https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedes struggling due to their foreign-sounding names will be able to reinvent themselves as a Svensson, Olsson or Nilsson, Sweden’s tax agency has announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20161112/new-rule-lets-foreigners-take-swedens-most-common-names Sat, 12 Nov 2016 15:01:35 +0100 new-rule-lets-foreigners-take-swedens-most-common-names A Swedish brewer's hopes for its Jägaröl brand beer have gone flat after the makers of Jägermeister complained the name was too close to that of the famed German digestif. https://www.thelocal.se/20130823/49792 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 10:21:00 +0200 49792 The Swedish patent office has ruled in favour of Apple's objection that a Swedish product entitled Whypod was too similar to its trademark iPod. https://www.thelocal.se/20130515/47908 Wed, 15 May 2013 12:57:00 +0200 47908 Sweden needs stronger legislation to deter internet bullying, the country's data privacy agency has argued, calling for tougher penalties for offensive comments posted online. https://www.thelocal.se/20130114/45606 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:15:00 +0100 45606 Lucasfilm, the production company of Star Wars director George Lucas, has lost its bid to prevent a Swedish firm from registering the trademark "Brandroid" despite concerns it is too similar to other Lucasfilm "droid" trademarks. https://www.thelocal.se/20120711/41958 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:27:00 +0200 41958 The successful trademark registration of “Nordic Model” by Sweden’s Social Democrats has prompted a sharp reaction from the rest of the Nordic region's political establishment. https://www.thelocal.se/20120314/39652 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:46:00 +0100 39652 Companies around Sweden have taken the opportunity to make a quick buck by using Princess Estelle’s name in their trademark applications. https://www.thelocal.se/20120302/39452 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:09:00 +0100 39452 A company in Västerås in central Sweden has been fighting for two years to have the right to call itself the ‘The Whore-child’ or ‘Horungen’ in Swedish. https://www.thelocal.se/20110503/33556 Tue, 03 May 2011 19:26:00 +0200 33556 Sweden's House of Nobility (Riddarhuset) has objected to an application for a name change by a woman in Stockholm, arguing that its regulations do not allow for hereditary claims via the mother's side of the family. https://www.thelocal.se/20101111/30154 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:56:00 +0100 30154 Despite occasional interference by the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket), Swedes have set a new record in changing their last names. https://www.thelocal.se/20091231/24146 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:30:00 +0100 24146 A treatment centre for gambling addicts in southern Sweden, has beaten state gambling monopoly Svenska Spel in a naming dispute. https://www.thelocal.se/20090417/18904 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:48:00 +0200 18904 More Swedes than ever before are applying for new surnames, with some looking for something new, while others hope to invoke a sense of old-fashioned nobility. https://www.thelocal.se/20081215/16360 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:35:00 +0100 16360 Two Swedish DJs performing under the name of Desperate Houseguys have been reportedly stopped by Walt Disney Enterprises, who own the Desperate Housewives brand. https://www.thelocal.se/20080812/13640 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:54:00 +0200 13640