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mately  practically  the  original  sum  of  money
asked  must  be  paid.  This  has  been  the  general ­
  experience  of  almost  every  one  who  has
been  so  unfortunate  as  to  be  confronted  by  such
a  situation.
Good  business  judgment  therefore  dictates
that  when  you  register  your  trade-mark  in  the
United  States,  you  should  also  protect  yourself ­
  by  registering  it  in  the  principal  countries
of  Latin  America.  The  easiest  way  to  do  this
is  through  your  patent  attorney  or  legal  adviser. ­
  If  however  you  have  failed  to  take  this
precaution,  the  first  duty  of  your  representative ­
  on  arriving  in  each  of  the  countries  in
question  should  be  the  registration  of  your
trade  name  in  the  proper  department  of  the
government.
In  order  to  give  this  his  personal  attention
he  should  have  a  power  of  attorney  authorizing ­
  him  to  act  in  this  capacity.  This  paper
may  be  prepared  by  your  attorney,  and  should
be  in  Spanish  for  all  countries  excepting
Brazil,  where  the  language  is  Portuguese.
This  document  should  be  signed  with  the  firm