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Awapatent nominated for Managing IP’s Global Awards

Posted on February 11, 2014

Awapatent has been nominated in the “Sweden” category for this year’s edition of Managing IP Global Awards. The awards recognize outstanding IP work in the past twelve months and the final results will be presented in London on March 19. The winners are chosen by Managing IP based on the research for the World IP...

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Awapatent maintains high European patent rankings

Posted on February 4, 2014

In the latest edition of the IP magazine Managing IP’s patent survey, Awapatent maintains its’ high rankings from previous years, both in Sweden and Denmark. The leading firms of each country are listed in up to four different tiers. Awapatent Sweden is ranked in tier 1 in the patent prosecution category and Awapatent Denmark is...

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Awapatent top-ranked in the latest WTR 1000

Posted on January 24, 2014

The fourth edition of the IP guide World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals has recently been published. Awapatent in Sweden is recommended in the gold band category within trademark prosecution and strategy. Awapatent in Denmark recieves a bronze band recommendation (for the company as a whole). In addition to the company...

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EPO’s Patent Information News refers to Awapatent

Posted on December 18, 2013

In the latest issue of Patent Information News from the EPO, Marjolaine Thulin, Patent Information Specialist at Awapatent’s Stockholm office is referred to twice. The magazine writes about statistical analysis of legal status data and how it can contribute to improved patent information.

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Awapatent continues supporting SOS Children’s Villages and Team Rynkeby

Posted on December 10, 2013

During 2013 Awapatent has been a sponsor of SOS Children’s Villages and Team Rynkeby. Both cooperations will continue during 2014. Awapatent’s donation to SOS Children’s Villages 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...

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Swedish purchasers of IP services choose Awapatent

Posted on November 12, 2013

Awapatent, together with the law firms Lindahl and Delphi, is the most preferred supplier of intellectual property services in Sweden. This is shown in the Klientbarometern survey, which is based on answers from more than 1000 purchasers of law services.

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Awapatent attorney nominated for alumni award

Posted on November 5, 2013

Helena Ribbefors, Attorney at Law in Awapatent’s Gothenburg office, has been nominated for the title “Young Law Alumnus of the Year 2013” by the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg. The winner will be presented at a ceremony on 20 November.

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Anette Rasmussen elected vice-chair of ECTA Committee

Posted on October 24, 2013

Anette Rasmussen, Attorney at Law at Awapatent and Managing Partner for Awa Law Advokater in Copenhagen, has been elected vice-chair for the OHIM-Link Committee in ECTA. This policy-making committee is very important and establishes the link between ECTA and OHIM in the sense that the committee is being called upon to comment trademark legislation and...

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Awapatent’s Innovation Barometer shows: Swedish and Danish companies continue to invest in R&D

Posted on October 21, 2013

89 per cent of the R&D managers in Sweden and Denmark believe that they will have an unchanged or increased budget for R&D in the nearest future compared to last year. 52 per cent say their budget will be unchanged, whereas 37 per cent think it will increase. As many as 96 per cent of...

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Relaxed requirements for divisional European patent applications

Posted on October 21, 2013

The deadline for filing divisional European patent applications will be amended 1 April 2014. It will again be possible to file divisional European applications as long as the parent application is pending. For some time, there have been rumours and speculations that the time limit for filing divisional European applications would be amended. This has...

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