Four of Awapatent’s/AWA Asia’s attorneys have been included in the Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2016 guidewhich places them among the world’s leading trademark lawyers. For the second consecutive year, Martin…
The German Parliament starting ratification process on June 23
The German parliament will hold an initial consultation regarding the draft bill to adapt the patent law provisions for the Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent. This will be…
Google reaches top in global brand ranking
In the 2016 edition of Millward-Brown’s annual ranking BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, Google reclaims the number one position from Apple. According to the ranking, Google’s brand values…
M&M’s banned in Sweden in trademark dispute
According to the decision, “m” and “m&m’s” are confusingly similar to Kraft foods trademark “m” for chocolate-covered peanuts, sold in Sweden under the Marabou brand with a single “m” on…
The US dominated international patent and trademark filings in 2015
2015 was another year of growth for worldwide intellectual property filings, according to statistics from WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Patent applications, as well as trademark and industrial design applications…
Bulgaria joins the Unified Patent Court Agreement
Bulgaria deposited its instrument of ratification of the UPC Agreement with the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU on 3 June 2016. This is required for the ratification…
Ai-Leen Lim and Kristina Fredlund listed in ”Expert Guides – Trademark”
For the first time two lawyers of the AWA Group have been included in “Expert Guides – Trademark”, namely: Ai-Leen Lim, CEO AWA Asia Kristina Fredlund, Attorney at Law, Business…
Awapatent also climbs in “IP Stars Handbook – Trademark and Copyright”
ChinaIn the category “China – Foreign firms – Trademark” AWA Asia is ranked in tier 2. AWA Asia makes its debut in this listing. DenmarkIn the category “Denmark – Trademark…
Awapatent increases its presence in IAM Patent 1000
SwedenAwapatent AB as a firm is “Highly recommended” in the field of prosecution. An example of a comment from the IP industry: “… the established international player is a smart…
AWA Asia’s Ai-Leen Lim recognized as ”IP Star 2016”
For the second consecutive year Ai-Leen Lim, CEO and Principal Counsel of AWA Asia, has been named an “IP Star” in the trademark category by the international IP magazine Managing…