Amendments to the Mexican Industrial Property Statute make the trademark filings less formal, but also raise some concerns

1.0Reyes Fenighttps://reyesfenig.com/en/Amendments to the Mexican Industrial Property Statute make the trademark filings less formal, but also raise some concerns - Reyes Fenigrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6GKP3PMbEZ"><a href="https://reyesfenig.com/en/2010/03/30/trademark-formalities/">Amendments to the Mexican Industrial Property Statute make the trademark filings less formal, but also raise some concerns</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://reyesfenig.com/en/2010/03/30/trademark-formalities/embed/#?secret=6GKP3PMbEZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Amendments to the Mexican Industrial Property Statute make the trademark filings less formal, but also raise some concerns” — Reyes Fenig" data-secret="6GKP3PMbEZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://reyesfenig.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://reyesfenig.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/blog.jpg870580This post explains how the filing and maintenance of trademarks in Mexico are becoming less formal, as a consequence of an amendement to the Industrial Property Statute of January 2010. However, the new practices of the Mexican Patent and Trademark Office will not necessarily make the prosecution of trademark applications easier.