Mexican District Court Delivers Groundbreaking Ruling on Preliminary Injunctions
Jul -2017 On June 17, 2017, a District Court ruled that a provision of the Mexican IP Law allowing alleged patent infringers to lift preliminary injunctions by simply posting a 40% higher bond than the plaintiff is unconstitutional, as it contradicts NAFTA and TRIPS provisions. Patent holders in Mexico who pursue infringement actions can request [...]
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The Medicinal Use For Cannabis Has Been Legalized In Mexico
OLIVARES - Page 54 Jun -2017 The bill to authorize cannabis for medicinal use has been enacted. On, June 19, 2017, the modifications to the General Health Law and the Federal Criminal Code were published in the Official gazette. The General Health Law now includes a provision stating that the Health Ministry shall design and [...]
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Medicinal product regulation and product liability in Mexico: overview May 2017
by Alejandro Luna Fandiño and Armando Arenas Regulatory overview 1. What are the main legislation and regulatory authorities for pharmaceuticals in your jurisdiction? Legislation The primary legislation for medical products is: · The General Health Law (Ley General de Salud) (General Health Law). · The Health Law Regulations (Reglamento de Insumos para la Salud). · The Official Mexican Norms [...]
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Mexican Congress Approves Medicinal Use Of Cannabis
May -2017 On April 28, 2017, the Mexican Congress took the near final step in making medicinal uses of cannabis legal in Mexico. The Mexican Senate first approved a proposal on December 13, 2016 that had been submitted by Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto, to authorize cannabis for medicinal use. The lower chamber of the [...]
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Proportionality of website blocking derived from copyright infringements
May -2017 In Mexico the total blocking of Internet websites is possible, to whose operators the copyright owner of works did not allow their upload. The Supreme Court of Justice resolved last week a case in certiorari. This resolution puts Mexico among the countries protecting copyrights online. The Court considered possible that the Mexican Institute for [...]
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Pharma Boardroom Interview
by Sergio L. Olivares, Jr. Sergio Olivares, managing director at Olivares, explains the TPP’s impact on the Mexican pharmaceutical industry’s dynamism and Olivares’ business proposal as a one-stop shop solution to fulfill all its current and future clients’ intellectual property needs. Olivares began as an intellectual property (IP) boutique in 1969 and is today the most [...]
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Amended regulations to Mexico’s Intellectual Property Law
Feb -2017 Legal Update: Amended Regulations to Industrial Property Law Regarding Recordation of Licenses and Changes in Ownership On December 16, 2016, the Regulations to Mexico's Intellectual Property Law were amended. The key amendments include: The recordation of licenses, assignments, mergers, securities, changes of name or address and new legal representatives in several patents/patent applications [...]
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