Category: Insights

The challenge of turning cities into successful brands

From the legal point of view, geographical names don’t make ideal brands. Most trademark laws specifically exclude such names

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India Grants the First Compulsory License

The Compulsory License Application No. 1 of 2011, the first of its kind in the history of the Indian

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Getting Personal in Sweden: Liability of Directors, Officers, and Owners for their Company’s IP Infringement

1. Introduction Picture a scenario where a plaintiff in an IP infringement case in Sweden has received a well

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The art of being both introvert and extrovert

One of the most exciting and challenging things being a patent attorney is the mix of on the one

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At the time, it seemed like a really good idea…

The subject of our latest annual trademark and marketing conference, Årets Mærkedag, was Brand Grooming. The skill of maintaining

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New Patent Prosecution Highway Agreement between the DKPTO and Russias ROSPATENT enters into force

As mentioned in my previous blog entry dated 23 January 2012, the DKPTO announced that due to user demand

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Which business methods are patentable in the US?

When the Bilski decision was handed down by the US Supreme Court in 2010, it was taken as a

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EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal repeats obligation to raise objections in time

Last week, the European Patent Office released two new decisions by the Enlarged Board of Appeal on petitions for

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A real knowledge boost in IP!

On January 26 and 27 a very special and unique event took place at Ystad Saltsjöbad, namely Awapatent Knowledge

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New PPH-agreement between Denmark and Israel

The year of 2012 has arrived with new possibilities for Danish patent applicants who wish to obtain a patent

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