IP Shots | The Case of DIGI: How Industry Practices Can Affect the Assessment of a Trademark’s Distinctiveness in the EU.

The Case of DIGI: How Industry Practices Can Affect the Assessment of a Trademark´s Distintiveness in the EU Can a trademark as supposedly well-known as DIGI lack sufficient distinctiveness to be registered? The EUIPO believes so — but there’s a bit of a catch.  In August 2024, Digi Romania filed an application with the EUIPO to register the figurative trademark “DIGI” for a broad list…

A&L Newsletter | ANAM–IMPI COORDINATION AGREEMENT

ANAM – IMPI COORDINATION AGREEMENT May 05, 2026 The recent signing of the Coordination and Collaboration Agreement between the Mexican National Customs Agency (ANAM) and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) undoubtedly represents a strengthening of industrial property rights enforcement in foreign trade operations. However, it will be interesting to see how the authorities…

A&L Newsletter | Amendments to the Regulation of the LFPIORPI

Amendments to the Regulation of the LFPIORPI April 28, 2026 On March 27, 2026, a Decree reforming the Regulation of the LFPIORPI, effective immediately, was published in the DOF. This is not a technical adjustment; it is a structural change that raises the standard of required compliance, expands the SAT’s enforcement powers, and reduces the…

A&L Newsletter | Adjusting Patent Terms Due to Health Authority Delays: A Necessary but Still Ineffective Mechanism in Mexico

Adjusting Patent Terms Due to Health Authority Delays: A Necessary but Still Inecffective Mechanism in Mexico April 10, 2026 It is a constant feature of the Mexican legal system—and of many other systems—that domestic regulations evolve at a slower pace than the obligations arising from international treaties, which typically establish minimum standards that the member…