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Swedish supreme court: Trademark infringement is not a crime for which “the nature of the crime” motivates imprisonment

It is rather well-known that a trademark infringement may result in claims for damages. On the other hand, the

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You have a right to remain silent

(Or: What do midwives and patent attorneys authorized in Sweden have in common?) As a citizen in a society,

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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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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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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 global IPR transactions market

The global IPR transactions market   Recent comments in Swedish business press point at the lack of a functioning

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When will the Marketing Director and the Board start evaluating trademarks in actual money?

When will the Marketing Director and the Board start evaluating trademarks in actual money? Hopefully very soon, since the

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Want your patent granted? Use a patent attorney!

As patent attorneys, we have of course always known it, or at least suspected it, but now we have

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