Monthly News | Intellectual Property | September 2024

THE “PULPO MAYA DE LA PENINSULA DE YUCATAN” (MAYAN OCTOPUS OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA) IS DECLARED A PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION Read more...

On August 23, 2024, the declaration of protection for the Geographical Indication “Pulpo Maya de la Península de Yucatán” (Mayan Octopus of the Yucatan Peninsula) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. The publication determines the description of the cephalopod mollusk, the fishing method, the inputs used to catch the octopus, the extraction method and production processes. It also establishes that the protected product will be subject to the provisions of the “Rules that establish the characteristics and specifications that the “Pulpo Maya de la Península de Yucatán” must comply with for its capture, processing and commercialization”. Also, it was emphasized that the use of the Geographical Indication is subject to the explicit authorization of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), in