News: Awards and Rankings
IP Stars 2018: Awapatent up one tier in trademark contentious for Sweden
Posted on February 7, 2018
Awapatent AB is has climbed from Tier 3 to Tier 2 for Trademark Contentious (Sweden) in the latest edition of Managing IP’s rankings IP Stars. We remain in Tier 1 for Trademark Prosecution for Sweden. In the Danish rankings, Awapatent A/S has moved up to Tier 3 for Trademark Contentious from being listed under ‘Other...
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Awapatent remains strong in WTR 2018 rankings
Posted on January 25, 2018
In the 2018 WTR (World Trademark Review) rankings, Awapatent and AWA Asia have gone from strength to strength. Awapatent as a group is recommended in the international listing joining 21 other carefully selected firms worldwide: “Awapatent has successfully positioned itself as a thoroughly modern international IP consultancy, with a strong presence in Northern Europe and...
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Fourteen countries have now ratified the UPC
Posted on September 20, 2017
Despite the uncertain situation in the UK and Germany, other EU member states seem to continue to ratify the UPC agreement. The latest states to join those who have already ratified are Estonia and Lithuania, of which both deposited their instruments for ratification during August. The complete list can be found here. Before the new...
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Revised timetable for the UPC
Posted on June 27, 2017
On 27 June, 2017 the Chairman of the preparatory committee, Mr. Alexander Ramsay issued a message through the UPC website. It can be red in full here. The recent development in some of the countries necessary for the UPC to be able to start, in particular with regards to Germany, has now lead to the...
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The 2017 UPC Christmas present
Posted on January 16, 2017
The preparatory committee of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has today, January 16, announced that the UPC may become operational in December 2017. The committee also announced that they expect the provisional application phase to start at the end of spring 2017, presumably in May. Last year the UPC had postponed the recruitment of UPC...
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UPC might start 2017 after all
Posted on November 28, 2016
Today, the UK minister for Intellectual Property announced that the UK government is proceeding with preparations to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-signals-green-light-to-unified-patent-court-agreement). “Following the announcement today, the UK will continue with preparations for ratification over the coming months. It will be working with the Preparatory Committee to bring the Unified Patent Court (UPC)...
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The Netherlands are getting closer to the ratification of the UPC
Posted on June 29, 2016
On 28 June 2016, the first chamber of the Dutch parliament approved a bill that enables the Netherlands to ratify the UPC agreement. The instrument of ratification must now be deposited with the Council of the EU before the ratification comes into effect. When this has been done the Netherlands will most likely be the...
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The German Parliament starting ratification process on June 23
Posted on June 15, 2016
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 held in the evening of June 23 and is a first step in the ratification process, which is currently expected to be completed during the...
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Bulgaria joins the Unified Patent Court Agreement
Posted on June 8, 2016
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 to have effect. Bulgaria is the 10th country to take this step and, apart from the UK and Germany (the remaining two of the three...
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Italy and Lithuania has begun the ratification process for UPCA
Posted on May 10, 2016
Both the Italian and Lithuanian governments have begun the process for ratifying the Unified Patent Court Agreement. In Italy the Council of Ministers have approved draft legislation, and the parliament is now about to approve the bill. Italy will most likely ratify later this year, and it is further expected that a local division will...
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