Region: Latin America & Caribbean

A recent high-profile marketing initiative by a Mexican pharmaceutical company appears to be a clear example of unfair competition. This article puts the campaign in context and looks at the likely outcome for the advertiser.

02 December 2009

A Mexico City appeal court has ruled that the <i>Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México</i> failed to demonstrate legal standing to take action against Cinemex, a national cinema company. The collecting society failed to prove the rights of its members in the musical works or that the composers had asked it to represent them.

04 February 2009

To date, the Mexican criminal law system has proved to be an effective means of fighting certain forms of online piracy. One recent example was a criminal action brought by the member studios of the Motion Picture Association of America against SigloX.com, an illegal television website.

15 October 2008

The Federal Court of Tax and Administrative Affairs has published a decree establishing a specialised IP court. Once three magistrates are appointed by the president and approved by the Senate, the court will hear all IP trials in Mexico. It is hoped that the court will be able to deliver swifter and more consistent decisions in this area.

14 May 2008

A new decree modifying several provisions of the Regulations for Health Consumables has been published in the <i>Official Gazette</i>. The decree eliminates the distinction between ‘generics’ and ‘interchangeable generics’, and establishes that henceforth generic medicines will need to prove interchangeability with a medicine of reference.

05 March 2008