BY YURI VAZQUEZ, MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERNATIONAL BRIEFINGS, JULY/AUGUST 2009. Mexico is closer than it ever has been in history to granting compulsory licences due to a national emergency.   According to Article 77 of the Industrial Property Law (IPL), the declaration of compulsory licensing by cause of emergency is not automatic, as it requires inter alia compliance[...]

BY OSWALDO AMARAL, MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERNATIONAL BRIEFINGS, DECEMBER 2009. Following a trend in several major patent offices around the world with respect to the protection of business method-related patents, the Mexican Patent Office is shifting more decisively towards summarily rejecting applications seeking to protect such inventions.   This year, the Mexican Patent Office has issued[...]