Enrique A Diaz and Julio Prieto of Goodrich examine the law around trademarks and the reservation of rights in Mexico, as well as the problems that arise from the co-existence of both forms of protection and possible solutions
Diego G Rossi, Gilberto Martínez Maldonado and Ana L Vargas of Iberbrand analyse the potential issues that can arise when seeking trademark and patent registration in Mexico and detail the firm’s ability to help clients with various issues
Jorge Vega and Juan Carlos Hernández of Basham reflect on Mexico’s adoption of non-traditional trademarks a year ago, analysing the response to this decision as well as the challenges arising from it
Ricardo D Nunes and Rafael S Romano of Daniel Law analyse the action taken by Brazil to deal with its patent backlog – the standardised office action programme
Victor Garrido of Dumont compares the American guidelines on patent eligibility with the Mexican practice, looking at a range of issues including the jurisdictions’ treatment of exceptions to patentability and business methods and software.
