by Carlos A. Reyes Managing Intellectual Property, March 2011 According to Article 153 of the Mexican Industrial Property Law, a mark can be cancelled from the register when it has become in trade and for relevant consumers, the usual name of the products or services it was registered for. This referenced provision regulates the case of[...]

BY SERGIO L. OLIVARES, JR. SOCIO MEXICO 1 OWNERSHIP OF MARKS WHO MAY APPLY? Trademarks in Mexico are regulated under Mexico’s current Law of Industrial Property (LIP), which was enacted on 27 June 1991 and further amended on 2 August 1994, and also under the Regulations to the LIP. Article 87 of the LIP establishes who[...]

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

BY VARINIA CALLEROS International Non-Proprietary Names (INNs) are names for pharmaceutical substances or active pharmaceutical ingredients recognised as public property. They are treated as generic names by international authorities, with around 8,000 published at present. The World Health Organisation (WHO) provides guidelines for its member states, of which Mexico is one, on the use of INNs[...]