POR IGNACIO BURGOA MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, FEBRUARY 2012 Actualmente, es muy común que las compañías anuncien sus productos a través de redes sociales. Este tipo de promociones publicitarias comúnmente emplean los nombres de celebridades o figuras públicas, lo que presenta un reto para el derecho de autor, en particular, a las reservas de derecho al uso […]

BY CARLOS WOODWORTH MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERNATIONAL BRIEFINGS, JUNE 2006 Technology transfer provides the scope for creativity in the organization and structure of what is usually a long-term relationship. The bottom line is always lasting profitability for the respective parties. When setting a price for a technology transfer the initial objective should be to quantify the [...]

BY CARLOS WOODWOTH MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERNATIONAL BRIEFINGS, MAY 2008 When a merger divestiture or purchase of assets involves intellectual property, a corporate IP attorney should be part of the team. The business purpose of the transaction and expectations for the IP assets must be discussed with the client. Through that guidance, the corporate IP lawyer [...]

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 […]

BY SERGIO RANGEL MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERNATIONAL BRIEFINGS, JUNE 2008 Although the law used to enable Customs to enforce IP rights in Mexico, this year has seen a major advance in the fight against counterfeiters and pirates. In January and following intense work by federal enforcement authorities and IP owners, the brand new early alert anti-counter-feit [...]

BY JOSÉ IGNACIO DE SANTIAGO CONTRIBUTING FIRM, WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW 2009 LEGAL FRAMEWORK Although a number of international treaties and the Mexican Constitution touch on aspects of anti-counterfeiting law, the main domestic laws are as follows: the Industrial Property Law; the Federal Criminal Law; the Copyright Law; and the Customs Law. BORDER MEASURES Stopping goods [...]

BY ISRAEL LEDESMA MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERNATIONAL BRIEFINGS, MARCH 2010 Mexico has been facing a significant problem regarding the sale and distribution of counterfeit products for many years. The Mexican government, with the collaboration of IP rights owners, has taken various enforcement actions against counterfeiters. The most noteworthy of these have been the actions taken at the [...]

BY SERGIO RANGEL MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, SPECIAL FOCUS: ANTI-COUNTERFEITING, MAY 2010 As a result of the global economic recession, many IP owners have reduced their budgets for anti- counterfeiting campaigns. Scaling back enforcement to the most sensitive jurisdictions, eliminating intelligence and investigative actions, and hiring unknown firms in the belief that they will be able to [...]

by Sergio Rangel Managing Intellectual Property, May 2011 The enforcement of registeres trade marks in Mexico is constantly evolving. No more than three years ago Mexican Customs set up a department to alert IP owners of shipments of potential counterfeits. Now, in 2011, the Customs Authority is finalizing the first steps to run a project with [...]