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Women in IP Global Event
By AWA Editor | Posted on August 17, 2015
Earlier this year, AIPLA organized the 2015 Women in IP Global Networking Event. Both Awapatent and AWA Asia participated. Please read more about a number of the events around the globe in the special edition newsletter from AIPLA (PDF document, 5.1 MB).
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We are looking for an attorney at law to Linköping, Sweden
By AWA Editor | Posted on August 11, 2015
Read more about the position and apply here.
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Awapatent IP attorneys nominated as IP Stars
By AWA Editor | Posted on July 7, 2015
The international IP magazine Managing Intellectual Property has nominated several of Awapatent’s/AWA Asia’s IP attorneys as IP Stars in the annual IP Stars survey, covering the top-rated firms and practitioners for trademark, copyright and patent work. IP attorneys on the list of “IP Stars” have been recommended by their peers and clients in each respective...
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Agreement reached on renewal fees for unitary patent
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 30, 2015
The level of the renewal fees for the unitary patent has been set. Last week, the Select Committee of the Administrative Council of the EPO agreed that the renewal fee for a unitary patent (covering 25 EU member states) is on level with the sum of renewal fees in the four most frequently validated countries,...
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IP-owning companies perform better
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 22, 2015
According to a new report, businesses that own IP rights generate more revenue per employee, have more employees and pay higher salaries than those that do not. The study is presented by the Observatory on Infringements of IP rights. The study found that IP owners had an average revenue per employee of 290,000 euro per...
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High rankings for Awapatent in IAM Patents 1000
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 17, 2015
In the 2015 edition of the IAM 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, Awapatent receives high rankings – the firm itself as well as its attorneys. Sweden Prosecution – highly recommended Transactions – recommended Litigation – ranked (as the only IP firm, the other ones are law firms) Inga-Lill Andersson, Sören Giver & Mikael...
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Article by AWA Asia counsel in World Trademark Review
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 8, 2015
An article written by Ai-Leen Lim and Lawrence Yeung of AWA Asia was published in the April issue of World Trademark Review. Read it here: Beijing Higher People’s Court considers evidence of use in non-use cancellation actions
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Articles by Awapatent attorneys published in Chinese IAM
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 25, 2015
Two articles written by Awapatent’s attorneys were published in the April issue of Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Chinese edition. Read them here: 商标所有者视角： 中国品牌资产中 社交媒体的力量 (PDF document, 3.9 MB) (, 3.9 MB) (“The power of social media in building brand assets in China: a trademark owner’s perspective”) – by Ai-Leen Lim and Rhonda Tin 欧洲单一专利新体制 (PDF document,...
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Awapatent client is Sweden’s best young entrepreneur
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 22, 2015
Mehrdad Mahdjoubi, CEO of water recycling technology company Orbital Systems, is Sweden’s best young entrepreneur according to business daily Dagens Industri. Orbital Systems was founded in 2012 and has developed an environmental-friendly shower that cleans and recycles the water. Learn what Awapatent has done for Orbital Systems. Photo: Andreas Offesson
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Sweden, Denmark, and Finland are leading EU innovators
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 22, 2015
Sweden, Denmark, and Finland are at the forefront when it comes to innovation in the European Union. This was noted by the European Commission in its annual Innovation Union Scoreboard survey for 2015. The survey measures the innovation capacity of Member States based on 25 indicators. The survey is intended to help the countries raise...
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