South America: Intellectual Property

This article updates and expands upon the analysis we published last year on the evolving framework of trademark oppositions in Mexico. Since then, new developments — including recent precedents issued by SEPI and the Federal Circuit Courts, as well as practical challenges arising from IMPI's procedural handling...

As of August 10, 2018, a declaration of actual and effective use was introduced as a maintenance requirement for trademark registrations granted in Mexico. The purpose of this introduction was to clear up the register of trademarks that were no longer of interest to their owners and block the registration of new marks.

El viaje de un músico desde su infancia tocando la percusión hasta la formación de Nirvana, una banda de rock progresivo en la década de 1970, explora cómo la música y el derecho se entrelazaron a través de los derechos de autor y la propiedad intelectual. La narración examina las difíciles decisiones entre la pasión artística y la carrera profesional, revelando cómo caminos aparentemente divergentes pueden, en última instancia, converger.