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FENIX LEGAL - IP STARS

Managing IP’s legal directory, since 2013 IP STARS, is the leading specialist guide to IP law firms and practitioners worldwide. The research for IP STARS, conducted by an experienced team of research analysts based in Hong Kong, London and New York, covers a variety of IP practice areas and more than 70 jurisdictions, making it the most comprehensive and widely respected IP guide in the legal profession.

Fenix Legal is again highly ranked for patent & trademark prosecution in Sweden 2023.

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Potatoes - that’s all you need!

On October 26, when the potatoes are freshly harvested, the yearly traditional Potato Day is celebrated in Sweden. It is organized by the Potato Academy in connection with the Potato Industry Foundation.The academy’s motto is “For the potato in time”.

So, what is so special about potatoes?

In the Patent Lawyer Sept/Oct 2023 Issue, Maria Zamkova reports on the history, as well as of the recent Swedish inventions based on potatoes, as an alternative to ice cream, for fuel, cleaning, and in the pharmaceutical industry.

Read the full article here:

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Online oral proceedings: are they here to stay?

Back in February 2021, the Swedish Association of Patent Attorneys (SPOF), representing private practice patent, trademark and design attorneys in Sweden, arranged a seminar with the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV) on the topic “Oral proceedings online”. It was clear that if both parties agreed, oral proceedings could be held online. However, a question from the audience remained unanswered: What happens if one party wants to be online, and the other attends physically? How to ensure that both parties receive an equal assessment in the dispute? The question has now finally been answered by the Svea Court of Appeal, case No. T 7158-20.

Maria Zamkova of Fenix Legal explain the new Swedish praxis of arbitration in the pandemic, in the World IP Review Annual 2022 Jurisdiction Report. Read the full article:

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Prior Art: Unlocking the secrets of the past

When you realize that someone is
trying to infringe your protected
patents it is necessary to act quickly
to minimize the damages. But when is the right time to act, and what is needed to reach quick decisions from the court? The Swedish Patent
and Market Court of Appeal have made a coupleof indicative rulings that may assist in planning the court actions.

In the September/October 2022 issue of The Patent Lawyer Magazine, Maria Zamkova of Fenix Legal evaluates two recent cases to offer advice for claiming preliminary and ex parte injunction for successfully protecting a patent even before the patent is granted.

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SNUS - THE SWEDISH WAY TO QUIT SMOKING?

In the latest issue of The Trademark Lawyer (Issue 5, 2023), Petter Rindforth details the evolution of “snus”, the Swedish oral tobacco, to evaluate the effects of time on trademarking products considering the Swedish Government’s incentive as a smoking cessation product in the form of a tax reduction. You will also learn more about the history of the popular Swedish “snus” brands. Read the full article here:

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FENIX LEGAL -

IP LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

Petter Rindforth, Managing partner of Fenix Legal, received the award "IP Law Firm of the Year" 2023, by The Lawyer Network Annual Awards Winner program.

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ECTA Autumn Meeting in Turin

Maria Zamkova and Petter Rindforth participated in the ECTA Autumn Meeting in Turin, Italy, October 2023.  As a result of lively discussions, a new Patent Committee was established, and the Data Committee was transformed into the AI and Data Committee.

Petter Rindforth represented Sweden as a member of ECTA Supervisory Board, and was also elected as a new member of the Internet Committee, as well as representing the Internet Committee as a member of the WIPO-Link Committee.

Further, the ECTA Bulletin of October 2023 has an interesting article about the case Wendy’s, a Dutch Snack Bar, vs. Wendy’s International, where Petter Rindforth has added the Swedish point of view. Read the full article here:

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Geographical indications:

the history of the Swedish horse and knife

Since 1992 a special type of protection for wines, spirit drinks and other agricultural products and foodstuffs such as cheese has been available in the European Union. It is called geographical indications (GI).

On May 24, 2023, EU ambassadors confirmed an agreement reached between the Council Presidency and the European Parliament representatives on the proposal for a Regulation on geographical indication protection also for craft and industrial products. The new system aims to promote and protect cultural heritage and traditional know-how in Europe and is expected to cover as many as 800 jewellery, textile, lace, natural stone, cutlery, glass and porcelain products.

In the World IP Review, No 1 / 2023, Petter Rindforth of Fenix Legal  describes the new system and how two well-known Swedish examples  - the Dala Horse and the Mora Knife may or may register for this new protection.

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