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Intellectual Property from IP Law Experts

From our offices across Europe and Asia, we provide clients with strategic advice and durable solutions to secure innovations, protect brands and develop solid intellectual property portfolios.

As industries and sectors become overcrowded, AWA helps innovators monetise on intangible assets. As markets become saturated, we help brands differentiate themselves and stand-out.

Patents, trademarks, IP legal, design, copyright and domain names

We identify the best combination of intellectual property rights to offer strong protection for our clients including patents, trademarks, IP legal, copyright, domain names and design rights.

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Capturing IP value

AWA focuses on the long-term – building a business is a journey that requires strategy throughout the corporate cycle to protect and enforce IP rights, but to also identity and capture the value of intellectual assets. This strategy is what will support your business as it navigates evolving marketplaces.

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Let’s Develop the Market Together

Let’s talk. AWA has over 400 employees across Belgium, China, Denmark, Hong Kong, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland offering strategic IP advice virtually or physically. There is no charge for this initial contact, so let’s talk to identify your intellectual property needs and start developing the market together.

Some initial questions clients come to us with:

  • How do I manage IP infringement on a global scale?
  • How do we implement a brand management strategy?
  • Is our trademark protected globally?
  • Can domains with my brand name be registered by others?
  • How does a patent stop competitors from stealing our ideas?
  • How do I know if someone else has patented my innovation?
  • What intellectual property rights do my competitors own?
  • How can I renew an expired design, patent or trademark?
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Digital IP Tools

In the digital era, AWA is innovating the intellectual property software tools of the future that reduce workload and save time for our clients. This leaves them with more time to create intellectual property rights (IPR) including patents, trademarks and design registrations for us to protect, enforce and monetise to ultimately get – and stay ahead – of the competition.

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Dispute Resolution and Litigation

Protecting IP during infringement cases shields your valuable investments. Through AWA IP legal services we will pursue and defend claims for preliminary injunctions and other security measures. Litigations are rarely restricted to a single jurisdiction, we coordinate and employ our extensive but selective network of professionals to secure rights and interests globally. We manage costs and budget effectively to ensure that resources are allocated appropriately.

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    The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) network continues to expand, and we at AWA remain one step ahead by closely monitoring the new expansions and emerging opportunities. Recently, European patent applicants have been presented with new opportunities to expedite and simplify examination of their patent applications. This opportunity adds to the EPO’s existing 18 agreements with…

  • Why you should pursue patents in the clean beauty sector

    Clean beauty is growing rapidly with cosmetics made with non-toxic, safe, and sustainably sourced ingredients. Driven by consumer demand for transparency and wellness, it emphasises ingredient clarity, ethical practices, and eco-friendly packaging to build consumer trust. Clean beauty is a significant market for brands prioritising health and environmental responsibility. The European clean beauty market was…

  • Inventor information requirements in the amended Chinese Patent Examination Guidelines

    The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) announced the latest revisions to the Patent Examination Guidelines on November 10, 2025, which came into effect on January 1, 2026. Among the revisions, the updated requirements for filing all inventors’ information in patent applications have garnered widespread attention across the industry. This update clarifies the modification to the inventor…

  • Unlocking Growth with the EUIPO SME Fund

    The SME Fund 2025, an initiative by the European Commission and the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), is designed for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the EU. From October 20, the following vouchers will reopen for applications: These three vouchers had been fully claimed previously, but on 16 October, EUIPO announced it was reopening…

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We have worked with AWA for over thirty years, entrusting them with much of our European IP matters. This long standing relationship is testament to their work and simply we could not manage our IP matters without them

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We are continually impressed with AWA, handling our patent prosecution and portfolio management matters for many years. AWA recently assisted us with transactional patent due diligence and their input was invaluable throughout the acquisition.

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AWA acts as our in-house department and they are our trusted advisor for all matters relating to intellectual property all over the world.

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