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  • Steve Hoffman and W Drew Kastner tell technology companies how to turn trade mark licensing programmes into a cash cow
  • Activist Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright system criminalises a generation and needs fundamental changes. But Eileen McDermott finds that practitioners have serious doubts about his proposals. PLUS: Lessig responds to his critics
  • Patent protection and enforcement can be a complex undertaking in Latin America. Eileen McDermott asked corporate and private practice IP professionals from four different countries, as well as one WIPO official, to discuss key issues and strategies for patent owners seeking to do business in the region
  • On February 4 2009, Vietnam issued Circular no 22/2009/TT-BTC providing new official fees for obtaining and maintaining IP rights. Circular 22 will enter into effect on March 21 2009 and replaces the fee schedule issued in 2004.
  • 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
  • Given the economic situation, my company is looking to cut costs from our IP department and one option is not to renew some of our patent portfolio. Which factors should I consider in deciding which patents not to renew?
  • Mark Marfé introduces a survey on obtaining evidence of infringement in the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands, and looks at how US discovery can help a European case
  • Organisers estimate that up to 9% of goods presented at German trade fairs infringe IP rights. Bernd Rupprecht explains how IP owners can tackle and deter the threat
  • London loses a patent judge The Patents Court in London is losing one of its three most specialised judges, after Mr Justice Kitchin was appointed to hear general legal matters around the country. The appointment, known as being "on circuit", means Kitchin will be required to hear cases in Crown courts, including serious criminal trials. The appointment is expected to last two years.
  • Atsushi Okada of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto outlines two legislative reforms enacted in 2008 concerning anti-spam laws and internet filtering regulations, as well as recent legal developments within the Japanese government toward potential copyright law reforms