In some cases companies make the employee sign a non-competition clause to ensure loyalty and confidentiality during a certain period after termination of the employment. The newly struck agreement applies…
Decision on calculation of SPC-term in favour of Pharmaceutical companies where every day counts
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed the Advocate General’s Opinion Case C-471/14Seattle Genetics Inc. Read the whole article here
Unified Patent Court (UPC) one step closer to realization
The plans for the opening of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are moving ahead. Last week, seven EU member states signed a protocol which clears the way for the UPC…
Next step in unifying the European patents
The Unitary Patent that is evolving for the European market has taken another step forward and Italy has initiated the process to join the UP as well. By doing this,…
New report on the “3-for-1” approach in the world of trademarks
The Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom (The UK IPO) has published the report “Cluttering and Non-Use of Trade Marks in Europe”, which brings up the issue of too…
Pharmaceutical companies in the EU are dependent on a right SPC term – Every day counts
On 15 October 2014 two questions were referred to the CJEU on a preliminary ruling regarding a SPC regulation; Is the date for the first Marketing Authorisation (MA) which is…
We are looking for an IP-assistant/ paralegal with focus on patent to Gothenburg, Sweden
You can find more information about this position and apply if you go to the Swedish part of the website. This is done by choosing ”svenska” in the dropdown menu…
Awapatent welcomes nine new trainees
This round of the programme is the eighteenth since the start in 1994. In total, more than 200 trainees have completed the programme. “I am very glad and proud to…
We congratulate our client AMRA on winning the Nordic Stars Award
AMRA has developed the cloud based service “AMRA Profiler Research”, which assesses fat and muscle measurements from magnetic resonance (MR) images. AMRA has recently entered into a unique international collaboration…
Sweden is keeping its position among the world’s most innovative nations
The index is based on 79 various indicators which measure the nations innovative capacity. As a whole, the group of top 25 performers – all high income economies – remains…