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  • The legal relationship between joint owners of a patent is based on the applicable national law. In Germany, in the absence of any contract, the principle of Bruchteilsgemeinschaft (community of part owners) in accordance with Section 741 and following of the German Civil Code will apply: a legal entity sharing undivided interests in the patent is created.
  • Judging what intellectual property a firm should protect, when and to what extent, are all critical questions for any technology-based venture - as the current Blackberry case demonstrates all too well. Stephen Bates reports
  • As part of its bid to enter the WTO, Vietnam has consolidated its confusing maze of IP rules and regulations into a streamlined law that comes into force in the middle of the year. Chris Vale examines what the changes mean for IP owners
  • Sorting out who owns what in when a licensing partner goes bust can be a tricky business. Andrew Jones of Sim Lowman Ashton & McKay looks at cases that have shaped the rights and obligations of parties in such cases
  • Opposition proceedings were introduced into Canada's trade mark legislation just over 50 years ago. While the opposition process functioned relatively well for the first few decades, such has not been the case recently. Gary Partington and Coleen Morrison of Marks & Clerk examine what changes lie ahead
  • A number of pivotal copyright decisions were handed down last year, establishing precedent-setting rules for rights owners in Canada, says Brian W Gray of McCarthy Tétrault
  • A series of recent decisions in Canada and the UK has established rules for the way courts interpret patent claims. Robert H C MacFarlane and Adam Bobker of Bereskin & Parr explain what the changes mean for rights owners
  • Owning a market-leading product or innovation is useless if you fail to keep your competitors from copying you. Daniel S Drapeau and George R Locke of Ogilvy Renault outline the most effective options available to rights owners
  • With discussions on the accession to the European Union and global harmonization of IP protection in an emerging economy, Turkey has experienced remarkable advances not only in the new regulations introduced but also in the enforcement of IP rights.
  • Following a period of calm, Russian law has again made a slight move towards better protection of the owners of IP rights. The major changes in the IP-specific laws were made in late 2002/early 2003. Since then, amendments have occasionally been made to the non-specific laws, such as the Criminal Code.