The newly struck agreement applies to all enterprises where there are trade secrets, not as before, focused primarily on companies in the industry. Regarding the employees’ invention, the ownership of...

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