Divisional applications are excellent for protecting additional embodiments of an invention. In many technology fields, and especially in the pharmaceutical industry...

A new law in Mexico City regulates the protection of personality rights. Luis C Schmidt and Abraham Díaz of Olivares & Cia examine the scope of these new rights and explain that some aspects of protection still need to be elaborated.

El viaje de un músico desde su infancia tocando la percusión hasta la formación de Nirvana, una banda de rock progresivo en la década de 1970, explora cómo la música y el derecho se entrelazaron a través de los derechos de autor y la propiedad intelectual. La narración examina las difíciles decisiones entre la pasión artística y la carrera profesional, revelando cómo caminos aparentemente divergentes pueden, en última instancia, converger.

Among the novelties contained in the recent Reform that entered in force to Mexico’s Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (LFPPI) is the creation of a completely new Specialized Technical Committee (integrated by at least three members)...

On February 5, 2021, two different initiatives for the Federal Film Law ("LFC") were published in various printed media, as well as in social networks.

The primary legislation for the advertising of medicinal products is the General Health Law

Reform of the Federal Economic Competition Law (LFCE, for its initials in Spanish) – Creation of the National Antitrust Commission (CNA, for its initials in Spanish).

The Mexican healthcare system comprises public (social security institutions) and private sectors.

In January 2022, the Federal Law for the Protection of the Cultural Heritage of Indigenous and Afromexican Peoples and Communities was issued in order to protect and safeguard the cultural heritage...

There is indeed image rights protection under Mexican laws. However, protection was "framed" over rules without a systematic structure and that have mostly grown apart from doctrinal principles and standards.

The Mexican Copyright Office (INDAUTOR) published on December 8 two agreements in the Official Gazette of the Federation and on its website about the days that customer service will be suspended.

Since the beginning of 2020, businesses around the world have faced unexpected challenges and law firms are no exception to this.

The Mexican Congress is currently analyzing a bill to amend the Mexican Copyright Law ("LFDA" by its Spanish acronym), setting a levy as compensatory remuneration for private copying.

Less than a month after the new Federal Law on the Protection of Industrial Property (LFPPI) was published in the Federal Official Gazette on Nov. 5, 2020, two proposals for amendments...

Health companies are using Latin America´s largest last-mile app, Rappi, to book at-home medical services with certified health workers to conduct them.

Regarding the medicinal use of cannabis there is still debate since the Mexican General Health Law still contains a provision that forbids activities and conducts in Mexico related with cannabis or its derivatives.

Victor Ramírez and Eduardo Arana of OLIVARES discuss the intense debate and concerns surrounding the recent judicial reform in Mexico that will vote in judges based on popularity and its potential impact...

Luis Schmidt, Olivares, investigates the evolution of communication to the public in copyright law and how ‘making available' has assisted in resolving some difficulties of copyright law, including infringement on the internet.

Wilma Caraza and Santiago Pedroza, of OLIVARES, review the Mexican practice surrounding non-traditional trademark registration.

The lack of uniform criteria among the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), SEPI and the Federal Circuit Courts (FCC), together with IMPI's new...