On 26 April every year, WIPO invites everybody to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day in order to promote discussion of the role of intellectual property in encouraging innovation and creativity….
Six new Authorized Patent Attorneys at Awapatent in Sweden
Six additional patent attorneys at Awapatent have now passed the examination for the authorization as Swedish Patent Attorney. Awapatent now has more than 50 Authorized Patent Attorneys in Sweden. As…
Conflicts regarding the new top level domains
Between January and April 2012 companies and organisations were given the opportunity to apply for their own unique top-level domain. ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), which…
Awapatent expands with new Uppsala office
2 April marks an exciting day for Awapatent. On this day the doors will open to Awapatent’s latest expansion – the Uppsala office. With four experienced consultants the new establishment…
Active efforts against illegal downloads give tailwind to the music industry
The global music industry is on the road to recovery, reports the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry in a press release. The turnaround is partly due to an upswing…
New EU regulation to stop counterfeit goods
On 24 January 2013 the European Parliament’s standing committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection, IMCO, gave its backing to a new regulation. The new regulation gives the customs authorities…
Apple loses iPhone trademark in Brazil
On 13 February 2013 Brazilian law-makers ruled that Apple has lost exclusive rights to use the iPhone trademark in the country. Apple’s adversary is Gradiente Eletrônica, a local company that…
Awapatent nominated for EPO work in MIP’s global shortlist
The international IP magazine Managing Intellectual Property has now released the shortlist for Global Awards 2013. Awapatent is nominated in two categories: “Sweden” and “EPO work”. The award “EPO work”…
Signing of the Unified Patent Court agreement
The international agreement for establishing a Unified Patent Court (UPC) was signed on 19 February in Brussels. It will ensure the uniform applicability of patent law throughout the territories of…
Record numbers of European patent filings in 2012
European patent filings reached record highs in 2012. Last year the European Patent Office (EPO) received around 258,600 applications – 5.7 % more than in the previous year. The number…