ArticleDouble PatentingFollowing an analysis of the new Federal Law for Protection of Industrial Property, which will come into force on November 5, 2020, it has been observed that one of the most significant...MexicoIntellectual PropertyOlivares
ArticleImminent Implementation Of A New Patent Linkage System Of Patents In MexicoAs informed in our Newsletter No. 109, it is expected that the new Federal Law on Protection of Intellectual Property (LFPPI) will enter in force in November of this year.MexicoIntellectual PropertyOlivares
ArticleMexican Supreme Court Opens The Possibility For The Compensation Of The Life Term Of Pre-USMCA Patents Due To Unjustified Delays In The Granting ProcessOn October 14, 2020, the Mexican Supreme Court issued this important precedent in a divided decision three to two Justices, which opens the opportunity to compensate the life term patents...MexicoIntellectual PropertyOlivares
ArticleThe Top Two Issues In Designating Mexico Under The Hague SystemJorge Juárez of Olivares explains the requirements for applicants aiming to protect industrial designs in designating Mexico and highlights the importance of compliance with the unity...MexicoIntellectual PropertyOlivares
ArticleUpdate On Divisional Patent Applications Under The New IP Law In MexicoVoluntary divisional applications can be filed at any stage during prosecution prior to the payment of the grant fee or the issuance of the Final Rejection for the parent application.MexicoIntellectual PropertyOlivares
ArticleExtinction Of Public Trusts Related To Culture In MexicoOn September 8, 2020, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) presented a draft fiscal package, which includes a cut of approximately 25% to the budget of the Ministry of Culture.MexicoMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentOlivares
ArticleExtinction Of The National Institute For Transparency, Access To Information, And Personal Data Protection.As we previously reported in an earlier newsletter, in accordance with the recent constitutional reform dated November 28, 2024, the extinction of seven autonomous agencies was decreed...MexicoPrivacyOlivares
ArticleThe Protection Of Clinical Data In Mexico Still A Pending IssueIn Mexico, a couple of decades ago, the protection of clinical data was a little-known legal figure, in addition to having been disregarded for many years...MexicoPrivacyOlivares
ArticleMéxico Pone En Vigor Prohibición Total De Publicidad Sobre TabacoEl gobierno de México puso en vigor los cambios a la Ley General para el Control del Tabaco, impulsados por la administración del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador...MexicoMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentOlivares
ArticleICLG Pharmaceutical Advertising 2019The primary legislation for the advertising of medicinal products is the General Health Law (Ley General de Salud) (HL), and its Regulations (Reglamento de la LGS en materia de Publicidad) (HLR).MexicoFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesOlivares
ArticleA Debated Shortcut For Import Permits Of Foreign Pharmaceutical Products In MexicoBecause human health is one of the highest values, the pharmaceutical industry is one of the most regulated industries in the world.MexicoGovernment, Public SectorOlivares
ArticleAmendments To Mexico's Intellectual Property Law: Principal Aspects For Patent Practice.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.MexicoIntellectual PropertyOlivares
ArticleCascade Divisional Patent Applications In Mexico – New IMPI's Criteria WelcomedSince the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (FLPIP) came into force, filing of cascade divisional applications submitted after November 05, 2020...MexicoIntellectual PropertyOlivares
ArticleMexico Introduces New Corrective Mechanism For Priority DocumentationThe amendments to the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (FLPIP), published today, introduce a corrective mechanism applicable to the submission of priority documents in patent, utility model...MexicoIntellectual PropertyOlivares
ArticlePatent Invalidity Actions.As of November 5, 2020, a new Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (IPPL) will supersede the current Industrial Property Law (IPL). MexicoIntellectual PropertyOlivares
ArticleProposal Reform Bill To The Federal Copyright Law In MexicoOn December 7, 2021, Senators Geovanna del Carmen Bañuelos de la Torre and Cora Cecilia Pinedo Alonso, members of the Parliamentary Group of the Partido del Trabajo, presented an initiative with draft decree...MexicoIntellectual PropertyOlivares
ArticlePutting The Substantiation Of Counterfeiting Offences In Mexico Under The MicroscopeAlejandro Salas of OLIVARES questions whether requiring the submission of original objects for comparison is hindering the proper enforcement of trademark rights...MexicoIntellectual PropertyOlivares
ArticleFederal Cinematography Law Reform InitiativeFollowing the issue in mention, we can comment that on April 26, 2021, the correspondent Ruling was presented with a Project Decree that abrogates the Federal Cinematography Law...MexicoMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentOlivares
ArticleData Privacy And The United Nations Sustainable Development GoalsIn the frame of the International Data Privacy Day celebrated around the world every January 28, it is worthy to remember the relevance gained worldwide by this subject matter as time goes by, as well as to briefly examine the developments occurred in this field of law in Mexico.MexicoPrivacyOlivares