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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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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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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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