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Due to the great flow of capital generated by royalties payments between nations, as well as between Mexican citizens and foreigners, the legal attorneys of IP rights owners must consider the fiscal rules. In accordance with Mexican law, fiscal treatment is granted to the income obtained from royalties payments, so that the payments can be deductible and generate a benefit to their clients.

On April 1 1999, the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (the Act) came into force in Malaysia. The objectives are to promote national policies for the communications and multimedia industries, not least of which is to establish Malaysia as a major global centre for communications and multimedia information and content services; to establish a supporting licensing and regulatory framework, and to regulate the Communications and Multimedia Commission. Interestingly, the Act expressly denies any attempt to censor the Internet.

Interview: Judge Michael Fysh QC Ingrid Hering speaks to Judge Michael Fysh QC about his plans to attract more litigation to the UK

The European Commission has come down firmly against using competition law to bring about international exhaustion in the EU. Thomas Heide examines its reasoning, and asks whether political action is now likely

Failing to obtain a foreign filing licence in the US can lead to the invalidation of a patent, and even imprisonment of the patentee. Dervis Magistre explains that overseas companies doing research in the US must take care to follow the rules

A recent newspaper survey showed that Japanese IP owners face their biggest infringement problems in China. An integrated enforcement strategy can help to protect their rights, argue Andrew Cobden, Lloyd Parker and Takamasa Makita

Marcus Evans, associate, Communications, Media & Technology Group, Norton Rose

In March, a Chinese arbitration body rejected Google's claim to have google.com.cn transferred to it from a local company. The panel of arbitrators failed to take into account issues such as the international conventions China is party to before coming to their verdict, argue Jerry Y Zhang and Xu Chang Rong

Ingrid Hering, Berlin

Delegates at the 10th annual BIO conference heard a lawmaker unveil his plan to cut fee diversions from the PTO, while President Bush revealed his feelings on the biotech industry. Sam Mamudi reports from Washington DC