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EU Commission eager to protect know-how
By AWA Editor | Posted on February 13, 2013
The EU Commission has announced a consultative investigation into the protection of business-related and research-related know-how. The study follows the Commission’s report on trade secrets and parasitic copying (look-alikes), and is part of a wider investigation into the protection of intellectual property rights and innovation across the EU. The protection of valuable business information is...
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Community Design celebrates tenth anniversary
By AWA Editor | Posted on February 13, 2013
The European trademark authority (OHIM) is set to pass a key milestone in 2013 with the tenth anniversary of the first Registered Community Design (RCD) which was effected on 1 April 2003. Since then, OHIM has registered more than 690,000 RCDs. RCD has a number of benefits for anyone looking to apply for design protection...
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Record numbers of European patent filings in 2012
By AWA Editor | Posted on February 13, 2013
European patent filings reached record highs in 2012. Last year the European Patent Office (EPO) received around 258,600 applications – 5.7 % more than in the previous year. The number of patents granted also increased over the same period to 65,700. Patent applications received from Europe remain stable at a high level, while the US...
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Awapatent maintains its positions in the World IP Survey 2013
By AWA Editor | Posted on February 5, 2013
For the 20th time The World IP Survey has now been published by the international IP magazine Managing Intellectual Property. The survey contains rankings of the leading law firms and IP firms worldwide. Awapatent maintains its positions from last year, both in Sweden and Denmark. In the ranking, the leading firms of each country are...
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New employee Yuan Qi intensifies Awapatent’s China venture
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 31, 2013
Awapatent’s ambition to strengthen its position in China intensifies, as the company’s China team expands. The team increases its country-specific expertise through the recruitment of Ms. Yuan Qi, who will hold the position of Chinese Liaisons Coordinator. Providing important insights into the country’s cultural and social ways, as well as great know-how regarding the Chinese...
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Awapatent and CEO Magnus Hallin top-ranked in WTR 1000 (2013)
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 29, 2013
In the international directory “World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s leading Trademark Professionals” Awapatent Sweden has been recommended in the gold band category (top end) and Awapatent Denmark has been recommended in the bronze band category within “trademark prosecution and trademark strategy”. In addition, Magnus Hallin, CEO at Awapatent, has been recommended in the...
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Kristina Walls once again nominated for the Swedish award “Årets Ung Chef”
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 15, 2013
For the second year in a row Kristina Walls, Area Manager South Sweden at Awapatent AB, is one of three nominees for the Swedish award “Årets Ung chef” (Young Manager of the Year) arranged by the magazine Chef. The winner will be announced at Chefgalan on 13 March in Stockholm. The other nominees in the...
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Haribo won trademark suit against Lindt’s gold-covered chocolate bear
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 14, 2013
A trademark suit between two European confectionary bears was recently decided by a court in Cologne, Germany. The victorious party was the German company Haribo, which had sued the Swiss chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprüngli for trademark infringement. In 2011 Lindt & Sprüngli launched a chocolate bear called “Lindt Teddy” wrapped in gold foil and...
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Two prestigious awards for Awapatent
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 7, 2013
Awapatent’s work has recently been recognised with a number of prestigious awards. Acquisition International (AI), a trade magazine specialising in corporate finance, has named Awapatent among the winners of its Acquisition International Legal Awards. Awapatent has been voted “Swedish IP Law Firm of the Year” in the “Legal” category in a poll among clients, professional...
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