Prepare for the Challenge: What Patent and Trademark Owners Should Know About Copyrights and 3D Printing

By: Blanca
Date: March 11, 2016
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Category: Trademark Law Articles

by Luis Schmidt The advent of 3D printing presents new challenges for intellectual property owners—particularly in the realms of trademarks and patents. While copyright law has evolved through the years to protect copyrighted works from mass infringement on the Internet, there has been less need for laws protecting patented inventions and trademarked products online, as it [...]

By: adminolivares
Date: March 6, 2016
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Category: Newsletters - Regulatory Law

Mar -2016 In order to curb the epidemic of alcohol abuse-which has become a serious health problem in Mexico, as in many other countries-the Mexican government has revised and implemented new rules regarding labeling requirements for alcoholic beverages. Mexican Official Standard Rule NOM-142-SSA1/SCFI-2014 for Alcoholic Beverages (NOM 142) was published in the Federal Gazette last [...]

By: Blanca
Date: February 10, 2016
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Category: Newsletters - Copyrights

Feb -2016 Together with 11 other countries, Mexico agreed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) via a joint declaration on November 18, 2015. The Agreement represents the latest international effort to modernize IP systems around the world, and could have far-reaching implications for IP rights in many of the participating countries. While it merely confirms [...]

By: Blanca
Date: February 9, 2016
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Category: Copyright Law Articles

by Mauricio Llanes The use of hyperlinks may be considered as a trade related copyright infringement under certain circumstances. There are three types of hyperlinks; i) Deep linking: when a link redirects to another website where illegal works are hosted, ii) Inline linking: when a link opens directly a file that hosts a work, iii) Surface [...]

By: adminolivares
Date: January 6, 2016
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Category: Newsletters - Regulatory Law

Jan -2016 On June 2016, the Code for Contentious Administrative Federal Proceedings (LFPCA) was amended. The LFPCA is applied by the Federal Court for Tax and Administrative Affairs (FCTA) and its specialized Benches for IP and Regulatory matters. The code sets out the procedure for challenging any administrative acts or decisions issued by agencies within [...]

By: adminolivares
Date: November 20, 2015
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Category: Life Sciences Focused Articles

At the midway of the current administration of Mexico, the Mexican government was living its best moment in decades; qualified voices around the globe were assuring and cheering the financial, trade and politic reforms, which were announced by President Peña Nieto since the very beginning of his mandate, namely: eleven structural reforms needed to transform [...]

By: adminolivares
Date: November 6, 2015
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Category: Newsletters - Trademarks

Nov -20|5 The Mexican Senate is to discuss a draft of amendments for introducing trademark opposition proceedings in the Mexican Industrial Property Law (MIPL). As you may know different to most of countries Mexico has no opposition proceedings during trademark applications prosecution. The main points of the draft are the following: 1. Pre-registration system (First [...]

By: adminolivares
Date: November 6, 2015
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Category: Newsletters - Copyrights

Nov -2015 By Luis Schmidt Effective February 4, 2016, Mexican Congress has passed a new law in connection with the constitutional right of reply. Right of reply has been defined as the chance for people to ask from sources of information to clarify false or imprecise statements that affect the honor, private life or image. The [...]

By: adminolivares
Date: October 8, 2015
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Category: Life Sciences Focused Articles

by Ingrid Ortiz Mexico still lacks of a specific body of legislation for data protection exclusivity (DPE). But, over the past few years, thorough litigation, based on an interpretation of international treaties (NAFTA & TRIPs) along with the Mexican legislation related to approval of new molecules (new chemical entities, formulations and new indications), means DPE for new chemical entities, formulations and new indications has been [...]

By: Blanca
Date: October 8, 2015
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Category: Trademark Law Articles

by Carlos Reyes Trademarks are distinctive signs because they distinguish products or services from others of the same type or category in the market. Thus, no matter if they are composed by a word, a phrase, a design, a color or a combination of colors, sounds or even fragrances, trademarks are characterized and have to be [...]

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Prepare for the Challenge: What Patent and Trademark Owners Should Know About Copyrights and 3D Printing

New Labeling Requirements for Alcoholic Beverages Come into Force March 24

How the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement will Affect Copyright and Digital Rights in Mexico

Trade related copyright infringement by hyperlinking

LFPCA Amendments Impose Shorter Timelines for Administrative Litigation

Chapter 18 of the TPP hits the life science industry in Mexico.

Relevant news on Trademarks in Mexico. Opposition System Under Construction

Right of Reply

Data protection exclusivity for biologics

Protecting non-visible signs