Top 10 Intellectual Property Headlines from South America Based on several market analisesperformed since the beginning of the millennium in Mexico, it hasbeen possible to identify a clear and constant growth in the use ofdomain names by the small and medium size companies of the country. As a result of the entry into force of the Agreement onTrade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights(TRIPS) within the framework of the WorldTrade Organization (WTO) in 1995, Argentina began to amend itslegislation on enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) inorder to adapt them to the standards therein contained. The current Industrial Property Law, No. 9279/96, has been inforce in Brazil for over a decade. Generally speaking, the Law ismodern and in line with the principles of international treatiessuch as TRIPS and the Paris Convention. In the summer of 1998, Abbot Laboratories was forced to remove from the market a first crystalline form of its medicament ritonavir, a peptidomimetic drug used to treat HIV-1 infection, in favor of a second molecular form, or polymorph, which had different dissolution properties. The delegates of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property approved, on 10 Sep 2008, during the 41st World IP Congress held in Boston, a Resolution recommending that all jurisdictions adopt rules on contributory infringement harmonizing the basic principles thereof. In accordance with the MexicanPatent and Trademark Law in Mexico, in order to maintain patent,industrial design, and utility model registrations in force throughtheir life terms, the payment of maintenance fees is necessary. Patent litigation in Mexico is a relatively new field of practice for Mexican attorneys. Under the prior Law of Development and Protection of theIndustrial Property in force up to June 27, 1991, trademarks,slogans, and commercial names had a 5 year lifeterm counted fromtheir Legal Date. After going through formal and substantive examinations, patents, industrial designs, and utility models reach to their allowance. In recent years, many questions have arisen concerning Voluntary Amendments. | 
