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Thomas Torounidis new CEO of AWA IPro

By AWA Editor | Posted on March 19, 2015

Thomas Torounidis has been appointed CEO of AWA IPro AB, succeeding Magnus Hallin who has had the position during the last two years. Thomas has previously been responsible for innovation commercialization in Awapatent, and through his work, AWA IPro has entered a number of agreements to commercialize innovations for clients.

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Awapatent Denmark is climbing in MIP’s international ranking

By AWA Editor | Posted on March 9, 2015

The IP publication Managing IP’s annual ranking of leading trademark firms for 2015 is out and in Denmark, Awapatent has climbed to tier 3 in the category “Trademark/Copyright contentious”. Last year Awapatent Denmark was not ranked in this category. Otherwise, Awapatent maintains its’ high rankings from 2014. In the category “trademark prosecution” Awapatent Sweden was...

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Awapatent nominated for Swedish IP firm of the year

By AWA Editor | Posted on February 13, 2015

Awapatent is one of the shortlisted IP firms in the Sweden category of the Global Awards by the publication Managing IP. The awards recognize outstanding IP work in the past twelve months and the winners will be revealed in London on March 11. The winners are chosen by Managing IP based on the research for...

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Awapatent maintains high patent work rankings

By AWA Editor | Posted on February 11, 2015

In the latest edition of the IP publication Managing IP’s survey on patent firms, Awapatent’s high rankings from previous years remain unchanged, both in Sweden and Denmark. The leading IP firms of each country are listed in up to four different tiers. Awapatent Sweden is ranked: tier 1 in the patent prosecution category tier 2...

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Awapatent remains at the top in WTR 1000

By AWA Editor | Posted on February 2, 2015

This year’s edition of the international directory World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals has recently been released. Awapatent Denmark is recommended in the silver category in a general ranking of Danish firms. In the ranking of individuals, Anette Rasmussen is recommended in the bronze category for “enforcement and litigation”. She is...

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Awapatent sponsors Zennström Green Mentorship Award

By AWA Editor | Posted on January 27, 2015

The Zennström Green Mentorship Award was created by Zennström Philanthropies to support individual cleantech startups as well shine a spotlight on entrepreneurs in Sweden working to tackle climate change and create a low carbon future. The GMA programme for 2014/2015 has expanded to provide business mentorship and business development services for four innovative early stage...

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Open innovation article by Awapatent attorney in NIR

By AWA Editor | Posted on January 9, 2015

Patrik Andersson, Associate at Awapatent, has published an article about how to manage IP in Open Innovation in the legal periodical Nordiskt Immateriellt Rättsskydd (NIR). The article is based on his master thesis at the Stockholm University, Faculty of Law. Read the article here: Download (PDF document, 217 kB) (Source: Nordiskt Immateriellt Rättsskydd, www.nir.nu)

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Our Stockholm office moves to new premises

By AWA Editor | Posted on December 12, 2014

On 12 December, Awapatent’s Stockholm office moves to new premises at Jakobsbergsgatan 36. The new office will be located centrally between Hötorget and Stureplan, close to the underground station Hötorget. “The new office will be attractive to both new and current employees as well as to clients who are visiting us,” says Mattias Pierrou, Vice...

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