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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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Chinese telecom companies top international patent filing rankings
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 21, 2015
The number of international patent applications filed under the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) continued to rise in 2014. This is the fifth consecutive year that PCT filings have risen. In all some 215,000 applications for patents were registered during the year, a 4.5 percent increase on figures for 2013. The most active users of the...
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Microsoft barred from registering Skype as trademark – too similar to Sky
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 19, 2015
Skype is not eligible for registration as a trademark, because it may be confused with the registered trademark for Sky that predated it. That is the decision reached a short while ago by the judges at the General Court of the European Union. When Microsoft-owned Skype, a provider of web-based telephony services, applied for EU...
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AWA Asia in the news
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 12, 2015
Since the launch of AWA Asia in February quite a few news articles and social media posts have been published about the new firm. Below is a brief selection: Awapatent enters Asia, recruits Bird & Bird’s Greater China trademark head – Asian Legal Business Awapatent Launches Asian Arm In Beijing And Hong Kong As “AWA...
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Awapatent is proud to work with DropBucket – one of the winners in Red Dot Design Awards
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 11, 2015
DropBucket was started in 2012 by Marie S. Berggreen and Heiða G. Nolsøe, Bachelors of Design & Innovation from DTU (Technical University of Denmark). Their product is a disposable trash can to be used at concerts, festivals and other events where the visitors generate a lot of trash. The DropBucket is made of recycled paper...
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Awapatent’s attorneys score high in new rankings
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 8, 2015
Three of Awapatent’s attorneys have been listed in the Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2015 guide which places them among the world’s leading trademark lawyers. The attorneys are: Ai-Leen Lim, CEO and Principal Counsel, AWA Asia Ann-Charlotte Järvinen, Attorney at Law, Awapatent Sweden Martin Tranälv, Attorney at Law, Awapatent Sweden In addition to this, Ai-Leen Lim...
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Awapatent supports earthquake relief efforts in Nepal
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 7, 2015
In connection to the earthquake disaster in Nepal on 25 April Awapatent has decided to support the important work of Médecins Sans Frontières by donating SEK 25,000. Médecins Sans Frontières is involved in different relief actions in Nepal right now, and at the same time evaluates the humanitarian and medical needs across the country. About...
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Spain’s actions against unitary patent protection dismissed
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 6, 2015
On May 5, a potential legal obstacle against the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court was removed when the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dismissed two Spanish actions against the regulation of the unitary patent protection. Read more: AWA Review Newsflash
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Join Awapatent’s Trainee Programme in Copenhagen
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 4, 2015
In September the 18th edition of our renowned Trainee Programme starts and now we need candidates to our Copenhagen office. We are looking for people with a Master of Science who hold a winning combination of intellect and the drive to build and develop client relations. Deadline for applications is 1 July. Read more about...
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Celebrate ‘Women in IP’ with Awapatent and AIPLA
By AWA Editor | Posted on April 30, 2015
On 21 May, the global networking event “Women in IP” takes place for the eighth time. In Copenhagen and Stockholm, Awapatent is hosting the celebration. Join us to celebrate women around the globe who practice IP law and/or regularly handle IP issues as part of their job. “Women in IP” is organized by AIPLA, American...
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