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Innovations barometer 2016

By AWA Editor | Posted on January 11, 2016

Swedish companies will invest more in innovation and patents during 2016, according to interviews with 100 R&D managers. This is reported in Awapatent’s yearly Innovation barometer which is referred to in today’s Dagens Industri.

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Trademark reform package good news for trademark owners

By AWA Editor | Posted on January 3, 2016

Increased legal certainty and clarity at reduced fee levels are some of the effects of the trademark reform package which was approved by the European Parliament last week. The package entails a streamlining of the rules of both the national and EU trademark systems and encorporates recent EU case law. The new “one-class-per-fee” structure means...

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The Unitary Patent moves one step closer

By AWA Editor | 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

By AWA Editor | 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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Two new European Patent Attorneys at Awapatent this year

By AWA Editor | Posted on December 1, 2015

European Patent Attorneys are authorized to represent clients before the European Patent Office (EPO). The European Qualifying Examination tests candidates’ knowledge and aptitude to represent applicants in EPO proceedings. It is widely regarded as one of the most demanding professional examinations within intellectual property. We would like to congratulating our two most recent EPAs: Jenny...

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Awapatent is growing with two new managers

By AWA Editor | Posted on December 1, 2015

Stefan Hultman most recently worked for YÅ Bolagen in Gothenburg where he held the position of Managing Partner. Stefan has an extensive background with several management positions within i.e. Tetra Pak, Sydkraft and Semcon. Before signing on with Awapatent, Marie-Louise Lindblom worked at TicTac Interactive in Malmö as Head of Enterprise Business. She has a...

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

By AWA Editor | 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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We welcome Anders back to Awapatent!

By AWA Editor | Posted on November 20, 2015

On 5 October Anders Fredriksson came back to Awapatent not only as European Patents Attorney but also as a new Team Manager for “Team ChemMech” at our Malmö office. Anders was recruited from Tetra Pak where he was working as a Patent Counsel. Anders is well-known within Awapatent, since he worked here as a Patent...

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