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Awapatent is now a proud partner to Uppsala Innovation Center (UIC)
By AWA Editor | Posted on April 27, 2016
Uppsala Innovation Centre (UIC) is one of Sweden’s premier business incubators with university connections and Awapatent is proud to announce that we are one of their new sponsors. Read more (in Swedish): http://uic.se/2016/04/21/awapatent-ny-uic-partner/
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Attorneys from the AWA Group are among the WIPR Leaders
By AWA Editor | Posted on April 22, 2016
Inga-Lill Andersson (Awapatent Sweden), Peter Indahl (Awapatent Denmark) and Ai-Leen Lim (AWA Asia) have been selected as “WIPR Leaders 2016” by World IP Review. “WIPR Leaders” is divided into one patent volume and one trademark volume, and aims to guide to the best individuals working in intellectual property across the globe. The AWA Group is...
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Awapatent, AWA Law and Anette Rasmussen recommended by Legal 500
By AWA Editor | Posted on April 19, 2016
In the 2016 edition of Legal 500 both Awapatent in Sweden and AWA Law have been recommended in the following practice area: Sweden: Intellectual property Denmark: Intellectual property For the second consecutive year Awapatent AB is recommended by Legal 500; it’s the first time for AWA Law. In addition, Anette Rasmussen, Attorney at Law and...
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Bulgaria about to ratify the Agreement
By AWA Editor | Posted on April 18, 2016
According to the latest news from the Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent Court, Bulgaria will ratify the Agreement at the end of April, bringing the total number of countries that have ratified up to 10. Also, in the Case Management System for the UPC, the city of Sofia has been uploaded as a division...
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Henriette Rasch is a new INTA Committee member
By AWA Editor | Posted on April 14, 2016
The Committee is ongoing and works with defined issues related to famous and well-known marks. The Committee members have a high influence on which topics are discussed. The Committee consists of both representatives and owners of trademarks, including famous and well-known trademarks.
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Awapatent at BIO-Europe
By AWA Editor | Posted on April 12, 2016
European Patent Attorney Niklas Mattsson successfully participated in a panel discussion on the theme “Finding the sweet spot: Accessing your market”. You could also meet Johanna Bergh, Frida Björk, Torben Ravn Rasmussen and Tomas Lundquist – all European Patent Attorneys from Awapatent in Sweden and Denmark.
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Another senior European Patent Attorney joins Awapatent’s Uppsala office
By AWA Editor | Posted on April 6, 2016
Christer Hällgren most recently worked for DeLaval, where he was Patent Manager. For several years Christer held different management roles at AstraZeneca, and was involved in their global patent disputes on major products like Losec and Nexium. ”I am both happy and proud that Awapatent has succeed in recruiting such an experienced and respected patent...
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Awapatent remains at the top of Managing IP’s international rankings
By AWA Editor | Posted on March 30, 2016
In MIP’s international rankings “IP Stars 2016”, where top firms in over 70 jurisdictions are ranked for their patent work, Awapatent keeps the top positions from previous years in Sweden and Denmark. The leading IP firms of each country are listed in up to 4 different tiers. Awapatent Sweden is ranked in: Tier 1 in...
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AWA Asia in Asia Legal Business’ Innovative List
By AWA Editor | Posted on March 23, 2016
ALB or Asia Legal Business, is Thomson Reuters’ leading provider of legal news and regional market trends for legal practitioners in China, North & South East Asia, Japan, Australia and the Middle East. In the publication’s Innovative List, naming 10 firms across the Asian region, we see how our offices in Beijing and Hong Kong...
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No fee for requesting opt-out
By AWA Editor | Posted on March 1, 2016
The Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent Court has recently published a new suggestion regarding the fee for opting out, in which the fee will be 0 EUR, instead of the previous suggestion of 80 EUR. The fee for requesting opt-out has been discussed for a while, and consultation responses have indicated that the fee...
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