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GEN-PEP film wins Golden Egg Award

By AWA Editor | Posted on May 10, 2017

Being a proud supporting partner, Awapatent congratulates GEN-PEP and the one of the other supporting partners, the PR agency Forsman & Bodenfors, on winning one of the prestigious Golden Egg Awards for the production of GEN-PEP’s film Pep Talk. In the film Sir Stephen Hawking highlights the importance of combating child obesity and inactivity. GEN-PEP...

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New statistics suggest lack of competence is the greatest threat to innovation in Sweden

By AWA Editor | Posted on May 8, 2017

According to Awapatent’s Innovation Barometer, more than half (52%) of the asked IT/Telecom companies and over a quarter (27%) of MedTech/BioTech enterprises in Sweden find that the main obstacle for their continued innovation and research is finding qualified staff. The research also found that another major factor hindering innovation in Sweden is costs. Please find...

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Swedish Innovation Parliament 2017

By AWA Editor | Posted on May 3, 2017

On 25-26 April, the cities of Linköping and Norrköping hosted the 2017 Swedish Innovation Parliament (#SIR17, Sveriges Innovationsriksdag), a meeting and discussion arena for anyone who is a part of the Swedish innovation support system. The topic was “Digital transformation” and the two days were crammed with interesting sessions, keynote speakers and panel discussions. Depending...

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Celebrating World IP Day

By AWA Editor | Posted on April 26, 2017

World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated today, on 26 April, with the aim to increase awareness of the importance of IP rights for stimulating innovation and creativity. The 2017 theme focuses on “how innovation is making our lives healthier, safer and more comfortable, turning problems into progress”, says WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation). The World...

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Awapatent recommended by The Legal 500

By AWA Editor | Posted on April 19, 2017

We are proud to announce that The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa has recommended Awapatent for Intellectual Property and Media (Sweden). The Legal 500 also recommended AwaLaw for Denmark. In addition, Peter Kenamets has been recommended for Intellectual Property and Media (Sweden). Anette Rasmussen, Henriette Rasch and Mette Bender have been recommended for...

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Nomination to Golden Egg Award for GEN-PEP film

By AWA Editor | Posted on April 3, 2017

Being a proud supporting partner of GEN-PEP, Awapatent congratulates one of the other partners, the well-known PR agency Forsman & Bodenfors, for nomination to a Golden Egg Award for the production of GEN-PEP’s film Pep Talk. In the film Sir Stephen Hawking highlights the importance of combating child obesity and inactivity. We wish Forsman &...

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Awapatent and AWA Asia in Swedish media

By AWA Editor | Posted on March 31, 2017

When entering the Chinese market, there are several branding and marketing aspects for Scandinavian companies to consider. Read what AWA Asia’s CEO Ai-Leen Lim says here. (In Swedish only). In addition, read a summary of a talk on patent disputes within biotech, given by Niklas Mattsson, European Patent Attorney at Awapatent. You can find the...

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WIPO: Record year for international patent applications in 2016

By AWA Editor | Posted on March 30, 2017

Recently published statistics from WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) show that last year saw an all time high of international patent applications, but also an increasing demand for trademark and industrial design protection. The biggest filer of international patent applications in 2016 was ZTE Corporation (China), followed by previous year’s top filer Huawei Technologies (China)...

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