PRESS RELEASE
18 December 2008
Awapatent is pleased to announce that it was decided at an extraordinary general meeting held today to approve the merger with Internationalt Patent-Bureau, thereby establishing the company as one of Europe’s largest consultancy agencies within intellectual property law and the third largest in Denmark. The merger becomes effective as of 1 January.
“We are two strong companies that together will be even stronger,” says Awapatent’s CEO Magnus Hallin. “We complement each other well and this merger will give weight and breadth to our expertise that few other companies can match.”
The newly merged company will have 13 offices in Sweden, Denmark and Germany and a total of 350 staff, including 79 in Denmark. The Danish office, to be located in Internationalt Patent-Bureau’s premises, will be headed by Christian Akhøj.
Further information:
Magnus Hallin, CEO, Awapatent AB, mobile: +46 70 943 78 22
Stefan Hjelmqwist, acting Marketing Director, Awapatent AB, mobile: +46 708 86 87 97.
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Awapatent is one of Europe’s leading consulting companies in intellectual property rights. We use our legal and technical expertise to help our clients turn their ideas and innovations into business opportunities.
We possess extensive skills in issues relating to patents, design protection, trademark protection, marketing law, disputes, contracts and risk analyses. Our clients are innovation-intensive companies worldwide and include owners of many of the world’s most valuable brands and patent portfolios.
Awapatent was founded in 1897 and is now owned by a majority of its 300 employees. The company has twelve offices in Sweden, Denmark and Germany, and reported sales of SEK 456 million (approx. USD 56 million, EUR 41 million) in 2007.