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Awapatent now has 14 official offices in 3 countries

By AWA Editor | Posted on December 1, 2014

The Awapatent office in Borås opened in 2012, and was initially staffed only by Christina iLunden once a week. The business has now grown and at the moment there are 6 colleagues from the Gothenburg office who regularly work in Borås. The geographical position between Gothenburg and Jönköping as well as the possibility to arrange...

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Awapatent’s successful client Heliospectra receives the first US patent

By AWA Editor | Posted on November 5, 2014

Heliospectra – a client to Awapatent since 2012 – develops, produces and sells intelligent and energy efficient LED lighting solutions for plant science and horticulture applications. The company has received several international awards and nominations for its green technology. Awapatent is deeply involved in Heliospectra’s IP work, and the cooperation includes agreements, IP policy, trademarks,...

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Kristina Walls Chairs SEPAF’s Board

By AWA Editor | Posted on October 30, 2014

Kristina Walls, vice president South Sweden, has been appointed chairperson of The Association of Intellectual Property Law Firms in Sweden (SEPAF, Sveriges Patentbyråers förening) for the next twelve-month period. Kristina has represented Awapatent on SEPAF’s board since 2012. SEPAF is a non-profit organisation whose objective is to promote and develop the Swedish IP business.

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Awapatent is on MySIPO

By AWA Editor | Posted on October 28, 2014

Now you can find Awapatent on MySIPO, a Chinese community for IP discussions. On MySIPO, those who are interested in IP can publish articles, ask questions and answer or comment on others’ posts. Visit MySIPO Link to Awapatent’s page.

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Awapatent ranked number 9 in PCT survey

By AWA Editor | Posted on October 3, 2014

Industry magazine Managing IP’s annual ranking of the number of PCT applications filed has just been published. In the “EPO” category, Awapatent is ranked number 9 with 264 PCT applications filed. In the “Sweden” category we are ranked number 1 with 228 PCT applications.

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More European Patent Attorneys than ever at Awapatent

By AWA Editor | Posted on September 9, 2014

“We are among the leading IP firms in Europe and the number of European Patent Attorneys in our firm shows more than ever, that we have the capacity to serve IP clients from all over the world on the European market”, says Magnus Hallin, CEO Awapatent. European Patent Attorneys are authorised to represent clients before...

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The Awapatent Foundation gives a scholarship of EUR 125,000 to research on IP investments

By AWA Editor | Posted on September 4, 2014

Prof. Dr. Granstrand and Dr. Holgersson will carry out research on the links between tech firms’ IP investments and their financial results. The aim is to study the financial development in companies investing in IP. “This is the first time the Awapatent Foundation funds a major research project, and we hope that the project will...

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Awapatent welcomes ten new trainees

By AWA Editor | Posted on September 3, 2014

This round of the programme is the seventeenth since the start in 1994. In total, more than 200 trainees have completed the programme. “It’s always exciting to welcome new trainees for our industry-unique trainee programme”, says Magnus Hallin, CEO of Awapatent. “This year we also celebrate the programme’s anniversary as it’s been 20 years since...

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