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Awapatent congratulates Tobii on its nomination for the European Inventor Award

Posted on April 22, 2015

Awapatent’s client Tobii is one of three finalists in the category ‘Small and medium-sized enterprises’ of the European Inventor Award. Tobii has developed an eye tracking system that enables contact-free communication between user and computer. The system makes it possible for individuals with movement restrictions to communicate with their environment. Other applications include marketing, medicine,...

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Awapatent enters the prestigious Legal 500 list

Posted on April 14, 2015

In the 2015 edition of The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa, Awapatent is recommended in the practice area Sweden – Intellectual property and media. Awapatent is the only specialized intellectual property law firm in the Swedish ranking; the other recommended companies are general practice law firms. Furthermore, two of Awapatent’s lawyers – Martin...

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Join our trainee programme in September

Posted on March 25, 2015

We are looking for candidates with a Master of Science who hold a winning combination of analytical skills and sales drive. Deadline for applications is 19 April. Read more about the trainee programme and how to apply.

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Thomas Torounidis new CEO of AWA IPro

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

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

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

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 Launches Asian arm in Beijing and Hong Kong as AWA Asia

Posted on February 9, 2015

Awapatent’s Asian practice, branded AWA Asia will be managed by IP heavyweight Ai-Leen Lim, the former international partner and head of trademark portfolio management of Bird & Bird in Greater China (Beijing and Hong Kong). She will lead our Asian offices as CEO and Principal Counsel for the region. In Beijing, we have established our...

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Awapatent remains at the top in WTR 1000

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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