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  • Following the signing of a trade agreement with the EU, Mexico has become one of the most open economies in the world. Luis C Schmidt explains how the country has updated its IP protection to meet the challenge
  • Simmons & Simmons and TMI Associates, which was formed from the IP group of Nishimura & Partners in 1990, have formed a qualified joint venture (tokutei kyodo jigyo tai) with effect from September 12. Intellectual property will be one of the joint venture's six core practice groups along with corporate, M&A, finance, commercial and anti-trust law. Simmons & Simmons claims the alliance is the first joint venture between a major Japanese firm and a UK-based international law firm.
  • Many European patent attorneys are facing the biggest changes of their careers as the Community Patent and Community IP Court loom on the horizon. While some will flourish, others will not survive, says James Nurton
  • The Japanese Supreme Court has demonstrated its willingness to give broader protection for famous marks like Polo. John Tessensohn and Shusaku Yamamoto examine the decision
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  • Michael Lantos, Danubia Patent & Trademark Attorneys, in Budapest, reviews litigation developments in Hungary in the field of trade marks and patents
  • Pravin Anand, of Anand and Anand in Delhi, examines the latest trends in litigation in India and suggest some remedies for the current problems
  • The president of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, Wubbo de Boer, revealed on September 21 that the Community Trade Mark will suffer its first decline in applications since it opened in 1996.
  • Australia: Daryl Williams, the federal attorney general, announced on September 18 that Screenrights will be the sole collecting society to collect copyright royalties for retransmission of free-to-air television programmes by pay-TV services. Screenrights will be responsible for distributing royalties to the owners of copyright in the films, scripts, music, sound recordings and art works in the retransmitted programmes.
  • As rights owners increasingly face trade mark infringements on the web, they need to be pro-active in enforcement. Ken Taylor provides some tips for handling investigations