The use of images and reproductions of ancient objects and buildings in Mexico

Some comments about the restrictions provided in Mexican law to the use of images and reproductions of objects and buildings of ancient mesoamerican civilizations.

The relevance of the date of first use in Mexican trademark applications

Comments about the consequences of filing a Mexican trademark application stating a date of commencement of use in Mexico.

The amicus brief filed by INTA with the Federal Court of Tax and Administrative Affairs (Grupo Anderson’s Case)

A few comments about an amicus brief that INTA filed with the Chamber Specialized in Intellectual Property of the Federal Court of Tax and Administrative Affairs in Mexico in conection to a trademark invalidation action.

Are letters of consent and trademark coexistence agreements effective in Mexico?

The post gives a brief explanation about trademark coexistence agreements and letters of consent in Mexico and their legal consequences.

The basic structure of IP litigation in Mexico (Second part)

The second part of a brief and practical explanation about the structure of IP litigation in Mexico.

The basic structure of IP litigation in Mexico (First part)

This is the first of a two parts post, explaining the structure of the appeals in IP in Mexico; why appeals have been taking so long in being decided; why they may take longer; why the courts appear to be so unreasonably formalistic about the authority of the officials of the Mexican Patent and Trademark Office that decide cases; and what can we expect in the close future.

NIC-Mexico sets the rules for the MX domains

The rules for registering domain names with mx cctld directly.

Trademark application serial number 1,000,000

Comments about the challenges currently faced by the Mexican Patent and Trademark Office.

TLDs under MX directly will be available again

The entity in charge of managing the ccTLD MX will allow the registration of TLDs mx.

New Intellectual Property Court in Mexico

On January 5, 2009, a new Chamber of the Federal Court of Tax and Administrative Affairs specializsed in intellectual property started working. Althogh it is an important breakthrough, its life could be short.