Category Archives: In the News

The Mexican franchise market is still considered to be a fresh and growing market, and one that continues to offer good opportunities for people wanting to start a business, people seeking to develop a business or expand a brand, or … Continue reading →

“[IMPI’s] new Director has made statements in the media about the various projects that he particularly must implement during [the] new administration in the Mexican Patent and Trademark Office.” Read more here.

On 1 February 2019, [the] second sentence of the Dutch Patent Act 1995 came into force introducing a patent exemption for the preparation of medicines in a pharmacy. Read more here.

Mexico opens up to the world of non-traditional brands. Read more here.

Garments manufacturer Monte Carlo Fashions Monday said it has entered into an agreement with Skoda Auto India allowing the automaker to use its trademark ‘Monte Carlo’. Read more here.

Elon Musk announced Thursday he had released all of the electric carmaker Tesla’s patents, as part of an effort to fight climate change. Read the article here. Read Elon Musk’s post on testla.com here.

While surfing is a significant part of modern life, it’s important to recognize that our modern idea of the surfboard, and the entire lifestyle that surfing created, took time to develop. Intellectual property (IP) law played a part in this … Continue reading →

The “Big Mac” trademark is not exclusive to McDonald’s anymore, at least not in the EU. Read more here.

Experts have estimated that China’s intellectual property theft costs the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars, but the cost to China of stopping the violations remains unclear. Continue reading →