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Global Innovation Index: Netherlands now in top 3
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 16, 2017
For the seventh consecutive year, Switzerland is ranked the World’s Most Innovative Country in WIPO’s Global Innovation Index 2017. It is followed by Sweden in second place and the Netherlands in third. Ireland and Finland down in comparison to the 2016 rankings whereas Netherlands and Denmark have moved up the list. The same ten countries...
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From AWA Asia: Ai-Leen Lim published in various outlets
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 13, 2017
Principal Counsel and CEO for AWA Asia Ai-Leen Lim has recently been published on different topics in In-House Community, WTR (World Trademark Review) and DCBF (Danish-Chinese Business Forum). To read the full articles, please click on the links before. Please note that WTR is available for paying subscribers only. In-House Community: “The New IP and...
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Joacim Lydén and Christer Hällgren selected leading patent attorneys
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 8, 2017
Two Awapatent patent attorneys, Joacim Lydén and Christer Hällgren, have been listed as leaders in their field by industry publication Who’s Who Legal Patents 2017. Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal has identified the world’s foremost legal practitioners in business law based upon recommendations from clients and peers in the industry.
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Awapatent ”highly recommended” for prosecution by IAM Patent 1000
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 8, 2017
Leading industry publication IAM Patent has listed Awapatent (Sweden) and Awapatent A/S (Denmark) as “highly recommended” for prosecution in their 2017 rankings. In the Swedish jurisdiction, Awapatent “is a favourite among rights holders seeking astute guidance at all stages of the patent lifecycle” according to IAM Patent. Awapatent A/S (Denmark) has “a stellar reputation for...
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Hong Kong the world’s top competitive country
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 7, 2017
Hong Kong has been selected the world’s most competitive country for the second consecutive year. It is closely followed by Switzerland and Singapore in the annual ranking compiled by IMD World Competitiveness Center. The US came in fourth place, which is down from last year’s third place and the lowest position it has held in...
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Five Awapatent consultants listed as top trademark lawyers
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 7, 2017
Ai-Leen Lim, Ann-Charlotte Järvinen, Martin Tranälv, Ulf Willquist and Mette Bender have been recognised as among the world’s top trademark lawyers by the legal industry publication Who’s Who Legal under the jurisdictions of China, Sweden and Denmark respectively. Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal has identified the world’s foremost legal practitioners in business law based upon...
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Kristina Walls and Awapatent in Sydsvenska Dagbladet
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 5, 2017
Last Saturday the Swedish newspaper Sydsvenska Dagbladet wrote about the current development of the IP business in south of Sweden but also in general. Kristina Walls, Business Area Manager South Sweden at Awapatent, is one of the interviewees. Read article (in Swedish only)
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Experienced attorneys rejoin Awapatent
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 31, 2017
We are very proud and happy to announce that three experienced attorneys have rejoined Awapatent after some years in other businesses. Malin Riis, Attorney at Law and Team Manager Legal, and Ann-Charlotte Järvinen, Attorney at Law and Partner, have started at our Stockholm office. Anneli Jönsson, European Patent Attorney and Team Manager Chemistry, has started...
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Awapatent selected Agent of the Year 2017 by Moser Taboada
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 30, 2017
We are proud to announce that Awapatent won the prize Moser Taboada’s Agent of the Year 2017 Award at INTA in Barcelona. The prize was awarded to the entire Moser team at Awapatent for their innovative way of handling cases and striving towards improvement in the processes handled with Moser. Joined by his colleagues from...
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Ai-Leen Lim listed in Top 250 Women in IP 2017
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 29, 2017
We are very pleased to announce that Ai-Leen Lim, CEO and Principal Counsel of AWA Asia, has been selected as one of the Top 250 Women in IP in China for the second consecutive year in a row by the leading publication MIP (Managing Intellectual Property). Seven other women were recognised under the jurisdiction of...
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