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Apple tops PTAB petitioner list
Apple was the number one filer of petitions in Q1 2018 as they went from 28 filed petitions in the second half of 2017 to 53 in the first half of 2018, says a new report from PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board). Samsung and LG are in joint second place with 40 filed petitions each. The PTAB has…
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Three new EPAs at AWA
We are happy to congratulate three of our patent attorneys for having passed this year's European Qualifying Examination (EQE). Linlin Zheng (Linköping), Carl-Johan Eklund (Göteborg), and Nora Spjuth (starting at AWA in Stockholm on 3 September) are now qualified European Patent Attorneys (EPAs). AWA…
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Bulgaria one step closer to the Unified Patent Court
Bulgaria has now deposited its instrument of ratification of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement's Protocol on Provisional Application (PPA) on 24 July 2018, with the EU Council's General Secretariat. Bulgaria ratified the UPC Agreement already on 3 June 2016, and consequently signed the PPA on…
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Global Innovation Index 2018: China breaks into Top 20
China was for the first time ranked as one of the world’s 20 most innovative countries as WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) Cornell University and INSEAD published their Global Innovation Index 2018 today. Switzerland remains in the number one spot as the world’s most innovative country…
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Save the Date: 10 October for MARQUES’ Meet the Judges in Stockholm
Judges atPatent and Marketing Court (PMD) and Patent and Market Court of Appeal (PMÖD) and representatives of the Swedish Patent and Registration Authority will comment on the Swedish new order of trademark law proceeding - also in relation to the EU law during a half day event (morning – lunch)…
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AWA acquires the domain name company Dotkeeper
Sweden’s largest intellectual property firm AWA (former Awapatent) acquires the domain name company Dotkeeper to have a combined offer within the growing field of trademarks, domain names and digital IP. The two companies have been partners since 2016 and their joint offer has been received very…
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AWA and Dotkeeper launch joint website
To strengthen and boost our common offer within trademarks and domain names, AWA and Dotkeeper are now launching a joint website: domainandtrademark.expert AWA has been working closely with Dotkeeper since 2016 to offer our clients a unique and complete IP service including domain names. Please…
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Ai-Leen Lim and Xiaofan Chen published in the Asian-Mena Counsel magazine
Principal Counsel & CEO for AWA Asia Ai-Leen Lim and Beijing-based partner Xiaofan Chen have been published in this month’s edition of the Asian-Mena Counsel magazine by the In-House Community. Please click here to view the full article - Big steps: long strides: China’s progress on intellectual…
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AWA highly recommended in IAM Patent 1000
AWA Sweden and AWA Denmark are ranked as highly recommended firms in IAM Patent 1000 as the 2018 rankings are released. Twelve AWA IP professionals are also listed as recommended individuals. Julia Mannesson, Inga-Lill Andersson, Peter Kenamets, Mikael Henriksson, Mattias Pierrou, Urban Lind, Niklas…
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AWA's client Againity wins WWF Climate Solver Nordic 2018
The AWA client, Againity, is one of five winners of WWF Climate Solver Nordic 2018 . With this award WWF aims to promote technology and business models that can reduce carbon dioxide emissions dramatically and increase the energy supply to the poor in the world. Againity is based in Norrköping and…