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IP Stars rankings: Awapatent climbs tier for Trademark contentious in Sweden
By AWA Editor | Posted on February 3, 2017
In the latest edition of MIP’s (Managing IP) IP Stars, Awapatent has climbed to Tier 3 in the category Trademark Contentious (Sweden). In 2016, the firm was ranked in Tier 4 in the same category. Awapatent remains strong in Tier 1 in the category Trademark Prosecution (Sweden). In Denmark, Awapatent A/S also keeps its top...
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G1/15: Reasoned decision on priority issued by EPO’s Enlarged Board
By AWA Editor | Posted on February 2, 2017
Today, the reasoned decision in case G1/15 at the European Patent Office’s highest appeal instance, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA), was finally issued after the conclusion and order had previously been communicated on 29 November 2016 (as reported at the time). The order stated that partial priority cannot be denied for generic claims if...
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Awapatent present at Green Tech Challenge
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 25, 2017
As partners of the Green Tech Challenge, www.greentechchallenge.eu, Awapatent will be present at the challenge taking place in Berlin this week. During the Green Tech Challenge the participating startups are being mentored and trained in various fields in a two week growth program. Awapatent contributes with expert knowledge within IP and will be present during...
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Swedish Judge appointed President of the Boards of Appeal
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 20, 2017
Carl Josefsson, currently serving as Senior Judge of Appeal at the Svea Court of Appeal, has been appointed the first President of the EPO’s Boards of Appeal (BoA) by the Administrative Council of the EPO. This was announced in December and Josefsson will begin his new commission on 1 March, 2017. The post of President...
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Amra secures $9M investment
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 19, 2017
A big congratulations to our client Amra for securing an 80 million SEK ($9M) risk venture investment from Pfizer, Novo Nordisk and Industrifonden. In December 2016, Amra also won first prize at the DI Digitals Startup Tour. The Linköping based company transforms MR images into precise body composition measurements to assess health risks for patients...
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Sweden – 2nd most innovative economy in the world
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 18, 2017
Only South Korea beats Sweden in the 2017 Bloomberg Innovation Index, which scores the world’s most innovative economies based on factors such as R&D intensity, high-tech density and patent activity.Sweden is closely followed by Germany, Switzerland and Finland. Read more about the index.
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Also in 2017 Awapatent and AWA Asia stay at the top of WTR 1000
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 18, 2017
Awapatent as a group is recommended in the international ranking (consisting of 19 IP firms in total): Coordinating operations from its Malmo headquarters, IP specialist Awapatent is a perennial presence in the upper echelons of the Scandinavian market. Though eminently capable of handling high-stakes litigation, the outfit earned its stripes through its dominance of the...
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Houdini wins H&M and ELLE Conscious Award 2017
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 16, 2017
We are proud to congratulate our client Houdini for winning the prestigious H&M and ELLE Conscious Award 2017 at the ELLE-galan. Houdini is a Swedish outdoor company offering a range of functional and sustainable clothing garments.
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The 2017 UPC Christmas present
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 16, 2017
The preparatory committee of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has today, January 16, announced that the UPC may become operational in December 2017. The committee also announced that they expect the provisional application phase to start at the end of spring 2017, presumably in May. Last year the UPC had postponed the recruitment of UPC...
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AWA Innovation – another new business area in the AWA Group
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 16, 2017
AWA Innovation will, together with Awapatents IP consultants, support clients with various innovation and IP business projects. The new business unit is based at Awapatent’s Malmö office but will work everywhere where Awapatent has clients. The team consists of four persons from the start, and three of them are hired specifically for this new initiative:...
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