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Awapatent is growing with two new managers
Stefan Hultman most recently worked for YÅ Bolagen in Gothenburg where he held the position of Managing Partner. Stefan has an extensive background with several management positions within i.e. Tetra…
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Awapatent supports the Academy of Intellectual Property, Marketing and Competition Law (IMC) at Uppsala University
Awapatent highly appreciates this academic initiative to bring together researchers, practitioners, judges and others to exchange experiences from different perspectives. It is an excellent way of creating a natural link…
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Article in the World Trademark Review
Read the full article by Ai-Leen Lim on why it is so important to register your trademark in China before somebody else does.
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We welcome Anders back to Awapatent!
On 5 October Anders Fredriksson came back to Awapatent not only as European Patents Attorney but also as a new Team Manager for “Team ChemMech” at our Malmö office. Anders…
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NASA offers patents to startups in the USA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has presented an offer to startup companies to license NASA patents with no up-front payment. This allows startup companies to choose from a…
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Awapatent ranked as number nine in PCT survey
The industry magazine Managing IP’s annual ranking of the number of PCT applications filed has just been published. In the “EPO” category Awapatent is ranked number nine with 260 PCT…
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No copyright protection for yoga
A United States court of appeals recently declared that yoga poses are not entitled to copyright protection. The Indian yoga teacher Bikram Choudhury had previously accused the founders of the…
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Apple has been appointed the world’s most valuable brand
Apple has been named the most valuable brand after their release of the smartwatch and iPhone 6s. According to a study of the top 100 brands made by Interbrand, Apple…
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New agreements struck in Sweden concerning competition clauses and employee inventions
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…
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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