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Awapatent is double-nominated in MIP’s Global Awards 2016

Posted on February 1, 2016

The list of IP firms nominated for “Managing IP Global Awards 2016” has just been released. Awapatent is proud to be nominated in two categories: “Sweden – IP firm of the Year” and “Regional – Scandinavian IP Firm of the Year”. The winners will be presented at a ceremony in London on 10 March. Read...

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Awapatent is one of Team Rynkeby’s gold sponsors 2016

Posted on January 27, 2016

Team Rynkeby is an organization supporting leading child cancer charities in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and the Faroe Islands. They arrange a variety of fund-raising events, the largest one being a cycle ride to Paris each summer with 1,600 participants and 400 volunteers. In 2015, Team Rynkeby raised just over 6.45 million EUR.

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United Kingdom moves closer to the Unified Patent Court

Posted on January 26, 2016

The UK government has published a draft Statutory Instrument (SI) and laid it before the Parliament. The changes moves the UK one step closer to the unitary patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC). The SI draft, entitled “The Patents (European Patent with Unitary Effect and Unified Patent Court) Order 2016”, will now pass through Parliament...

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Awapatent continues supporting SOS Children’s Villages

Posted on January 25, 2016

Our yearly donation to SOS Children’s Villages is 100 000 SEK and goes to the family programs in Dassa-Zoumé in Benin. About 225 children get education, health care, food and psychological support. The parents get education, coaching and microloans to start their own businesses. The aim is to get the families self-supporting and independent. More about...

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Finland has joined the Unified Patent Court

Posted on January 25, 2016

Finland has now fully ratified the ‘Agreement on a Unified Patent Court’ by depositing its instrument of ratification. By ratifying the agreement it will be possible for an applicant to get protection through a unitary patent in Finland together with all the other countries that have ratified the unitary patent. The Unified Patent Court will...

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AWA climbs to the very top in WTR 1000

Posted on January 18, 2016

The latest edition of the international directory World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals has just been released, and Awapatent/AWA Asia is recommended in the Danish, Swedish and Chinese rankings as well as in the overall international ranking. Awapatent as a group is recommended in the international ranking (consisting of 17 IP...

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The Unitary Patent moves one step closer

Posted on December 16, 2015

Yesterday on 15 December 2015 the Select Committee, which represents the EU member states participating in the Unitary Patent (UP), formalized a series of agreements (comprising implementing rules, budgetary and financial rules, level and distribution of renewal fees between EPO and the participating member states) into a complete secondary legal framework. This means that the EPO...

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Innovation Talent of the year

Posted on December 7, 2015

Mehrdad Mahdjoubis founded Orbital Systems in 2012 and Awapatent has been his IP support along the way. The company is a great success and Mehrdad has been awarded several times for his innovative business idea; a water and energy saving shower using nano-technology. Read more about Orbital Systems.

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Awapatent supports the Academy of Intellectual Property, Marketing and Competition Law (IMC) at Uppsala University

Posted on November 27, 2015

Awapatent highly appreciates this academic initiative to bring together researchers, practitioners, judges and others to exchange experiences from different perspectives. It is an excellent way of creating a natural link between research projects and practical exercise of the relevant laws. About IMC IMC is connected to the Faculty of Law at Uppsala University. IMC’s main...

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