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The conciliation procedure in the new Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property

With the entry into force of the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property, new figures become relevant, as mentioned in Bulletin No. 115. Such is the case of the Conciliation Procedure.

In the new law, this figure is formally introduced as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism, expressly indicated for infringement proceedings, being ambiguous or to be tested, if it will also apply to isolated cancellation proceedings or cancellation proceedings filed as counterclaims.

According to the text of the law, the conciliation process will be as follows:

  • It can be requested in writing, by any of the parties and at any time, before a resolution is issued. It should be highlighted that this possible conciliation stage will not suspend the prosecution of the contentious proceeding.

  • The interested party will file a conciliation proposal, with which the opposing party will be served within a period of five business days.

  • The party receiving the request for conciliation, has the possibility to accept counterpart’s proposal; to refuse to negotiate; or, to file a counterproposal. In the event that no response is submitted, it will be understood that the conciliation has not been accepted, putting an end to the conciliation procedure.

  • If counterpart files a document accepting the applicant’s proposal for conciliation, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) will require the parties to exhibit a duly formalized agreement.

  • If there is a counterproposal, the parties will be summoned to up to two negotiation meetings, in which the IMPI will try to mediate between the parties. If any of the parties does not attend these negotiation meetings for unjustified reasons, they will receive a financial penalty. If neither party attends, the negotiation will be understood as rejected.

  • If preliminary injunctions are imposed within the infringement proceeding, there must be an agreement regarding the destination of the bond posted and/or the seized goods.

  • The agreement reached by the parties may not be contrary to public order, public health or the general interest of society, and shall have the character of res judicata, and should be implemented.

This new conciliatory stage before IMPI can be very useful to reduce timing in the resolution of controversies, in which the circumstances of the conflict allow it, and should help to reduce IMPI’s backlog within the issuance of resolutions related to contentious procedures, especially if it can be applied to cancellation proceedings or non-use cancellation actions filed as counterclaims, otherwise the figure could be innocuous.

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Abraham Díaz

Abraham Díaz

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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

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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

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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.
Jaime Rodríguez

Jaime Rodríguez

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Jaime Rodriguez joined OLIVARES in 2007 and became a partner in 2023. He has extensive experience in copyright, litigation, trademarks, unfair competition and domain name dispute resolution, and this versatility has allowed him to participate in a variety of relevant matters and cases pertaining to different areas of intellectual property.

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