Beginning in 2019, the Swedish Patent Office (SPO) will cease to send out physical patent letters. SPO referst to the publication of the patent on their web site. A printed patent letter can still be ordered from PRV, and Noréns will order such letters for our...
In the beginning of 2019, the new Swedish trademark law will be modernized and adapted to the EU. One important news is that the requirement for graphical reproduction is removed. It will therefore be possible for The Swedish Patent and Registration Office to register...
Noréns are very happy to velcome Stefan Lautmann to the firm. Stefan will take the role as head of patents and also support clients in patent strategy work.
Canada amends its patent law the 30 October 2019 and PCT applications filed on that day and later have to be filed within the 30-month time limit from the priority date. To be able to file late, in case of failure to meet the 30-month time limit, evidence showing that...
There is currently uncertainty about how and when the UK will leave the EU. If there will be a soft Brexit, many intellectual property issues are dealt with in a predictable way in an agreement between the EU and the UK.
However, a hard Brexit – and the...
