We are dedicated to creating business opportunities for our clients.

AWA is a leading intellectual property firm with 370 employees across 20 offices in Belgium, China, Denmark, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Our clients are innovative companies, ranging from local start-ups to global giants.

We supply a full-service offering in prosecution, dispute litigation, aftermarket services, legal advice, strategy, and commercialization. Our IP professionals are experts in patents, trademark, design, copyright, and domain names – all as passionate about your innovations and brands as you are. AWA was founded in 1897 by Swedish engineer Anders Wilhelm Anderson. His initials form our company name and remind us of our proud history and the experience we bring to all our clients.

More Information about AWA:

• Your trusted IP partner for over 120 years

• Consistently awarded by leading industry publications

• Commercial and business-minded attorneys that are committed to delivering exceptional quality and tailored services for a broad range of clients from high-growth startups to global multinational corporations

• Long-term relationships with our clients and partners as well as an extensive network of agents and qualified preferred partners

• Combined on-the-ground offering across Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland) including EPC, EUTM, RCD, Benelux filing and prosecution capabilities, and Greater China (Beijing and Hong Kong)

• Trademark capabilities in the jurisdictions of Norway and Switzerland (Non-EU Member States)

• Full China market entry capabilities

• Proactive and responsive across multiple time zones with advice and recommendations based on years of experience that will help you to make informed decisions

• Seamless collaboration between patent and legal professionals on contentious and non-contentious matters

• International service delivery with deep local knowledge

• Strategic intellectual asset management counseling and IP commercialization support