Yes, in Mexico. Each country has its own rules regarding the term of copyright and derecho de autor; a work in public domain in Mexico may be still protected by copyright in other countries. Further, all Frida Kahlo artistic works was declared artistic monument on July 1984 (see http://www.dof.gob.mx/index.php?year=1984&month=07&day=18). This means that any use or reproduction in Mexico of Frida Kahlo’s works (regardless who owns the original) needs authorization from the Mexican government and, in some cases, payment of a fee. This payment is not copyright-related.

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Stating the law as Mexican Federal Copyright Law (if the agreement is drafted in English) or Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor mexicana if the contract is drafted on Spanish would be safe. Thank you for reading the blog!

Yes, in theory. The federal coyright statute provides that any original work is protected by copyright regardless its merits and destiny. However, functional objects are sometimes difficult to register with the Mexican Copyright Office. As I state in this post, the statute expressly provides that registration is not mandatory in Mexico to obtain the full copyright protection, but in practice auhtorities are reluctant to protect works (all works, not just useful articles) that are not registered. My opinion is that, in practice, the chances of getting copyright protection in Mexico for useful articles such as furniture are better the more original the product is. Thank you for reading the blog!

Thank you for visiting the blog. There are indeed many differences between Mexico and US trademark law. I believe the differences are a good reflection, not only of the different conception of law, but also of the different economic, social, even historic, circumstances of each country.