if (document.images) {
	homebuttonup       = new Image();
    homebuttonup.src   = "images/home.gif" ;
    homebuttondown     = new Image() ;
    homebuttondown.src = "images/home2.gif" ;
	
    aboutbuttonup       = new Image();
    aboutbuttonup.src   = "images/aboutUs.gif" ;
    aboutbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    aboutbuttondown.src = "images/aboutUs2.gif" ;
    
    seminarsbuttonup       = new Image();
    seminarsbuttonup.src   = "images/seminars.gif" ;
    seminarsbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    seminarsbuttondown.src = "images/seminars2.gif" ;
    
    newsEventsbuttonup       = new Image();
    newsEventsbuttonup.src   = "images/newsEvents.gif" ;
    newsEventsbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    newsEventsbuttondown.src = "images/newsEvents2.gif" ;
    
    resourcesbuttonup       = new Image();
    resourcesbuttonup.src   = "images/resources.gif" ;
    resourcesbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    resourcesbuttondown.src = "images/resources2.gif" ;
    
    clientsRightsbuttonup       = new Image();
    clientsRightsbuttonup.src   = "images/clientsRights.gif" ;
    clientsRightsbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    clientsRightsbuttondown.src = "images/clientsRights2.gif" ;
   
    contactbuttonup       = new Image();
    contactbuttonup.src   = "images/contact.gif" ;
    contactbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    contactbuttondown.src = "images/contact2.gif" ;
    
    patentsbuttonup       = new Image();
    patentsbuttonup.src   = "images/patents.jpg" ;
    patentsbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    patentsbuttondown.src = "images/patents2.jpg" ;
    
    trademarksbuttonup       = new Image();
    trademarksbuttonup.src   = "images/trademarks.jpg" ;
    trademarksbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    trademarksbuttondown.src = "images/trademarks2.jpg" ;
    
    copyrightsbuttonup       = new Image();
    copyrightsbuttonup.src   = "images/copyrights.jpg" ;
    copyrightsbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    copyrightsbuttondown.src = "images/copyrights2.jpg" ;
    
    tradesecretsbuttonup       = new Image();
    tradesecretsbuttonup.src   = "images/tradesecrets.jpg" ;
    tradesecretsbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    tradesecretsbuttondown.src = "images/tradesecrets2.jpg" ;
    
    tradeDressbuttonup       = new Image();
    tradeDressbuttonup.src   = "images/tradeDress.jpg" ;
    tradeDressbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    tradeDressbuttondown.src = "images/tradeDress2.jpg" ;
    
    techtransferbuttonup       = new Image();
    techtransferbuttonup.src   = "images/techtransfer.jpg" ;
    techtransferbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    techtransferbuttondown.src = "images/techtransfer2.jpg" ;
    
    unfaircompetitionbuttonup       = new Image();
    unfaircompetitionbuttonup.src   = "images/unfaircompetition.jpg" ;
    unfaircompetitionbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    unfaircompetitionbuttondown.src = "images/unfaircompetition2.jpg" ;
    
    internationalprotectionbuttonup       = new Image();
    internationalprotectionbuttonup.src   = "images/internationalprotection.jpg" ;
    internationalprotectionbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    internationalprotectionbuttondown.src = "images/internationalprotection2.jpg" ;
    
    internetlawbuttonup       = new Image();
    internetlawbuttonup.src   = "images/internetlaw.jpg" ;
    internetlawbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    internetlawbuttondown.src = "images/internetlaw2.jpg" ;
    
    disputeResolutionbuttonup       = new Image();
    disputeResolutionbuttonup.src   = "images/disputeResolution.jpg" ;
    disputeResolutionbuttondown     = new Image() ;
    disputeResolutionbuttondown.src = "images/disputeResolution2.jpg" ;
    
}
function buttondown( buttonname )
{
    if (document.images) {
      document[ buttonname ].src = eval( buttonname + "down.src" );
    }
}
function buttonup ( buttonname )
{
    if (document.images) {
      document[ buttonname ].src = eval( buttonname + "up.src" );
    }
}