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Asia's licence fever

Once considered an easy target for western companies seeking to assert their patents, Asian companies from Japan to Taiwan are taking the initiative and negotiating some interesting licensing deals of their own. Emma Barraclough examines the trends

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2006

Learning to litigate

Asia's courts are increasingly able to handle sophisticated IP cases and patent holders should no longer assume that civil litigation is not an option for solving IP disputes, says Nick Redfearn of the Rouse & Co International Group

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2006

Additional means to combat counterfeiting

Enforcement of IP rights is normally based on traditional measures in Mexico. But, argue Jesus Molina and Sergio De Alva of Molina Salgado & De Alva, there is another powerful weapon available to IP owners

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2006

Vietnam: A new era begins

A comprehensive IP law came into force in Vietnam in July, streamlining the country's IP regime, providing greater clarity and closing infringement loopholes. Thanh-Tu Dinh of Lovells explains how the new rules will make life easier for IP owners doing business in one of Asia's fastest growing economies

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2006

Brazil: How to protect famous trade marks

New rules offer protection to owners of famous trade marks in Brazil – but provide limited opportunities to take action. Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta and Clarissa Castro Jaegger of Montaury Pimenta Machado & Lioce in Rio de Janeiro explain

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2006

Philippines: The patentability puzzle

Applying for a patent for computer software or business methods can create problems for IP owners and examiners alike. Ignacio S Sapalo and Neptali L Bulilan of Sapalo Velez Bundang & Bulilan compare the rules in the US, Europe and the Philippines

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2006

The regulation of data exclusivity

Arturo D Reyes of Goodrich Riquelme argues that enforcement of data exclusivity protection is possible in spite of the lack of precedent from the courts and limited provisions regarding its scope of protection in Mexico

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2006

The need for speed

James Nurton spoke to Adolfo Ocejo of PepsiCo in Mexico about the challenges of protecting consumer brands in the country and throughout Latin America, the need for faster prosecution of trade mark cases in the courts and the value of the Madrid Protocol

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2006

Tips for technology licensing

Oscar M Becerril of Becerril, Coca & Becerril, SC explains that parties to technology licensing agreements in Mexico are generally free to act without government intervention. But, he adds, close attention should be paid to the anti-trust law, especially in agreements that do not include patents or copyright

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2006

Leaving a bad taste

Many IP owners have got to grips with cybersquatters and learnt how to make the most of dispute resolution procedures to reclaim their rights. But a growing piracy phenomenon could see them spending far more time and money challenging infringing domains. Emma Barraclough reports

Managing IP Correspondent, September 30 2006

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