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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. 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:
The proposal also suggests making computer-implemented inventions patentable where the invention incorporates a technical contribution. 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. NEW SECTION AT THE FEDERAL COURTS TO REVIEW IP CASES IN MEXICO.
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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