A big congratulations to our client Amra for securing an 80 million SEK ($9M) risk venture investment from Pfizer, Novo Nordisk and Industrifonden. In December 2016, Amra also won first…
Sweden – 2nd most innovative economy in the world
Only South Korea beats Sweden in the 2017 Bloomberg Innovation Index, which scores the world’s most innovative economies based on factors such as R&D intensity, high-tech density and patent activity.Sweden…
Also in 2017 Awapatent and AWA Asia stay at the top of WTR 1000
Awapatent as a group is recommended in the international ranking (consisting of 19 IP firms in total): Coordinating operations from its Malmo headquarters, IP specialist Awapatent is a perennial presence…
AWA Innovation – another new business area in the AWA Group
AWA Innovation will, together with Awapatents IP consultants, support clients with various innovation and IP business projects. The new business unit is based at Awapatent’s Malmö office but will work…
Houdini wins H&M and ELLE Conscious Award 2017
We are proud to congratulate our client Houdini for winning the prestigious H&M and ELLE Conscious Award 2017 at the ELLE-galan. Houdini is a Swedish outdoor company offering a range…
The 2017 UPC Christmas present
The preparatory committee of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has today, January 16, announced that the UPC may become operational in December 2017. The committee also announced that they expect…
Awapatent’s corporate responsibility during 2017
All three of them have values and goals in line with Awapatent’s own core values, core purpose and business idea: to show courage, openness and passion, to help building the…
All time high number of trademark applications in the US
Last year saw a record level of American trademark filings, rising by 5.2% from 2015, according to the USPTO’s (United States Patent and Trademark Office) Performance and Accountability Report for…
One in three Swedish companies will increase their R&D during 2017
Almost 9 out of 10 Swedish companies will make R&D investments at the same level or at a higher level than they did in 2016. In the life science sector…
Awapatent among the top PCT filers in Europe
Managing IP’s annual PCT survey ranks the top PCT filers in the major patenting jurisdictions. In the latest survey Awapatent is ranked no 1 among 10 Swedish IP firms and…