Our IP area of practice is focused in the regulation of intangible rights. Our principal areas of expertise in Intellectual Property are:

Counseling on protection of patents, trademarks, domain names, and copyright.

1. Origin appellation.
   

2. Copyright, artists and interpreters.
   

3. Licenses and Franchises.
   

4. Litigation before the Mexican Trademark Office.
   

5. Litigation before the Federal Tax and Administrative Court, and other judicial authorities.
   

6. Trademarks, trade names and slogans.
   

7. Domain names.
   

8. Patents, industrial designs, utility designs, vegetable varieties, and integrated circuits.
   

9. Renewal of registers, declarations of use and exploitation of trademarks, patents, and any other intellectual property right.
   

10. Payment of annuities.
    

11. Willful cancellations, lapsing, voidances and limitations of intellectual property rights.
    

12. Handling matters related to advertising and industrial secrets.
    

Increasingly, our clients are acting as both licensors and licensees of technology. The subject matter of these licenses may be a patent, copyright, trade secret, know-how, trademark, or a combination of various forms of intellectual property. We have assisted clients with numerous foreign and domestic joint ventures and strategic alliances.

Our lawyers in this area have assisted several institutions such as the Business Software Alliance and companies, such as Microsoft Corp., Adobe Systems, Inc., Symantec Corp., etc. on defending their Intellectual Property Rights in Mexico.

Our intellectual property protection services include assistance in the development of company-resident protection programs. Such programs, developed according to each client's specialized needs, may include confidentiality agreements, employment agreements, trade secret protection programs, and intellectual property management.

We believe that effective protection of valuable proprietary information begins with the development of internal intellectual property education and confidentiality programs. Once established, these programs provide a strong foundation for effectively executing other types of protection programs, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights.

Franchising provides a way for a successful small business to expand without taking on significant new debt.� Compliance with the laws governing franchise sales, however, requires careful attention. Our franchise lawyers have experience drafting cutting-edge franchise offering circulars and related agreements, and helping clients comply with registration and disclosure requirements.