The USMCA or so called T-MEC, a multilateral international treaty between the United States, Mexico and Canada, created to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (“the NAFTA”) and signed by all parties on 30 November 2018, the day before President Peña Nieto´s administration ended has been ratified in Mexico.

The T-MEC included an agreed Protocol, namely the Protocol replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement with the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada. This purpose of the Protocol is to determine how and when the T-MEC will come into force.

In June 2019, the Mexican Senate ratified the Protocol and the T-MEC. Last week, the Mexican Senate published its decision to approve the Protocol in the Official Gazette of the Federation, making Mexico the first country to officially notify the other parties that it has completed its internal procedures for entry into force. While the United States and Canada have still not provided such written notification, this is an important step that may encourage them to do so in the near future.

Once the parties have completed their internal procedures required for entry into force of the Protocol, they must notify the other parties in writing. The T-MEC will then come into force approximately three months later.

T-MEC will have a considerable impact in the domestic legislation; therefore, the developments will continue to be monitored and informed by OLIVARES partners and associates.

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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.

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