17 May 2011

The David of invention can beat Goliath

One of the most prominent inventors in the UK, John Mitchell, picked up his slingshot in defence of his US patent on a speech recognition interface for computers – and won. Multinational Goliaths, including Dragon Systems, IBM and Dictaphone have entered into contracts on the right to use Mitchell’s ‘Allvoice’ patent. Now he is the... Read more »

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17 May 2011

Facebook disputes

Facebook dispute 1 There was no Hollywood happy ending for the Winkelvoss twins, reports Swedish business magazine Affärsvärlden. After six years of litigation, the brothers have lost their last battle against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. A settlement was arranged in 2008 after the twins had accused Zuckerberg of having stolen the idea for Facebook from... Read more »

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13 May 2011

International Trademark Associations Annual Meeting

INTA will hold its Annual Meeting 14-18 May 2011 in San Francisco. More than 8,500 attorneys and industry representatives from 140 countries will attend. The meeting is a valuable opportunity to exchange knowledge, meet with familiar business associates and establish new contacts. Attorneys Jens Olsson and Hans-Anders Odh will again represent the commercial law firm... Read more »

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13 May 2011

Jonas Gulliksson and Hans-Anders Odh recommended in IAM 250

Jonas Gulliksson and Hans-Anders Odh have both been recommended as two of Sweden’s leading intellectual property lawyers in IAM 250 – The World’s Leading Patent Litigators 2011, which writes: Jonas Gulliksson, senior partner and founder of the commercial law firm of Advokatbyrån Gulliksson, is “hailed for his many years of valuable experience in IP matters,... Read more »

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21 April 2011

Spotify restricts free services

The digital music service Spotify will restrict its free services, starting on May 1st. It will only be possible to listen free of charge during six months. After that, only ten hours per month will be for free and the users will only be able to listen to the same tune five times. The founder... Read more »

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21 April 2011

The official e-zine of EU may obtain legal status

The European Commission proposes that the electronic version of the Official Journal shall obtain legal status. The member states publish an increasing number of binding legal cases electronically and therefore, the Commission wants to facilitate the accessibility for both companies and citizens. The first issue of the magazine was published in 1952 by the European... Read more »

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16 March 2011

Prizes to brilliant clients

Two of the law firm’s innovative clients were awarded prizes at this year’s business world gala in Malmö on February 28. CeDe Group AB was nominated ”Entrepreneur of the Year in Malmö 2010” and Hövding Sverige AB was honoured ”Rookie of the Year”. The prizewinners were celebrated at the Malmö Opera, where tickets were sold... Read more »

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19 January 2011

Gulliksson successful in a noteworthy court case for damages

Gulliksson was successful in representing the Swedish municipality of Åstorp in a Court case regarding contract breach and fraud that has attracted much attention. The legal action was a complete success for our client, who was awarded SEK 7 899 734 in damages and just under one million SEK for litigation costs. The attorneys Hans-Anders... Read more »

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17 August 2010

Gulliksson is enhancing its expertise in restructuring and insolvency

Gulliksson has strengthened its position in the area of restructuring and insolvency by hiring the lawyers Glenn Brorström and Göran Ödemark. Glenn and Göran will start at Gulliksson on 1 May 2011. They both join us from the law firm of Wirgin, where they worked primarily on insolvency and bankruptcy issues. Both Glenn and Göran... Read more »

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19 May 2010

International trademark association’s annual conference in Boston

Between May 24-26, INTA:s annual conference in Boston takes place. Over 7000 lawyers and industry representatives from all over the world participate. The conference provides good opportunities to meet old as well as new business acquaintances. This year Gulliksson is represented by Jens Olsson och Hans-Anders Odh.

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7 May 2010

Lawyers at Gulliksson rated in Legal 500

Two partners at Gulliksson, Mattias Malmstedt and Hans-Anders Odh, have been rated in Legal 500. Read

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9 March 2010

Full house at opening in Stockholm

The opening of the new premises of Gulliksson Advocates and Ström & Gulliksson in Stockholm attracted more than 120 participants. Among the guests were representatives of the industry as well as of colleges and universities in the region. In addition to food and drinks were entertainment such as performing magicians and music. – Over the... Read more »

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