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On May 15, 2026, one day after its publication in the Official Federal Gazette, the amendment to the Federal Copyright Law (LFDA) regarding the rights of performing artists entered into force. The reform arrived with a politically attractive narrative: shielding dubbing voice actors —and artistic talent in general— from the cloning of image and voice through artificial intelligence (AI).

On August 28, 2026, President Sheinbaum submitted a bill (the “Bill”) proposing an amendment to the Foreign Investment Act (the “FIA”) to introduce a dedicated national-security screening regime.

El 7 de agosto de 2026 se publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el “Acuerdo por el que se modifican las Reglas de carácter general a que se refiere la Ley Federal para la Prevención e Identificación de Operaciones con Recursos de Procedencia Ilícita” (la “LFPIORPI”).

On September 8, 2026, the Ministry of Energy (“SENER”) published certain amendments to the “Guidelines for the Voluntary and Expedited Migration of Electricity Self-Supply and Cogeneration Schemes to the Frameworks...

Today, Mexico officially published amendments to the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (FLPIP), introducing relevant changes that will directly impact patent filing and prosecution strategies.

On August 7, 2026, the Agreement amending the general rules of the Federal Law for the Prevention and Identification of Transactions with Funds from Illicit Sources (“LFPIORPI”) was published in the Federal Official Gazette.

Patent litigation in Mexico is taken before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (in the foregoing IMPI).

This article updates and expands upon the analysis we published last year on the evolving framework of trademark oppositions in Mexico. Since then, new developments — including recent precedents issued by SEPI and the Federal Circuit Courts, as well as practical challenges arising from IMPI's procedural handling...