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WIPO Re:Search surpasses 100 members

By AWA Editor | Posted on February 2, 2016

WIPO’s consortium for combating dangerous diseases – WIPO Re:Search – has now more than 100 participating organizations after the French research foundation Institut Pasteur recently became the 101st member. WIPO Re:Search was established in 2011 to help fight neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis and malaria that affect more than a billion people worldwide, largely in poorer...

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Awapatent is one of Team Rynkeby’s gold sponsors 2016

By AWA Editor | 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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WIPO: Continued growth for patent and trademark applications

By AWA Editor | Posted on January 25, 2016

According to the 2015 edition of the World Intellectual Property Indicators report, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the number of patent and trademark applications filed around the world continues to grow. In 2014, patent filings worldwide increased by 4.5 percent and trademark filings by 6.0 percent. China is the main driver of...

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Awapatent continues supporting SOS Children’s Villages

By AWA Editor | 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

By AWA Editor | 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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Ericsson and Apple agree on patent ceasefire

By AWA Editor | Posted on January 22, 2016

Technology companies Ericsson and Apple have agreed to end all ongoing patent-infringement litigation between the companies. The deal includes a global cross license for patented standard-essential technologies and for other patent rights. According to the agreement, which will last for seven years, Apple will make an initial payment to Ericsson and, thereafter, will pay on-going...

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AWA climbs to the very top in WTR 1000

By AWA Editor | 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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Counterfeit games and toys cause job losses in the EU

By AWA Editor | Posted on January 13, 2016

A new report from the European Observatory on infringements of Intellectual Property Rights estimates that legitimate industry loses approximately 1.4 billion euros of revenue annually due to counterfeit games and toys in the EU, corresponding to 12.3% of the sector’s sales. This translates into direct employment losses of approximately 6,150 jobs, relating to goods produced...

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