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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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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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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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The Awapatent Foundation gives a scholarship of EUR 125,000 to research on IP investments

By AWA Editor | Posted on September 4, 2014

Prof. Dr. Granstrand and Dr. Holgersson will carry out research on the links between tech firms’ IP investments and their financial results. The aim is to study the financial development in companies investing in IP. “This is the first time the Awapatent Foundation funds a major research project, and we hope that the project will...

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