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    Patents help startups raise investment

    Swedish tech startups see patents as a crucial part of their business model and use them to attract investment, according to a new study from Chalmers University of Technology. “Our…

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    Dotkeeper new domain name partner for Awapatent

    Dotkeeper is Awapatent’s new domain name partner. They will from now on support Awapatent and their clients with secure and strategic domain name management. The agreement covers registration, administration and…

  • EU: Increase in seized counterfeit goods

    Custom authorities across the EU seize more and more counterfeit items according to new statistics from the European Commission. Last year saw an increase of 15%, or an estimated five…

  • New EU copyright proposal to help musicians fight piracy

    The EU executive branch is expected to propose a range of copyright reforms this week, including a legislative proposal intended to help musicians and their record labels fight piracy in…

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    A warm welcome to our new trainees!

    The 2016/17 trainee group consists of: – Zoe Ahmad, Stockholm – Petter Lindgren, Växjö – Elin Rydberg, Stockholm – Sepideh Gorji Ghalamestani, Lund/Helsingborg – Anna Ingebrand, Östersund – Sofie Ludvigsson,…

  • The Netherlands have ratified the UPCA

    The Dutch ministry of Economic Affairs has just announced that the Netherlands has ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement. This means that the Netherlands joins the 10 states that have…

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    Awapatent files the most EU trademark applications in Sweden

    In a new list compiled by WTR (World Trademark Review), Awapatent is the number one filer of EU trademark applications in Sweden. Looking at all trademark applications registered in the…

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    Awapatent attorney interviewed in Kemivärlden Biotech

    In the latest issue of Kemivärlden Biotech (#5/2016), patent attorney Joanna Applequist from Awapatent, is interviewed. The article discusses a patent dispute about the renowned DNA altering technique Crispr/Cas9. Please…

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    CEIPI exams

    We are happy and proud to congratulate our European Patent Attorneys Fabian Edlund from Awapatent’s Gothenburg office and Lasse Henze and Mikkel Roed Trier from our Copenhagen office on successfully…

  • Tesla still the World’s Most Innovative Company

    Salesforce.com and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals follow as number two and three on the list. Half of the top 10 spots are occupied by biotechnical and life science companies following a number…