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The laureates of the fourth annual Global IP Awards, recognizing excellence in trademark and patent litigation, prosecution, and transactional services within the legal and attorney field, were presented at a gala held in London last week. It is with immense satisfaction that we announce Ström & Gulliksson was honored as Sweden’s “Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year.” Rikard Roos, the… Read more »

Edmund Lobb, UK and European Patent Attorney, characterises his profession as one of problem-solving in the area between law and technology. By understanding both his clients’ technology and commercial goals, he can guide them through the patent process in a tailored manner. As Brexit was approaching, Edmund Lobb took the opportunity to try living and… Read more »

June 1, 2023 marks a momentous occasion in the European patent landscape as the Unified Patent Court (UPC) opens its doors, offering a platform for individuals to file central claims against potential patent infringers or seek the revocation of European patents. Starting from 0900 CEST, the UPC’s Case Management System will be up and running and ready to accept electronic filings for such claims. At 0930 CEST, an open… Read more »

The preparations before the UPC opens up are truly well on their way, and one important step is selecting the presiding judges for each of the divisions of the Court of first instance. In the central divisions in Paris and Germany, Ms. Florence Butin and Ms. Ulrike Voß have been announced, respectively. The Local division,… Read more »

World Intellectual Property Day is taking place on the 26th of April.  This year’s theme of World is ”Women and IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity”, and so it is a day to celebrate innovative, creative and enterprising women around the world and to focus on much needed changes in attitudes and possibilities. We took the… Read more »

With the introduction of the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) there will be substantive changes to the way European patents can be litigated.  The UPC will be a forum for hearing infringement and validity disputes relating to both unitary patents and traditional European patents, and its judgements will take effect in all participating EU member… Read more »

Ström & Gulliksson’s Christmas gift goes to the The Swedish Brain Foundation (Hjärnfonden) to support scholarships and grants to researchers and research groups to enable or enhance important research about the brain and its diseases, injuries and disabilities.  The Swedish Brain Foundation (Hjärnfonden) raises money for research and information about the brain and its diseases, injuries and disabilities. They also… Read more »

The start of the sunrise period, i.e. the three month provisional application period preceding the actual start of the Unitary patent system, including the Unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC), has been postponed by two months, and is now scheduled for the 1 March 2023. According to a communication from the Administrative Committee of the UPC, the main… Read more »

Björn Andersson, Christian Arkelius, and Rikard Roos have been recognised as IAM Global Leaders 2023. These are their thoughts on client relationships, the importance of trust, responsiveness, and proactivity, and the changing role of patent consultants. — Working as an adviser in a field as complex as IP it all comes down to trust, to… Read more »