Region: Mexico

Featured in The Guide to Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences executives 2024

The challenges that innovators face when enforcing and defending their rights depend on how developed the regulatory framework is, and the courts’ approach to patent cases. Against this backdrop, the biosimilar industry is tackling regulatory uncertainties and Mexico's 2024 elections could prove pivotal when it comes to developing a strategy to combat these issues. 

24 June 2024

Featured in The Patent Prosecution Review 2024

Strengthening and clarifying legislation concerning regulatory data exclusivity and the patent linkage system would result in significant gains for Mexico. Both regimes must evolve towards a process that provides greater legal certainty to all parties, promotes fair market competition and allows the government to take measures to increase the positive impact of healthcare innovation.

08 December 2023

Featured in The Patent Prosecution Review 2024

Mexico's industrial design system has proved itself to be resilient in the face of legislative hurdles. It is expected that as technology continues to evolve,  legislation will do the same to define new regulations and criteria to adapt, offering the best protection for industrial designs.

08 December 2023

Featured in The Patent Litigation Review 2024

As Mexico’s patent protection regime evolves, there are concerns over the affect such changes may have on petitioners and the authorities. While improvements to regulations should ease pressures, increased requirements for evidence and simplification of the infringement damages process are creating delays within the system.

24 November 2023

Featured in IAM Global Leaders 2024

16 November 2023

Featured in The Guide to Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences executives 2023

Following an IP law reform introduced to combat confusion around allopathic medicines, IMPI and COFEPRIS are legally bound to cooperate. However, a new opposition process has thrust Mexico's patent linkage regime into the spotlight once again.

25 August 2023

New rules in play are undoubtedly an upgrade but still do not provide the clarity needed for both applicants and examiners

31 March 2023

Director General José Sánchez Pérez meets with local lawyers to discuss enforcement and implementation of IP law

25 January 2023

Featured in Global Patent Prosecution 2023

There are patents and utility models. Patents have a 20-year term while utility models have a 15-year term, both counted from the filing date of the application.

02 December 2022

Featured in Special Report 2022 Q4: Trade secret strategy playbook

16 November 2022