How data affects innovation
by Gustavo Alcocer & Enrique Lara Personal data protection has always been recognised as a fundamental human right by most jurisdictions all over the world. In Mexico it was not until a few years ago, when amendments were made to our legal system to regulate personal data protection, following international principles of transparency, legitimate use and proportionality[...]
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A practical cross-border insight into merger control
por Gustavo Alcocer & Carlos Woodworth 1 Relevant authorities and legislation 1.1 Who is/are the relevant merger authority(ies)? The Federal Competition Commission, which is an administrative agency independent from the Mexican Ministry of Economy, has technical and operational autonomy to issue its resolutions. The Commission is integrated to exercise merger authority by public officials, divisions and administrative[...]
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Global Pharmaceutical Linkage Regulations: A Proposed Analytical Framework
POR JUAN LUIS SERRANO Prompt and affordable access to essential medicines is a component of almost all domestic and global public health models. As is now well known, the availability and costs of both brand and generic drugs is a function of traditional patent law incentives. Less known, however, is that generic entry is controlled increasingly[...]
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Patent Prosecution Highway in Mexico
Managing Intellectual Property, April 2011 There is good news for applicants in Mexico of patents claiming Paris Convention priority or PCT applications. As of March 1st, 2011, the Mexican Patent and Trademark Office launched a pilot program whereby they Patent Department will accept as valid the examination carried by an Examiner of the United States Patent[...]
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Mexico should accept secondary meaning
by Carlos A. Reyes Managing Intellectual Property, March 2011 According to Article 153 of the Mexican Industrial Property Law, a mark can be cancelled from the register when it has become in trade and for relevant consumers, the usual name of the products or services it was registered for. This referenced provision regulates the case of[...]
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