Category: Insights

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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Counterfeit brand products – A harmless tourist attraction?

What a bargain! A Gucci bag for 100 USD! A Burberry scarf for 75! Nike trainers, 25 US Dollar!

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The on-sale bar under the AIA

Do non-public sales in Europe destroy novelty in the U.S.? Among the many news that applicants have had to

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An End to Faking It

Contrary to what many think, IP-law is not subject to an EU-wide harmonisation. This is probably due to the

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The pride and joy of working as a Patent Attorney

What was your dream job as a child? My best guess would be astronaut, musician, actor, fireman, veterinarian or

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Russian documents unveiled

Russian is the 22nd available language in Patent Translate, a machine translation tool specially tuned – by Google and

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Changes in the Patent Prosecution Highway agreement between DKPTO and CIPO

Effective 30 July 2013, the part of the PPH-agreement between The Danish Patent- and Trademark Office (DKPTO) and The

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A slip of the pen?

A claim for 90 MSEK worth of damages is being filed today in the Skellefteå District Court by 707

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Trademark lingo – a hindrance for participation in society?

Swedish media has lately relished in the fact that the language consultants Prodica has made an official complaint with

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