BY SERGIO L. OLIVARES, JR. OWNERSHIP AND SCOPE OF MARKS 1. WHO MAY APPLY? Trademarks in Mexico are regulated under the current Mexican Law of Industrial Property (LIP), which was enacted on 27 June 1991 and further amended on 2 August 1994, and also under the Regulations to the L.I.P. Article 87 of the LIP establishes [...]

BY GABRIELA GONZÁLEZ WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW, COUNTRY CORRESPONDENTS, AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009 THE DEFINITION OF ‘TRADEMARK’ IN MEXICAN LAW IS RESTRICTED TO SIGNS THAT CAN BE PERCEIVED VISUALLY. IN PRACTICE, THE TRADEMARK OFFICE NARROWS THIS DEFINITION FURTHER – FOR INSTANCE, BY NOT GRANTING REGISTRATION TO COLOURS UNLESS THEY ARE COMBINED WITH OTHER DISTINCTIVE ELEMENTS Words, letters and numbers have [...]

POR SERGIO RANGEL WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW, COUNTRY CORRESPONDENT: MEXICO, FEBRUARY/MARCH 2009 DUE TO A LACK OF LEGAL FRAMEWORK, TRADEMARK OWNERS FIND IT DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE THEIR RIGHTS ON THE INTERNET - IN PARTICULAR, ON ONLINE AUCTION PLATFORMS. HOWEVER, SELF-REGULATION CODES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE. The Internet is widely considered to be [...]