Mexico Simplifies the Acknowledgement of Priority Claims in Trademark Matters

Mexico eases the acknowledgement of priority claims in trademark applications.

Amendments to the Rules Governing Registration of Word-Marks in Mexico

This article explains the new rules in Mexico about trademark registration of word-marks.

The Mexican Supreme Court provides guidelines about examination of three-dimensional trademarks

Comments about the examination of three-dimensional trademarks in Mexico.

2010 Holidays of the Mexican Patent and Trademark Office and Courts

About the 2010 end-of-year holidays of the Mexican Courts and the Mexican Intellectual Property Offices.

Registered trademarks acknowledged as well-known or famous in Mexico through the ad-hoc procedure

The list of the registered trademarks declared as well-known or famous in Mexico through the ad-hoc acknowledgment procedure as of August 2010.

Amendments to the Mexican statutes toughens (and softens) fight against piracy and IP infringement

A brief review of the June 2010 amendments to the Industrial Property Law and the provisions of the Federal Crimminal Code against piracy.

A general view about precedents in Mexico

This post provides a very basic explanation about court precedents in Mexico and their effectiveness in IP-related cases.

The Mexican Supreme Court expands the linkage system to prevent patent infringement

Comments about the linkage system provided in Mexican law to enhace the protection of patents for pharmaceuticals, and the recent expansion decided by Mexican Supreme Court.

Mexican courts disagree about the term extension of patents

This article informs about the disagreement between the Federal Court of Tax and Administrative Affairs and a Federal Court of Appeals regarding the extension of Mexican pipe-line patents.

Amendments to the Mexican Industrial Property Statute make the trademark filings less formal, but also raise some concerns

This post explains how the filing and maintenance of trademarks in Mexico are becoming less formal, as a consequence of an amendement to the Industrial Property Statute of January 2010. However, the new practices of the Mexican Patent and Trademark Office will not necessarily make the prosecution of trademark applications easier.