BY DANIEL SÁNCHEZ MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, APRIL 2004 On September 19, 2003, a Decree was published in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government, with amendments to the Regulations of the Health Law as well as to the Regulations of the Law on Industrial Property. The purpose of the amendments is to establish coordination rules between[...]

BY ALEJANDRO LUNA, PARTNER MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERNATIONAL BRIEFINGS, MARCH 2007 Before the Linkage Regulation in Mexico, the health authorities granted marketing authorizations for pharmaceuticals when the applicant complied with the regulatory requirements, without reviewing possible violations of patent rights. In short, marketing authorizations granted in the past for patented pharmaceutical products to non-authorized third parties[...]

BY ALEJANDRO LUNA, PARTNER MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERNATIONAL BRIEFINGS, JULY/AUGUST 2002 The Mexican Industrial Property Law (IPL) grants a patentee the right for the exclusive exploitation of the patented invention. Therefore, the patent gives the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale or importing the covered invention. Briefly, in a patent infringement action[...]

BY ALEJANDRO LUNA, PARTNER MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERNATIONAL BRIEFINGS, JULY/AUGUST 2002 The Mexican Industrial Property Law (IPL) grants a patentee the right for the exclusive exploitation of the patented invention. Therefore, the patent gives the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale or importing the covered invention. Briefly, in a patent infringement action[...]