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Increase in patent filings picks up speed
The number of patents filed around the world rose by 9.2 percent in 2012 compared with figures for 2011. This is the fastest spurt in growth that has been recorded…
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Awapatent continues supporting SOS Children’s Villages and Team Rynkeby
During 2013 Awapatent has been a sponsor of SOS Children’s Villages and Team Rynkeby. Both cooperations will continue during 2014. Awapatent’s donation to SOS Children’s Villages goes to the family…
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EPC celebrates 40th anniversary
This autumn marks 40 years since the signing of the European Patent Convention (EPC). This paved the way for the European patent that enables individuals and organisations to protect their…
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EU database helps customs authorities identify IP piracy
The EU Customs Union has launched a new database which the owners of IP rights can use to apply for their rights to be enforced. The service is free of…
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Tunisia new member in international trademark cooperation
On 16 October 2013 Tunisia acceded to the international cooperation agreement on trademark registration that is commonly known as the Madrid System and is administered by the World Intellectual Property…
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Swedish purchasers of IP services choose Awapatent
Awapatent, together with the law firms Lindahl and Delphi, is the most preferred supplier of intellectual property services in Sweden. This is shown in the Klientbarometern survey, which is based…
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Awapatent attorney nominated for alumni award
Helena Ribbefors, Attorney at Law in Awapatent’s Gothenburg office, has been nominated for the title “Young Law Alumnus of the Year 2013” by the School of Business, Economics and Law…
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Anette Rasmussen elected vice-chair of ECTA Committee
Anette Rasmussen, Attorney at Law at Awapatent and Managing Partner for Awa Law Advokater in Copenhagen, has been elected vice-chair for the OHIM-Link Committee in ECTA. This policy-making committee is…
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Relaxed requirements for divisional European patent applications
The deadline for filing divisional European patent applications will be amended 1 April 2014. It will again be possible to file divisional European applications as long as the parent application…
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Awapatent’s Innovation Barometer shows: Swedish and Danish companies continue to invest in R&D
89 per cent of the R&D managers in Sweden and Denmark believe that they will have an unchanged or increased budget for R&D in the nearest future compared to last…