The renewal of trademark registrations is an important aspect of the maintenance of any IP portfolio. Making the right decision about renewing (or not renewing) a trademark allows the proprietor to maximize the value of its trademarks, or cut unnecessary expenses.
In this post, I am explaining the basic aspects about renewing trademarks in Mexico, calling the reader's attention to two issues that should be carefully considered when the trademark owner decides to renew a trademark registration in our country.
The basics about trademark renewal in Mexico
A Mexican trademark registration is valid for a ten years term, counted from the filing date in Mexico, regardless the priority, registration or first-use date. The registration may be renewed an unlimited number of times for ten years
I would like to share my fascination with the patent clustering agent SparkIp (at www.sparkip.com , easily available via PatentPal I reported earlier). It visualises clusters of patent relating to keyword in a way that makes wandering through patent landscape enjoyable. I did not understand how it works, as it does not seem to follow the classification system (it includes only US patenets and some of the applciations currently), and am not fully convinced it is reliable, but it is surely intriguing and potentially add a qualitative factor to patent search.
I would be happy to learn more about it and gain from your experience with it.
An update - On June 16 SparkIP will launch a new and improved version with many additional features including international patent coverage, exports,
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