In 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.

In a conference held on October 31, 2024, President Claudia Sheinbaum presented the New Consolidated Procurement Model for Medicines and Medical Supplies for the 2025-2026 period, which will involve an investment of 130 billion pesos.

The private sector comprises private institutions, insurers and independent professionals, the users of which are not restricted.

On July 16, 2025, the Decree amending the Mexican Anti-money Laundering Law (for its initials in Spanish, "LFPIORPI") and Article 400 Bis of the Federal Criminal Code was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation.

Luis Schmidt and Abraham Diaz have recently won a civil court decision on behalf of the producers of the EMMY winning documentary, "Presumed Guilty".

On July 1, 2020, and as a result of the entry into force of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), the new Federal Law for Protection of the Industrial Property, was enacted.

Since 19 September 2003, Mexico has been managing a patent linkage system.

Alejandro Salas of OLIVARES questions whether requiring the submission of original objects for comparison is hindering the proper enforcement of trademark rights...

On July 1st, 2020, and as a result of the entry into force of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), the new Federal Law for Protection of the Industrial Property, was enacted.

In Mexico, the repair of material and/or moral damage, as well as compensation for damages for violation of the rights enshrined in the Federal Copyright Law, are contemplated...

Among the most relevant changes in this new Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property in Mexico is the one contained in Article 214 (formerly 113 of the former Industrial Property Law)

A proposal was published in the Gazette of the Chamber of Senators on February 9, 2022, to reform Article 8 of the Federal Law of Cinematography...

While the current Mexican IP law is silent about the conditions and deadlines to file and accept divisional patent applications, the practice regarding those applications in Mexico is as follows...

The decree published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on Sept. 19, 2003, added section IV of article 167 and article 167 bis of the Health Supplies Regulation were added...

More than 20 years ago, as a result of innumerable and uncontainable violations of pharmaceutical patents, and in order to publicise the patents that protect allopathic medicines, several legislative amendments were made to the relevant legal bodies in Mexico.

A Decree was published on June 22, 2021. Said decree amended the so-called Equivalence Decree published back on January 28, 2020 in the Federal Official Gazette by the Ministry of Health

As a response to the drug shortage in Mexico caused by an inefficient procurement policy, on Jan. 28, 2020, a Decree issued by the Ministry of Health was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation...

Diego Ballesteros of OLIVARES examines the evolving law of declaring trademarks in Mexico.

The wealth of nations is no longer measured by their natural resources, gold, silver and oil reserves but by their level of technological development.

As a follow-up to our newsletter distributed on May 2022, we now have an update on a new criterion that has been recently adopted by the Mexican Patent Office (IMPI) to cascade divisionals that are being filed in Mexico.