Today, on 2 May Helén Osbacker will start as a new team leader for Team Legal, Region South. The team consists in total of twelve attorneys at law and assistants…
Samsung filed the most European patent applications
Demand for patent protection in Europe continues to grow, with more applications being filed with the European Patent Office (EPO) than ever – 266,000 in 2013, up from 258,000 in…
Awapatent sponsors Excitera Innovation Challenge
This year Awapatent is one of the main sponsors of Excitera Innovation Challenge, an annual contest and event open to students at Swedish universities.The challenge in Excitera Innovation Challenge is…
Graphical user interfaces can be protected in China
From May 1, graphical user interfaces (GUI) will become eligible for design patent protection in China, following a revision of the examination guidelines by the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO)….
The Nordic countries remain strong in Global Innovation Index
The latest Global Innovation Index from EU has just been released. Just like last year Switzerland is ranked as no. 1 in the world and Sweden as no. 2, by…
Nordic/Baltic divisions in the Unified Patent Court
Yesterday the governments in Sweden and the three Baltic countries signed an agreement on a common regional division within the UPC system. The court will be placed in Stockholm and…
Awapatent maintains high rankings for trademark work
MIP – Managing Intellectual Property – recently released the annual trademark survey, where the leading trademark firms of 2014 are recommended and ranked. Just as last year, Awapatent scores high…
Awapatent shares knowledge of designs in global guide
Attorneys at Law Anita Gillior and Mette Bender have contributed with the Swedish and Danish chapters of Designs: A Global Guide 2014, supplement to World Trademark Review magazine. Read the…
Awapatent nominated for Managing IP’s Global Awards
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…
Google and Samsung partner on patents
Samsung and Google have signed a global partnership agreement on cross-licensing of patents. Under the terms of the agreement, both companies will have access to the other’s patent portfolios in…