by Sergio L. Olivares, Jr. Partner NATIONAL Trademarks in Mexico are governed by the Industrial Propertv Law 1991 (as amended), and its supplementary regulations. INTERNATIONAL Mexico is a signatory to the following internationaI tradermark treaties: the North America Free "Trade Agreement (Sixth Part. Chapter XVII - Intelectual Property); the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intelectual Property [...]

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 [...]