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[...]

BY ERWIN CRUZ On 20th September 2010 a new decree came into force, reforming several provisions of the IP Law related to patent practice. The main amendments are as follows: The industrial application requirement for patentability was modified to include a need to demonstrate the possibility of the “practical utility” of the invention and to support such[...]