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  • 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
  • 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
  • A new law in Mexico City regulates the protection of personality rights. Luis C Schmidt and Abraham Díaz of Olivares & Cia examine the scope of these new rights and explain that some aspects of protection still need to be elaborated
  • 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
  • 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
  • Despite Vietnam's bid for WTO membership and its decision to overhaul its IP legislation, trade mark owners need to be wary of unconventional trade mark practices that could affect their rights. Thomas Treutler offers some practical tips for maximizing protection
  • New rules on electronic discovery are set to come into force in the US in December, and will have a significant impact on document-intensive IP litigation. Adam Kessel provides a guide to the rules and explains why your electronic documents may reveal more information than you think
  • The Japanese courts recently vetoed a drug company's efforts to stop generic rivals from selling their products in lookalike packaging. John Tessensohn and Shusaku Yamamoto explain what the trade dress decision means for the pharmaceutical industry in one of the world's most lucrative drugs markets
  • When it comes to litigation, the Eastern District of Texas is met with open arms by plaintiffs and trepidation by defendants. While statistics reveal it favours plaintiffs, there are merits for both sides in bringing their cases to the country's latest rocket docket. By Shahnaz Mahmud
  • The ECJ dealt a deadly blow to cross-border patent litigation in two long-awaited decisions handed down in July. But in his review of the state of multinational patent litigation in Europe in the wake of the rulings, Reinhardt Schuster concludes that forum shopping may not be so bad for litigants