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In recent years, many7/9/2009 3:33:13 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=16176 Centocor (Johnson & Johnson) awarded the largest patent verdict in U.S. history 7/6/2009 3:51:55 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=16138 Are trademarks protected on the Internet? That’s a question I am often asked by 6/22/2009 2:38:10 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=16013 Recent Trends in Chinese IP enforcement As has previously been mentioned on this5/25/2009 1:41:12 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=16005 Recommended reading: The Patenting Paradox The number of filed applications breaks the r5/14/2009 3:44:52 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15947 Five quick questions to Anders Trulsson, Attorney at Law and member of Awapatent’s practic5/4/2009 2:39:33 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15894 The beginning of the end of the Pirate Bay Today, the District Court of Stockholm del4/17/2009 3:58:59 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15888 Question regarding the new patent law in China: "It is clear that the Bolar exemption app4/15/2009 1:01:41 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15887 What are the consequences of the decision from the Federal Circuit on the new USPTO regula4/7/2009 5:19:59 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15885 2 years to file EPC divisionals The European Patent Office has decided to restri4/6/2009 2:35:40 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15875 What skilled Australians should consider when entering Europe! G’day mate, G3/31/2009 10:32:00 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15830 As mentioned on this IP blog on 30 October 2008, a new Chinese patent law has been3/17/2009 1:35:18 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15659 Swedish Court of Patent Appeals lowers bar when determining subject-matter not to be regar3/3/2009 11:20:46 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15657 New EPO fees from 1 April 2009 On 1 April the EPO will introduce a new fee structure.2/23/2009 11:24:42 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15629 EPO’s fight against divisional applications EPO is seeking to limit the submission of2/10/2009 2:21:04 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15604 Swedish Court of Patent Appeals remits cases to the Swedish Patent Office for further pros1/28/2009 11:40:32 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15603 Federal Circuit revises its decision in the “Comiskey case” On January 13, 2009 the Unit1/28/2009 11:35:53 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15575 No conflict between scientific research and commercialisation It’s a widely held myth 1/7/2009 12:05:16 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15324 Controversial gene patents finally decided by the EPO During the last decade, the debate11/27/2008 11:41:05 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15223 The Bilski decision is here! State Street Bank is out. Yesterday (October 30, 2008), Uni10/31/2008 1:27:36 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15221 New Patent Law in China Everybody knows that China (PRC) is the most populous co10/30/2008 11:57:02 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15199 Customs and police – reluctant to help? Are Swedish customs officers and police reluc10/22/2008 1:37:25 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15170 UK Court grants software patent In its ruling on October 8, 2008, the British Court of A10/15/2008 11:53:26 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15157 The end of business method patents in US soon to come? It all started in the late 90’s10/10/2008 3:46:05 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15124 On 13 January 2008 the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM issued a decision in Case R 989/2007-4 con9/30/2008 1:18:03 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15065 When is sixty days from now? - Cheap and expensive strategies when being late 9/16/2008 11:54:32 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=15018 "A patent lie" - a book tip from the IP world! Today we have a somewhat unusual contribu8/28/2008 1:07:18 PMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=14974 What has happened since the introduction of EPC 2000? 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I’d like to share with you a few ideas on a5/23/2008 9:15:33 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=14804 This time I would like to strike a blow for “patent intelligence”. Part of the reason for this i5/16/2008 11:19:29 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=14780 Imagine a football manager who bemoans the fact that the opposition is invincible and his team n5/12/2008 10:40:57 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=14777 You can certainly feel sorry for Microsoft I thought of devoting this column to feeling 4/30/2008 9:24:01 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=14752 A week ago I got a telephone call from a potential client asking me to generally suggest the roy4/25/2008 11:04:31 AMhttp://www.awapatent.dk/?id=14709&threadid=14719 Recently, the European Patent Office (EPO) introduced steep increases in patent claims fees. Fro4/18/2008 2:44:22 PM