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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has instituted four of the Coalition for Affordable Drugs’ IPR petitions challenging Celgene patents, bringing the total number its petitions instituted to seven and greatly shifting the success rate of what one law firm calls the “PTAB Crashers”

Every jurisdiction regulates the branding of athletes in some way. Ernesto M Meade and Galia Moss Tabachnik of Uhthoff, Gomez Vega & Uhthoff explain what happens in Mexico

Mexico has over several years clarified the IP rules that apply to biotechnology products. But, as Alejandro Luna, Agustin Azcatl and Ingrid Ortiz of Olivares explain, there are still some areas that need to be addressed

The IP protection of digital systems and in particular GUIs has posed challenges worldwide. Jorge Juárez and Claudia Campos of Becerril, Coca & Becerril explain how Mexico has tackled this issue

Beatriz Martinez Hernandez and Karen Orivio of Goodrich Riquelme suggest ways in which Mexico needs to modify its IP framework to deepen its commitment to the Madrid Protocol and streamline its registration system

As an introduction to our annual review of IP developments in Mexico, Managing IP takes a look at the latest trends in patents, trade marks and designs in the country

Mexico regulates trade secrets in line with TRIPs requirements. Eduardo Castañeda and Juan Carlos Hernandez of Basham, Ringe y Correa discuss protection, enforcement and effective strategies

On September 11 2015, the Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) issued a decision to withdraw the marketing authorisations (MAs) for nine pharmaceutical products on the market. While this is a fairly routine occurrence, what was notable was that two of the drugs on the list had their MAs withdrawn as a result of patent infringement – one of the first times this has happened in Vietnam. The withdrawal makes a strong statement that Vietnam is getting serious about enforcing patent rights in the pharmaceutical realm.

This month, Utynam brings news and gossip from the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the AIPPI Congress was held from October 10 to 14

In the case Jack Wolfskin Ausrustung Fur Draussen GmbH & Co KGAA v New Millennium Sports, SLU, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an instructive decision overturning a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) finding of a likelihood of confusion between two design marks.