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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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All time high number of trademark applications in the US
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 11, 2017
Last year saw a record level of American trademark filings, rising by 5.2% from 2015, according to the USPTO’s (United States Patent and Trademark Office) Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2016. In addition, the number of trademark proceeding to registration rose by almost 10%. The 5.2% increase in trademark applications resulted in a...
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Awapatent’s corporate responsibility during 2017
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 11, 2017
All three of them have values and goals in line with Awapatent’s own core values, core purpose and business idea: to show courage, openness and passion, to help building the prosperity of tomorrow, and to encourage R&D and entrepreneurship. We are proud to be able to give financial support to these admirable organisations and hope...
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Awapatent among the top PCT filers in Europe
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 4, 2017
Managing IP‘s annual PCT survey ranks the top PCT filers in the major patenting jurisdictions. In the latest survey Awapatent is ranked no 1 among 10 Swedish IP firms and no 11 among 20 European IP firms. Managing IP does not report any country-specific statistics from Denmark. The firms are ranked according to the number...
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One in three Swedish companies will increase their R&D during 2017
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 4, 2017
Almost 9 out of 10 Swedish companies will make R&D investments at the same level or at a higher level than they did in 2016. In the life science sector 34 percent of the companies will invest more, and among the IT and telecom companies the number is 28 percent. These and other interesting figures...
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All-time-high recruitment in the AWA Group during 2016
By AWA Editor | Posted on January 2, 2017
Quite new roles, trainees and a general reinforcement account for most of the new positions. “We have a general ambition to grow, but also to offer more diversified services to a more diversified market. For this, more and new competences and profiles are needed. I am very glad and honoured that so many talents have...
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Awapatent contributes in “Designs: A Global Guide 2017” from World Trademark Review
By AWA Editor | Posted on December 16, 2016
Awapatent participates in the international IP handbook Designs: A Global Guide 2017 from World Trademark Review (Globe Business Media Group) with both the Swedish and Danish jurisdictions. Authors of the Sweden chapter are Anita Gillior and Emelie Fyhrqvist, both Attorneys at Law at Awapatent’s Stockholm office. Author of the Denmark chapter is Henriette V. Rasch, Attorney...
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Sidsel Hauge – new CEO of Awapatent A/S
By AWA Editor | Posted on December 2, 2016
After more than 30 years in the firm, Peter Indahl has decided to withdraw from his position as CEO of Awapatent Denmark. As of 1 December, Sidsel Hauge, will become the new Business Area Manager for Denmark and CEO for Awapatent A/S. Sidsel has been with Awapatent since 2002, a partner since 2007 and has...
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Long-awaited decision from the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning multiple priorities
By AWA Editor | Posted on November 30, 2016
In an order dated 29 November 2016, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO has decided that partial priority may not be refused for generic “OR”-claims. The order in G 1/15 is as follows. Under the EPC, entitlement to partial priority may not be refused for a claim encompassing alternative subject-matter by virtue of...
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