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Open IP – a new service from Awapatent

By AWA Editor | Posted on July 5, 2013

Awapatent now offers a new service within open innovation – Open IP. Open IP from Awapatent is a variety of services regarding the open innovation process – ranging from project management and industry-specific knowledge to management of all legal aspects throughout the process. Open innovation generates ideas and value Open innovation is based on the...

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Switzerland, Sweden and UK: the most innovative countries in the world

By AWA Editor | Posted on July 1, 2013

Global Innovation Index 2013, published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is now official. The index ranks 142 economies, using 84 different indicators showing both innovation capabilities and measurable results. Switzerland keeps the top placement from the previous year, followed by, in respective order, Sweden, The United Kingdom, Netherlands and...

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EPO ignites hope for relaxed divisional window

By AWA Editor | Posted on June 13, 2013

In 2010, the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation amended Rule 36, EPC, relating to the filing of divisional applications. According to amended Rule 36, any divisional applications must be filed within a 24-month time limit triggered by the issuance of the first Office Action issued during substantive examination. The amended Rule 36 has...

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India enters international trademark system

By AWA Editor | Posted on June 13, 2013

India has entered the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks at the World Intellectual Property Organization. India is the fourth fastest growing economy in the world, the second most populous with 1.2 billion people, and the fourth economy in terms of purchasing power. The Madrid system will offer Indian enterprises and traders greater...

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Awapatent highly recommended by IAM Patent 1000

By AWA Editor | Posted on May 30, 2013

Five patent attorneys from Awapatent are mentioned in the new ranking list IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2013, which has been compiled by the magazine Intellectual Asset Management (IAM). The survey is based on almost one thousand interviews with patent experts across the globe. The Awapatent consultants highlighted in the ranking...

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Awapatent new associate member of IPXI

By AWA Editor | Posted on May 15, 2013

Awapatent is now an associate member of IPXI, Intellectual Property Exchange International, Inc. IPXI is the world’s first financial exchange that facilitates non-exclusive licensing and trading of intellectual property (IP) rights. IPXI´s membership consists of leading corporations such as Philips and Sony, national laboratories, universities, financial institutions, IP firms and law firms, as well as...

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