BY VICTOR RAMIREZ SELECTION, CLEARANCE AND REGISTRATION RELEVANT BODIES AND REQUIREMENTS Trademarks in Mexico are regulated under the Mexican Industrial Property Law (IPL) and its regulations. Industrialists, merchants and service providers can use trademarks in industry and commerce, or for the services that they render (Article 87 of the IPL). The exclusive right to use a[...]

BY VICTOR RAMIREZ SELECTION, CLEARANCE AND REGISTRATION RELEVANT BODIES AND REQUIREMENTS Trademarks in Mexico are regulated under the Mexican Industrial Property Law (IPL) and its regulations. Industrialists, merchants and service providers can use trademarks in industry and commerce, or for the services that they render (Article 87 of the IPL). The exclusive right to use a[...]

BY GEORGINA FLORES MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERNATIONAL BRIEFINGS, SEPTEMBER 2008 In recent months, the Mexican Patent Office (IMPI) has changed its practice regarding the time limit to file divisional applications. In cases where divisional applications are filed as a result of a requirement regarding lack of unity of the invention, they must be filed simultaneously with[...]