27 May 2016

IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2016

A pristine track record in patent litigation ensures that this celebrated commercial ensemble remains a prime pick for rights holders embroiled in high-stakes disputes. Legal500 Advokatbyrån Gulliksson’s five-partner team impresses with its ‘very short response times’ and ‘good value for money’.

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29 March 2016

International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics

Magnus Friberg has been invited to speak and together with Mr. Seppo Salminen PhD, co-chair one of the sessions at the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics’ annual meeting in Turku, Finland, on 7-9 June 2016. The title of the session is “Regulatory developments for probiotics and prebiotics in European Union – does it... Read more »

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24 March 2016

Advokatbyrån Gulliksson is ranked in Chambers Global 2016

“Advokatbyrån Gulliksson is ranked in Chambers Global 2016. Chambers guides are the culmination of thousands of in-depth interviews by the largest research team of its kind and are trusted globally to objectively rank the world’s best lawyers and law firms. Mattias Malmstedt, Jens Olsson and Jonas Gulliksson are also highlighted and selected as key individuals.”

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23 March 2016

Magnus Friberg has been invited to speak at the ERA

Magnus Friberg has been invited to speak at the ERA – The Academy of European Law, Annual Conference on EU Law in the Food Sector 2016 in Parma, Italy 19-20 May. Magnus will speak to recent developments in EU food law and policies. For more information please visit https://www.era.int/cgi-bin/cms?_SID=14b17f5aaf9328251bd37b358a33014f2cd34bcc00468274260732&_sprache=en&_bereich=artikel&_aktion=detail&idartikel=125688

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17 March 2016

Seize the opportunity to boost your EU trademark!

Do you have trademarks in the EU with an application date prior to June 22th 2012? In connection with the new EU trademark regulation all those who have applied for a trademark prior to June 22th 2012 have the opportunity to specify their classifications, so they cover the goods and services which their trademark is... Read more »

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30 June 2015

New phase in the journey towards a (Swedish) unified patent- and market court

In a recently published referral to the Swedish Council on legislation, the Swedish government presented a new court, with exclusive competence over IP- and market law oriented cases. Today, these kinds of cases are divided between the general courts, the administrative courts and the Market Court. The referral also suggested that the court shall be... Read more »

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7 January 2015

The verdict is out – The appearance of Apple Inc’s concept store is not sufficiently distinctive for trade mark protection in Sweden

For several years, the multinational hardware and software company Apple Inc. has employed patents, design patents and trademarks as means for protecting their designs. A few years ago, the U.S Patent and Trademark Office even granted trade mark protection, as a 3D mark, for the appearance of Apple’s flagship store. Ever since, Apple has tried... Read more »

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16 December 2014

Gulliksson Advocates assists in first Swedish case on “The right to be forgotten”

When the Court of Justice of the European Union presented their preliminary ruling in the case C-131/12 (the Costeja-case) an EU wide principle was established appointing a responsibility for search engine companies to protect the personal data of individuals by, under certain circumstances, removing personal data from the list of search results. This has been... Read more »

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19 November 2014

Well-known Trademark infringement case settled outside court

An efficient trademark protection does not merely include the possession of trademark registrations. You need also to take actions in court against infringement of your rights. When the Vodka producer Purity Vodka noticed that their competitor, Absolut Vodka used Purity’s registered trademark and company name Purity, they felt obliged to initiate court proceedings to enforce... Read more »

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3 November 2014

WIPO study on cooperation and exchange between R&D institutions in Developed and Developing Countries

A newly published case study on international R&D cooperation contributes in-depth knowledge on how IP may bring together countries in different stages of economical development. The different cases provide interesting examples of research and development focus areas and illustrate how these may be carried out in order to be successful over time. As a law... Read more »

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28 October 2014

Gulliksson present at Lund University career fair for law students

During the career fair for law students at Lund University, “JiA-dagarna”, Gulliksson Advocates contributed with a showcase where our dedicated colleagues met students and answered their intriguing questions revolving issues such as the role as an advocate, what it means to work for a commercial law firm and what it entails to have such a... Read more »

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21 October 2014

Requirement of graphical representation for registered trademark protection – a debated criteria!

Ever since technology development has allowed for characteristics beyond images, letters and numbers to differentiate goods and services in communicative efforts, the legal requirements of graphical representation for obtaining registered trademark protection has been criticized as hindering legitimate IP protection. From the recently released working document regarding the TPP (The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement) by WikiLeaks,... Read more »

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