Organisation: Mexican Institute of Industrial Property

Filing growth returns in Mexico; United States most claimed country at WIPO: data analysis

WTR analyses trademark filing trends at major Latin American registers.

27 June 2024

Mexico: Refreshed regime takes aim at administrative infringements and criminal counterfeiting

Featured in Anti-counterfeiting and Online Brand Enforcement: Global Guide 2024

Amendments to domestic IP regulations following the US-Mexico-Canada agreement have facilitated a more proactive approach to the trade in fakes and is good news for rights holders operating in Mexico. However, the efficacy of anti-counterfeiting efforts often depends on collaboration between customs authorities and trademark owners.

24 June 2024

Mexico’s new president has the opportunity to improve the country’s IP system, say practitioners

Claudia Sheinbaum has won the race to become the next president of Mexico, with commentators hoping she brings a new approach to IP enforcement.

05 June 2024

Five minutes with… Starbucks

Starbucks' director, managing corporate counsel, intellectual property reflects on the team's recent win obtaining well-known status for FRAPPUCCINO in Mexico.

19 October 2023

Mexico: Refreshed regime takes aim at administrative infringements and criminal counterfeiting

Featured in Anti-counterfeiting and Online Brand Enforcement: Global Guide 2023

Significant changes to domestic IP regulations following the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement and a more proactive approach to the trade in fakes is good news for rights holders.

29 September 2023

Tackling bad-faith trademarks in Mexico: what you need to know

Mexico's federal IP law has provided a new definition for bad faith and – crucially – the legal basis to enforce against it.

20 April 2023

Mexican lawyers voice concern over government’s IP focus, as new IP office head gets to work

IP lawyers have expressed their concern after meeting with the new director of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property, José Sánchez Pérez, to learn about his priorities.

25 January 2023

Mercado Libre joins forces with Mexico IP office as e-commerce platforms step up collaborative efforts

Mercado Libre and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property have signed a collaboration agreement that could inspire more digital marketplaces to partner with IP authorities.

26 August 2022

Sixteen key questions answered about Mexico’s cannabis brands landscape

Gloria Niembro and Arturo Revilla of Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa tackle the most pressing issues about cannabis-product trademarks in Mexico, a market set to go stratospheric if a new law allowing recreational use is passed

24 February 2022

CCFN keeps an eye on Mexico GI regime after a year of USMCA

Focus remains on Mexico adhering to the terms of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement as Consortium for Common Food Names senior director Shawna Morris considers the treaty’s effects on geographical indications over the past 12 months.

09 August 2021