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The fight against counterfeits/piracy during the COVID-19

By Fernanda Díaz. Unfortunately, Mexico continues in the "Watch List" of the "Special 301 Report" of the Office of the United States Trade Representative. In said document, the United States government reviews and evaluates the protection actions that governments have taken to fight against counterfeits and piracy. As a conclusion of said document, it was [...]
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COVID-19. Mexican Sanitary Regulatory Agency (COFEPRIS) Update

Jun - 08 - 2020 As previously informed, in view of the contingency measures adopted to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, COFEPRIS suspended its normal activities and interrupted terms and deadlines. A new decree now states that the suspension of activities will continue until further notice. In accordance with the reopening plan issued by the [...]
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COVID-19 Relevant Information (Update)

Jun - 06 - 2020 As OLIVARES previously informed, due the contingency measures adopted to prevent the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, both federal and local jurisdictional authorities, suspended their activities from March 18 to May 29, 2020, leaving only some guards for cases of urgency and emergency and establishing that no procedural terms would run during [...]
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Extinction of public trusts created by law

Jun - 02 - 2020 On May 20th, MORENA political party, presented a bill proposing the extinction of 44 public trusts, by amending 14 federal laws, including sections 33 to 38 of the Federal Law of Cinematography. Under the foregoing, the Film Investment and Incentives Fund (“FIDECINE”), would be extinguished. As reported in a previous [...]
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COVID-19. Mexican Patent and Trademark Office (IMPI) Update

Jun - 01 - 2020 As we previously informed, in view of the contingency measures adopted to prevent the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, IMPI suspended its normal activities and interrupted terms from March 24 to May 31, 2020. Today, a new decree issued by IMPI has been published on the Mexican Industrial Property Gazette, [...]
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COVID 19: Controversial changes to the labelling of cigarette cartons and packaging

May - 26 - 2020 A few days ago, the Secretary of Health (SSA) published an Official Communication in the Official Gazette of the Federation, which determines the series of labels, images, pictograms and health information that must appear on all cartons of tobacco products and on all external packaging and labeling thereof. The Official [...]
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New implications of the proposal of amendment to the industrial property law in the compensation of damages.

May - 20 - 2020 As OLIVARES has previously reported, a new Industrial Property Law is in discussion. According to the draft of said amendment, the new law contemplates the possibility of submitting a civil action before the Civil Courts against an infringer of any IP right, without the requirement to commence infringement proceedings before [...]
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Presidential decree prohibiting the importation of electronic cigarettes

May -15 - 2020 On February 19, 2020, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) published a Presidential Decree in the Federal Official Gazette which will prohibit the importation of devices known as electronic cigarettes. The Decree defines three types of electronic cigarettes. Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (SEANs in Spanish) and Similar [...]
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Mexico. Government Procurement: Proposal to reform the Law for Public Acquisitions

May - 15 - 2020 A proposal with a draft decree by which various provisions of the Public Sector Procurement, Leasing and Services Law are reformed, added and repealed was recently published, which has the purpose of establishing a new legal framework to regulate public contracting in order to fulfill certain commitments acquired by the [...]
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