Comments for Reyes Fenig Asociados in English http://reyesfenigeng.wordpress.com Intellectual Property Law in Mexico Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:39:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Revisiting the protection to well-known and famous trademarks in Mexico by Arturo D. Reyes http://reyesfenigeng.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/revisiting-the-protection-to-well-known-and-famous-trademarks-in-mexico/#comment-47 Arturo D. Reyes Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:39:50 +0000 http://reyesfenigeng.wordpress.com/?p=92#comment-47 Thank you for visiting the blog. The ad-hoc acknowledgement of a trademark as well-known or famous in Mexico is different from the procedure to register a trademark. Filing a trademark application in the USA and eventually obtaining the registration would provide the applicant with some statutory trademark rights, but they would be valid only in the United States. In Mexico, the only way to obtain the property on a trademark is through its registration with the Mexican Patent and Trademark Office (MPTO), and you need to file an application for that. Registering a trademark is a far simpler and less expensive procedure than obtaining the recognition of the mark as well-known or famous. You may obtain the ownership on the trademark in Mexico by obtaining the registration from the MPTO; you do not need the acknowledgement of the trademark as well-known/famous for that. The ad-hoc acknowledgement of a trademark as well-known or famous is a special status for registered trademarks that provide additional and broader protection; this sort of additional protection may be obtained only by prestigious trademarks with a huge presence in the consumer’s minds, such as Coca-Cola, Armani and Absolute. Izod has also been regarded as well-known in Mexico. Thank you for visiting the blog.

The ad-hoc acknowledgement of a trademark as well-known or famous in Mexico is different from the procedure to register a trademark.

Filing a trademark application in the USA and eventually obtaining the registration would provide the applicant with some statutory trademark rights, but they would be valid only in the United States.

In Mexico, the only way to obtain the property on a trademark is through its registration with the Mexican Patent and Trademark Office (MPTO), and you need to file an application for that. Registering a trademark is a far simpler and less expensive procedure than obtaining the recognition of the mark as well-known or famous.

You may obtain the ownership on the trademark in Mexico by obtaining the registration from the MPTO; you do not need the acknowledgement of the trademark as well-known/famous for that. The ad-hoc acknowledgement of a trademark as well-known or famous is a special status for registered trademarks that provide additional and broader protection; this sort of additional protection may be obtained only by prestigious trademarks with a huge presence in the consumer’s minds, such as Coca-Cola, Armani and Absolute. Izod has also been regarded as well-known in Mexico.

]]> Comment on Revisiting the protection to well-known and famous trademarks in Mexico by Janet Dickinson http://reyesfenigeng.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/revisiting-the-protection-to-well-known-and-famous-trademarks-in-mexico/#comment-46 Janet Dickinson Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:59:03 +0000 http://reyesfenigeng.wordpress.com/?p=92#comment-46 How does this process compare to getting a <a href="http://www.secureyourtrademark.com" rel="nofollow">trademark application</a> in the United States? Is it the same type of process? Is <a href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/engin/trademark/tm.html" rel="nofollow">it</a> more expensive? Any information would be greatly appreciated. How does this process compare to getting a trademark application in the United States? Is it the same type of process? Is it more expensive? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

]]> Comment on Registering the Independence Monument as a trademark by El Cheves http://reyesfenigeng.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/registering-the-independence-monument-as-a-trademark/#comment-29 El Cheves Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:55:11 +0000 http://reyesfenigeng.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-29 Arturo, Felicidades por tu blog. Muy bueno con muchisima informacion. No me sabia eso del Angel y coincido completamente contigo, me parece que los monumentos nacionales deben conservarse fuera de todos estos rollos de registros y marcas que a la larga ocasionaran problemas a empresas o cualquier persona que los use sin conocimiento. Por ejemplo, que pasara con el periodico Reforma y su logotipo? Podrian ser demandados? O solo el famoso "dibujo" es lo que se pretende patentar? Mejor que arreglen esa pobre ciudad en lugar de gastar tiempo, dinero y energia en algo que ya desde hace mucho es un simbolo de la ciudad. Felicidades por el gran trabajo!!!! Arturo,

Felicidades por tu blog. Muy bueno con muchisima informacion. No me sabia eso del Angel y coincido completamente contigo, me parece que los monumentos nacionales deben conservarse fuera de todos estos rollos de registros y marcas que a la larga ocasionaran problemas a empresas o cualquier persona que los use sin conocimiento. Por ejemplo, que pasara con el periodico Reforma y su logotipo? Podrian ser demandados? O solo el famoso “dibujo” es lo que se pretende patentar?
Mejor que arreglen esa pobre ciudad en lugar de gastar tiempo, dinero y energia en algo que ya desde hace mucho es un simbolo de la ciudad. Felicidades por el gran trabajo!!!!

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