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Awapatent becomes AWA and expands to new markets
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 8, 2018
After 120 years, Awapatent now changes its brand to AWA. “We make this change to have a brand that better reflects the extensive and true full-service offering of intellectual property services that we have today,” says Magnus Hallin, CEO at AWA. “Services related to patents have, since our founding in 1897 by Anders Wilhelm Anderson,...
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Tier 1 across the board for AWA Asia in latest Asian Legal Business IP Rankings
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 4, 2018
We are extremely proud to announce that AWA Asia has been ranked as a tier 1 firm by Asian Legal Business (ALB) in three categories as part of their annual IP Rankings, published on 2 May 2018. AWA Asia received the tier 1 ranking in the China International Patent, China International Copyright/Trademark and Hong Kong...
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Top 250 Women in IP: Ai-Leen Lim, Anette Rasmussen and Inga-Lill Andersson listed 2018
By AWA Editor | Posted on April 26, 2018
Managing Intellectual Property’s (MIP) has selected Ai-Leen Lim, Anette Rasmussen and Inga-Lill Andersson as three of the world’s Top 250 women in IP in their 2018 rankings. Whereas Ai-Leen Lim was listed for the third consecutive year, Anette Rasmussen and Inga-Lill make new additions to well-renowned list. Ai-Leen was listed for China together with another...
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Mehrdad Mahdjoubi finalist for European Inventor Award 2018
By AWA Editor | Posted on April 24, 2018
Industrial designer Mehrdad Mahdjoubi is shortlisted for EPO’s European Inventor Award 2018 for his invention Oas. Mehrdad’s company Orbital Systems, which was founded in 2012, is a client of Awapatent’s. His invention Oas, which is the world’s first closed-loop shower, consumes up to 90% less water and 80% less energy than conventional shower solutions. Mehrdad...
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The Legal 500 recommends Awapatent
By AWA Editor | Posted on April 12, 2018
Awapatent (Sweden) and AwaLaw (Denmark) have both been recommended in the categories Intellectual Property Law and Media and Intellectual Property for in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2018 rankings. In addition, Fredrik Lüning, Martin Tranälv, Peter Kenamets, Robin Berzelius (Sweden) and Anette Rasmussen (Denmark) are recommended lawyers in the well-renowned listing which...
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Awapatent wins MIP award “Sweden Prosecution Firm of the Year” again
By AWA Editor | Posted on March 9, 2018
Awapatent was announced winner for Prosecution Firm of the Year 2018 for Sweden at Managing Intellectual Property’s (MIP) award ceremony in London last night. This is the second consecutive year the firm wins the prestigious award. “I am proud to once again receive this acknowledgment from the industry as we continuously strive to develop ourselves...
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IP Stars: Awapatent leading patent firm in latest rankings
By AWA Editor | Posted on March 6, 2018
Awapatent has once again been selected one of the leading IP firms for patents in Sweden and Denmark by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP). Awapatent (Sweden) remains ranked in Tier 1 in Patent Prosecution and in Tier 3 in the category Contentious Work. Awapatent A/S (Denmark) is still ranked in Tier 2 in the category Patent...
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We welcome Mette Parlev, Attorny-at-law to Awapatent
By AWA Editor | Posted on March 5, 2018
We are very happy to welcome Mette Parlev as attorney-at law at our Copenhagen office. Mette has about 14 years of experience from both major Danish law firms and her own law practice. We are confident that our clients will benefit from Mette’s vast experience with litigation and contracts both within IP-law and corporate/commercial law.
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From AWA Asia: Ai-Leen Lim published in the Journal of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
By AWA Editor | Posted on February 28, 2018
Principal Counsel and CEO for AWA Asia Ai-Leen Lim has recently been published in EURObiz, the Journal of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Ai-Leen Lim and Lars-Åke Severin, founder of PSU China, highlight China’s IPR advances in 2017 and the remaining enforcement challenges that exist for IP holders. EURObiz magazine is produced...
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We welcome Janne Britt Hansen, Partner and Attorney-at-law to Awapatent
By AWA Editor | Posted on February 20, 2018
We are very happy to welcome Janne Britt Hansen as Partner and attorney-at law at our Copenhagen office. Janne has approx. 16 years of experience from both the Danish PTO and a number of larger Danish consultancy and law firms. We are confident that our clients will benefit from Janne’s in depth experience with trademark...
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