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Denmark: Trademark use of ØRSTED is justified – … Kluwer Trademark Blog
In her latest post at Kluwer Trademark Blog, our Senior Attorney Louise Thorning Ahle discusses a recent ruling issued by the Danish Supreme Court stating that the family having the last name of Ørsted must tolerate the commercial use of ØRSTED.
Navigating Trademarks across the European Market
Trademarks from a European Market Perspective
Welcome back, Tony Ewert and Oskar Fröderberg!
It is with great pleasure that we welcome back two former colleagues who have decided to rejoin Zacco and return to the Uppsala office in March. The longstanding patent attorneys Anthony Ewert and Oskar Fröderberg will be a great addition to the local team and strengthen Zacco’s operations in the region Sweden East & North. Both bring vast work experience from their decades within the patent business and not the least a well-established professional network with them.
WTR 1000 ranks eleven Zacco trademark experts
Zacco proudly announces that we are once again ranked among the top recommended IP firms in the 2021 edition of World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals.
Could the UK joining the CPTPP herald the European Patent Organisation adopting similar grace period provisions?
The grace period provisions of the CPTPP do not necessarily mean the UK will have to leave the EPO.
Tandberg Innovation AS joins Zacco
Zacco is pleased to announce the acquisition of Tandberg Innovation AS
How to act against illegal copies of your product online
You do not have to be a multinational enterprise to experience problems online and find other players selling products that are infringing on your IP rights. Infringements do not correlate with the size of a business. The good news is, neither does it require a large company to afford effective anti-counterfeiting actions that can stop infringements.
Zacco Adventures - We join Deb Kundu on his adventure across India
One of our colleagues, Debasish Kundu, recently completed a 4,850 km motorbike round trip across India between his home city of Bengaluru and the Great Rann of Kutch, one of the largest salt deserts in the world. Taking in the sights, sounds and cultural highlights along the way, Deb wanted to create a cherished and memorable story and Zacco was pleased to accompany him on his journey.
How Brexit affects the transfer of personal data
Prior to the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31st 2020, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) continued to apply to all transfers of personal data to the United Kingdom. Once the deadline passed, the UK was to be considered a so-called third country, and would consequently have been subject to the requirements for transfer of personal data to third countries as stated in chapter 5 GDPR.
Jonas Lundqvist appointed as new Group CFO at Zacco
We are pleased to announce that Jonas Lundqvist has taken over as Group CFO from Odd Bolin, effective 1st December 2020. Having been with Zacco for a number of years, Jonas knows his way around the business and brings with him a wealth of international financial expertise.
Nobel Prize-awarded CRISPR technology is subject to on-going patent litigation
They will get the award on Dec 10, but who owns the patent rights? There is an intense patent battle evolving around the discovery of the gene-editing technology CRISPR.
How will Brexit affect IP rights? Are you covered?
Brexit has happened, and the transition period ended on the 31st December 2020. Have your IP assets, contracts and agreements been reviewed accordingly? If not, talk to us!
The new Zacco Oslo office opens on Monday 2nd November 2020
Zacco is pleased to announce the opening of its new Oslo premises. From Monday 2nd November 2020, all staff in Oslo will operate out of a brand new, state of the art office located at Askekroken 11, Skøyen, Oslo.
Spooky season is coming…
Halloween is approaching and as we all know, this holiday attracts various evil spirits both online and offline.
Innovation Award 2020 - Patent Nord Powered by Zacco
Patent Nord Powered by Zacco presents the Innovation Award 2020 to SKIOLD LANDMECO
Four Zacco patent attorneys ranked as Rising Stars by Managing IP
Congratulations to our colleagues listed in the third edition of Managing IP's Rising Stars which has been released now!
Congratulations to Knud Wallberg on 30 years of IP Practice!
With reference to a special work anniversary, we took the opportunity to have a chat with Knud Wallberg, Partner and Attorney-at-law at Zacco in Copenhagen. Throughout his extensive career, he has been an examiner at the Danish Patent and Trademark Office, a university lecturer and even co-founded his own IP firm. He is considered a valued member of The Danish Complaints Board for Domain Names and of the Board of Appeal for Patents and Trademarks and, in addition, has acted as UDRP Panelist with WIPO from the very beginning of the UDRP system. How would he summarise 30 years in the IP business?
Zacco increases local presence by launch of a new region: Zacco Sweden South
Zacco stands strong and is enroute to further reinforce its position as the unmatched leader of the Scandinavian IP industry - now and in the future.
“We see a lot of digital infringement that calls for permanent global monitoring”
It is with great pleasure we introduce our new Senior Digital Brand Consultant Nete Bernt Hansson. She has recently joined Zacco’s headquarter in Copenhagen and will be a member of the cross-regional Digital Brand team.
“Streamlining and automating our system helps clients cut costs”
Zacco is growing! This time, we had the pleasure to talk to Helle Lerche Neergaard and Agatha Bergman, two new members of the IP Services department with loads of energy and drive. Both have joined Zacco after the summer vacation; Helle took up a position as Head of Business Development and Client Relations at Copenhagen and Agatha started in her team as a Relationship manager located in Gothenburg. They share a passion for automated and waterproof systems built with the clients in mind. And surely, even starting a new job during times marked by Corona restrictions could not stop them.