How-to Guides Please select one of the Blogs from the list below to start. The following Blogs are available:     Blogs        Collective Copyright Management in Bolivia (Please note: This How-to Guide is written in Spanish with an English overview at the end). Collective management societies can be an effective and legal mechanism for copyright and neighboring rights protection and management. In Bolivia, these societal types are regulated by law and must comply with certain essential pre-requisites before they are legally recognized. Once these societies have been legally incorporated, they can be used as a very efficient instrument to guarantee the legal protection afforded by the national and international legislation.        How to Build IP-Focused Law Clinics This Report proceeds in three parts. The first sketches the rationale for facilitating entrepreneurship through IPR and entrepreneurship clinics as an engine of economic development that also furthers social justice. The second details the pioneering structure and services of the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (ELC) at the University of Washington in Seattle that responds to many of the needs articulated above. The third then shows how the model of the ELC, combined with features of other clinics and centers planned or operational around the U.S., could be exported to developing countries or communities to enable locally controlled and beneficial entrepreneurship that promotes social justice in those communities.         How to Police IP - A Guide for SMEs One of the biggest obstacles for SMEs that would like to use intellectual property (IP) in developing countries is the policing and enforcement of their IP abroad, particularly in leading markets like the United States and Europe. The trade in counterfeit goods is definitely no longer limited to cheap copies of luxury goods; almost every product on the market is being illegally copied, including food, pharmaceuticals, airplane parts, toys and electronic goods. This guide will discuss the different cost-effective methods SMEs have used to ensure their IP rights are not violated.        Identifying Counterfeit Goods - A Guide for Consumers Counterfeiting and piracy cost the global economy billions of dollars per year, and the economic damage done to emerging economies is hindering development and endangering lives. Not only are businesses losing money in sales, but governments are losing considerable amounts of tax revenue. The rise of intellectual property related crime is a global epidemic threatening to undermine vital efforts in economic development. By purchasing counterfeit goods, consumers not only endanger themselves and others, but unwittingly support organized criminal syndicates. This guidebook is designed to educate consumers regarding how to spot and avoid purchasing counterfeit and pirated products.        Strategies in International Patent Protection This 'Guide for applicants' aims to provide companies, inventors, and their representatives with an outline of the procedure for filing international patent applications, offering practical advice to smooth the way to a patent. This initial version describes and explains the route to an international patent and the associated procedures.        The UDRP - A Guide for SMEs This guide has been produced in order to give consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly those in developing countries, an introduction to disputes over domain names on the Internet. Domain names are the exclusive addresses used on the Internet to host services such as email and websites such as example.com. As businesses and consumers move online in greater numbers, they have a need to be informed of their rights and responsibilities in this new space in plain language. The Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy, or UDRP, is a policy that has been developed with input from governments, international institutions, businesses, and consumers to address the conflict between one kind of intellectual property right – trademarks – and domain names (example.com). The UDRP is a unique answer to a unique problem: While the UDRP shares many similarities with traditional legal disputes, it also has many novel features that are important to fully grasp if you are moving your business online or creating your own website.