Category: Insights

Changed conditions regarding the possibility to register “geographical” trademarks

As you might have heard before, a fundamental requirement for registering a trademark is that the trademark is distinctive,

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Fuelling up

Today CEO, central and regional management as well as all business unit managers gathered in Awapatent’s Gothenburg premises. The

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Taking the EQE C exam for the last time?

Four years ago, 2010, in the beginning of March, I sat the European Qualifying Examination, to become an authorized

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There is no such thing as luck; there is only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with a statistical universe

Required study preparations before our fourth lesson of the EQE Basic program concern the topics “Rights Conferred” and “Inventive

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The IP5 launch a PPH pilot programme

According to the EPO, the world’s five largest Intellectual Property Offices, called IP5, have announced the agreement to launch

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How cool are Converse when your grandma wears them?

The infamous reality star Snooki was caught on tape in the MTV reality show Jersey Shore carrying a high

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New Global Patent Prosecution Highway to be launched to simplify use

Using the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) for obtaining accelerated examination is set to become considerably simpler as 13 Intellectual

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“The more you learn, the more enjoyable it gets”

What does it mean that something is ”new”? New to you, new to some designated person, or new in

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Wider scope of protection for Swedish patents?

Last week the Swedish government referred an amendment of the Swedish patent law to the Council on Legislation for

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Patent Prosecution Highway: New possibilities for Swedish patent applicants

Swedish patent applicants and others using the Swedish Patent- och registreringsverket (PRV) as the office for first filing of

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