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The concept of fair use is designed to balance the rights of IP owners with those of users. Luis Schmidt of Olivares & Cia explains the rules in Mexico

Correspondents in Central America provide an overview of parallel imports and border measures in the DR/CAFTA region, which encompasses the United States of America, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica

Despite extensive case law, there are still unanswered questions about repackaging of pharmaceutical products in the EU. Niels Lagerkvist Lehmann of Valea reviews the latest developments

UDRP decisions often address cases where there are trade mark licences involved. Hee-Eun Kim of WIPO examines what conclusions panels have reached, and provides some lessons for licensors and licensees

In its effort to improve the quality and effectiveness of its service, the Italian Patent and Trade Mark Office (PTO) is dealing with the problem of how best to deliver to Italian patent applicants the search reports performed by the European Patent Office (EPO). Starting from July 1 2008 national patent applications not claiming a priority undergo a search carried out by the EPO.

In view of recent advances in technology, copyright protection has to be more complex. The widespread use of electronic modes of communication and data storage makes it essential that copyright law takes these technologies into account to safeguard the interests of the copyright owners and provides them with effective remedies.

The sudden rise to fame of sprinter Usain Bolt has prompted debate in Jamaica over protecting celebrities' rights. Dianne Daley of Foga Daley examines what protection is available

The registered Community design offers quick, cheap and easy protection for a wide variety of designs in the EU. Carole De Roeck and Bénédicte Linden of Gevers & Partners provide a guide for applicants

The Korean Patent Court has been increasingly using survey results as evidence to establish the distinctiveness of a trade mark. Distinctiveness is a requirement for registration and is often one of the main issues in trade mark infringement disputes. Until recently, the Korean Patent Court was reluctant to accept surveys as evidence to support distinctiveness, even though surveys may be the best method to show consumers' recognition of a trade mark. A main reason for the reluctance of the Patent Court was because the Court often found the surveys were designed to favour the plaintiff and could be interpreted many different ways.

Choosing where to file patents is a difficult decision in any region, but in Asia, where protection is patchy, it is even tougher. Gladys Mirandah and David Reed give some advice