AW Andersson
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Primary Evidence
"When laboratory experiments showed that it was possible to seal the paper with heat without affecting the taste of milk, Rausing wanted Erik Torudd’s continuous filling to be patented immediately. However, he bypassed Erik Torudd, who was the inventor. Instead, he contacted Tage Nilsson at AW Andersson. Since he was completely non-technical, it was Nilsson who had to make the drawings for the patent application that was filed in August. Ruben Rausing himself was listed as the inventor."
"He tasked Torudd to immediately apply for a patent for Wallenberg’s tetrahedron. And the drawings of the tetrahedron were handed over to the patent firm AW Andersson in Malmö, so they could write the patent application. Erik Torudd had a hard time getting the agency’s representatives to understand that the tetrahedron really was an invention and that it truly could be used as packaging. Eventually, Rausing became irritated and instructed Torudd to call a meeting with the patent firm."