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The Russian company Vershina Ltd obtained a figurative trade mark registration (number 327563) vaguely reminiscent of a stylized picture of the US bomber Northrop B2. The index on the picture is however a B52 pertaining to a Stratofortress bomber. In the application filed for registration, the applicant did not mention the resemblance to a specific aircraft or make any reference to aviation in general but the designation B52 is all too familiar to the Russian public even though the profile of the aircraft is different and is more like the B2 Stealth bomber.

Kiyoshi Tsuru of Tsuru Morales & Tsuru explains the effective protection clause of TRIPs as applied to Mexican copyright practice

Laura Collada of Dumont outlines the tax treatment of royalties, technical assistance and franchises paid to residents abroad, as well as accounting and the tax treatment of assignments

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Duck-Soon Chang of Yoon Yang Kim Shin & Yu outlines various strategic options for patent right enforcement

Peter Ollier interviews KIPO Commissioner Jung-Sik Koh about his plans to improve patent examination quality

A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam - who received the world's first recorded patent in 1449

The new Portuguese Industrial Property Code, approved by Decree-Law 143/2008 of July 24, came into force on October 1 2008.

"I work for a global company doing business in China. We have a problem with counterfeiters and I am not sure what is the best way to enforce my trade marks." Responses from a lawyer, in-house counsel and investigator

Enforcing a patent in Korea can be an actionable tort. Young Hill Liew and Cheol Hwan Kim of Yulchon review recent decisions and explain how patent owners can avoid the pitfalls