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Kristina Walls Chairs SEPAF’s Board
By AWA Editor | Posted on October 30, 2014
Kristina Walls, vice president South Sweden, has been appointed chairperson of The Association of Intellectual Property Law Firms in Sweden (SEPAF, Sveriges Patentbyråers förening) for the next twelve-month period. Kristina has represented Awapatent on SEPAF’s board since 2012. SEPAF is a non-profit organisation whose objective is to promote and develop the Swedish IP business.
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Awapatent is on MySIPO
By AWA Editor | Posted on October 28, 2014
Now you can find Awapatent on MySIPO, a Chinese community for IP discussions. On MySIPO, those who are interested in IP can publish articles, ask questions and answer or comment on others’ posts. Visit MySIPO Link to Awapatent’s page.
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Awapatent supports Médecins Sans Frontières and the fight against ebola
By AWA Editor | Posted on October 20, 2014
“The ebola virus outbreak spreads at a furious speed, and thousands of people have already fallen victim. The situation is very critical, and we at Awapatent want to give our support to the vital efforts going on in West Africa right now,” says Magnus Hallin, CEO at Awapatent. Facts about Médecins Sans Frontières Médecins Sans...
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Chinese company among world’s 100 most valuable brands
By AWA Editor | Posted on October 16, 2014
The Chinese telecommunications company Huawei appears in the brand consultancy Interbrand’s annual Best Global Brands report. It is the first time that a Chinese brand has featured on the list. Huawei was ranked number 94, ahead of its competitor Nokia, which fell sharply from 57 last year to 98 this year. The top of the...
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EU Commission “follows the money” in fight against IPR infringements
By AWA Editor | Posted on October 13, 2014
The European Commission recently adopted an action plan to address infringements of intellectual property rights in the EU. The plan sets out a number of actions to focus the EU’s IPR enforcement policy on commercial scale infringements (the so-called ‘follow the money’ approach). The plan includes a proposition for a dialogue with online advertising agencies...
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European trademark protection allowed for Apple store layout
By AWA Editor | Posted on October 9, 2014
The European Court of Justice has decided that Apple’s retail store layout can be protected as a trademark in Europe. Apple was granted trademark protection for its store layout – a 3D image – in the US in January 2013, but when the company applied for similar protection in Europe, the application was rejected by...
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Awapatent ranked number 9 in PCT survey
By AWA Editor | Posted on October 3, 2014
Industry magazine Managing IP’s annual ranking of the number of PCT applications filed has just been published. In the “EPO” category, Awapatent is ranked number 9 with 264 PCT applications filed. In the “Sweden” category we are ranked number 1 with 228 PCT applications.
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Monkey selfies: animals cannot own copyright
By AWA Editor | Posted on September 16, 2014
One of the most popular news stories this summer was the ape that swiped the camera from a wildlife photographer to take a series of photos of itself – selfies. When one of the photos ended up on Wikimedia Commons, a database of images that are free for anyone to use, the photographer protested, asking...
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More European Patent Attorneys than ever at Awapatent
By AWA Editor | Posted on September 9, 2014
“We are among the leading IP firms in Europe and the number of European Patent Attorneys in our firm shows more than ever, that we have the capacity to serve IP clients from all over the world on the European market”, says Magnus Hallin, CEO Awapatent. European Patent Attorneys are authorised to represent clients before...
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Apple and Samsung end patent disputes outside of the United States
By AWA Editor | Posted on September 5, 2014
Apple and Samsung recently agreed to withdraw all pending patent and registered design disputes between their companies in all countries except the United States. This includes disputes in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Before the summer, Apple entered into a similar agreement with competitor Google/Motorola, in which...
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