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 [...]

BY ARMANDO ARENAS WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW, COUNTRY CORRESPONDENT: MEXICO, JUNE/JULY 2009 IN MEXICO TRADEMARK RIGHTS ARE ENFORCED MAINLY THROUGH THE TRADEMARK OFFICE. THE ENFORCEMENT OF FAMOUS AND NOTORIOUS MARKS IS GOVERNED BY SPECIFIC RULES On June 16 2005 the Mexican Law of Industrial Property (LIP) was amended to improve the protection afforded to notorious and famous [...]

POR VÍCTOR RAMÍREZ WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW 2009 SELECTION, CLEARANCE AND REGISTRATION RELEVANT BODIES AND REQUIREMENTS Trademarks in Mexico are regulated under the Mexican Industrial Property Law (IPL) and its regulations. Industrialists, merchants and service providers can use trademarks in industry and commerce, or for the services that they render (Article 87 of the IPL). The exclusive [...]