On January 30, 2019, Juan Lozano Tovar, who was recently appointed as the new head of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), told the Mexican press that additional steps must be taken to confront and tackle counterfeiting and IP infringing activities in Mexico.

Mr. Lozano told a major Mexican newspaper: "Infringement of Industrial Property rights is not punished seriously enough at the moment. Piracy, counterfeiting and infringement must result in severe sanctions, and this issue must be addressed by amending the law in a way that will strengthen the ability of Mexican agencies to combat it."

Mr. Lozano's goal is to provide legal certainty to IP right holders in Mexico by ensuring that patent and trademark rights will be respected and emphasizing that infringement of those rights will be met with strong penalties by IMPI.

This latest statement is a strong indication that the new head of IMPI is working toward eventually amending the current legal framework, which will have a positive impact on the fight against IP infringement and counterfeiting.

Olivares' litigation and anticounterfeiting group will continue to monitor and report on these possible reforms to the law and will keep clients updated on the most relevant developments.

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Abraham Díaz

Abraham Díaz

Partner

Abraham Díaz “adds value for clients with diverse portfolios as a result of his tripartite copyright, trademark and unfair competition expertise,” according to World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000. He co-chairs OLIVARES’ Litigation Team, as well as Data Privacy and IT Industry groups and has a wealth of knowledge across all areas of intellectual property (IP), with a focus on litigation, copyright, trademarks, unfair competition, licensing, prosecution and opposition matters. He also counsels clients on trade dress, product configuration, advertising, false advertising, trade secrets, plant breeders’ rights, vegetal varieties; right of publicity; Internet and digital environment related issues, IT and Data Privacy matters.
Alejandro Luna Fandiño

Alejandro Luna Fandiño

Partner

Alejandro Luna joined OLIVARES in 1996 and being made partner in 2005, he has been instrumental to the firm´s IP Litigation, Regulatory and Administrative Litigation practices. He co-chairs the Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Law industry group and coordinates the Litigation Department.
Armando Arenas

Armando Arenas

Partner

Armando Arenas joined OLIVARES in 2000 and became a partner in January 2017. He has experience working on a range of IP matters, including consulting and litigation on trademark, patent, unfair competition, trade dress protection, and misleading advertising cases before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), Federal Court of Tax and Administrative Affairs (FCTA), Federal Circuit Courts (FCC) and the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) Regulatory Affairs and Public Acquisitions.
Víctor Ramírez

Víctor Ramírez

Partner

Victor Ramírez is co-leader of OLIVARES’ trademark practice group, focusing chiefly on counseling, negotiating and prosecuting Industrial Property disputes (nullity, caducity and infringement proceedings) before the Mexican Patent and Trademark Office (IMPI).

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