NIC MEXICO WILL ALLOW .MX DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION

Nic Mexico has recently informed that early May 2009, the opportunity to register .MX domain names will be re-opened.

This .MX re-opening will be scheduled by stages, proving opportunity for owners of current com.mx, .edu.mx, .org.mx o .net.mx. to register obtain registration of their domain names first.

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AMMENDMENTS TO THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY LAW

Mexico’s Senate is reviewing two bills to amend the Industrial Property Law, one proposes a fundamental review of the law, the other aims to introduce a procedure for opposing patent grants and penalties for abusive practices in the enforcement of invalid patents.

This reform would initiate an integral review of the law in order to meet Mexico's economic requirements and bring IP legislation into line with the global view of industrial property.

The main proposed changes to prosecutions in respect of patents relate to:

• establishing time limits for filing divisional applications and voluntary amendments to claims;
• filing certified copies issued in electronic format;
• implementing a form of proceeding that would allow the public to submit information about the patentability of a published application to the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property;
• clarifying and interpreting certain definitions; and
• increasing the term for replying to Patent Office actions from two to three months.

The proposal also suggests making computer-implemented inventions patentable where the invention incorporates a technical contribution.

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AMMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL COPYRIGHT LAW

On February 2nd, 2009 a Bill to amend the Federal Copyright Law was filed. This reform looks to modify Article 231 in order to increase penalties for those who commercialize with profit motive in mind, illegal copies of audio and video disks as well as books without written consent.

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The new Specialized Section in Intellectual Property of the Federal Court for Tax and Administrative Justice has begun working as from January 5, 2009.

The Specialized IP Section has jurisdiction to review decisions issued by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), based upon the Industrial Property Law, as well as by the Mexican Copyright Institute, based upon the Federal Copyright Law. It also has jurisdiction to review decisions issued based upon the Federal Law of Plant Varieties, and other bodies of Law referring to Intellectual Property matters.

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