by Luz Elena Elías Managing Intellectual Property, February 2012 The Federal Law for Consumer Protection (FLCP) contains a set of generic rules for the advertising of practically all products and services. It focuses on protecting consumers’ rights, whereas the Consumer Protection Bureau (PROFECO) is the governmental agency in charge of investigating and resolving matters arising under [...]

by Víctor Ramírez New amendments to the Federal Law for Consumer Protection (FLCP) came into force on December 16, 2011, providing two main changes, namely: (i) the misleading information/advertising (deceitful or abusive) will be considered now as a serious infringement, therefore the amount for the corresponding economical sanctions has been increased, and (ii) providing additional faculties [...]