Intellectual Property
Latin America Guide 2025 : Mexico
Band 5
Contact number
+52 55 5279 2900About
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Five partners and counsel, with nearly two decades of expertise in the IP field, lead the practice group. Team members include 9 lawyers, eight paralegals and three engineers.
We are ahead of the curve in IP services and related lines of business, covering IP, technology, privacy and life sciences. Our areas of expertise include trademark, patent and copyright prosecution and enforcement, as well IP transactions, patent linkage and IP advisory, and other innovative IP matters, related to technology, privacy and life sciences.
We constantly seek to innovate, creating products and solutions that enhance our clients’ businesses.
- Full Practice Firm
- International Presence
- Focus on Industries
- Quality
- Brand Management
- IP Disputes
- Anti-counterfeit
- Patents
- Innovation
- Corporate Social Responsibility
Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie has a substantial name in the Mexican intellectual property field. The department regularly acts for clients in the digital platform industry, as well as for companies from the life sciences and food and beverage sectors. It is well equipped to handle a range of matters, including copyright licensing agreements, trade mark enforcement, trade secrets protection and patent prosecution.
Work Highlights
- Baker McKenzie assisted British American Tobacco with the defence of its 'RALEIGH' trade mark in a cancellation action based on non-use, and with the filing of a defensive strategy to defend the trade mark's registration in Mexico.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Baker McKenzie has a practical team which understands our business needs. We have close communication with the firm, and the lawyers give us a thorough response within the agreed timelines."
"Baker McKenzie has a practical team which understands our business needs. We have close communication with the firm, and the lawyers give us a thorough response within the agreed timelines."
Notable Practitioners
IP partner Carlos Dávila boasts considerable strength in copyright and trade mark matters in Mexico, and regularly acts as counsel to clients from the telecommunications and life sciences arenas.
"Carlos Dávila has a lot of experience in IP litigation. He points to the legal risks from a Mexican perspective, which we really appreciate."
Experienced partner Marina Hurtado Cruz is co-head of department and receives praise from clients for her activity in the Mexican intellectual property field, particularly on patent prosecution mandates.
"Marina Hurtado Cruz is an expert in IP. She is a business-oriented and knowledgeable lawyer who provides excellent availability and complete legal advice."
Ranked Lawyers at
Baker McKenzie
Mexico
Members
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Carla Calderon
Head of Department
Daniel Villanueva-Plasencia
David Barron-Cuevas
Gresly Marcano
Head of Department
Head of Department
Paulina Bojalil
Industries
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Consumer Product Manufacturing
Food & Drink Producers
Media
Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Retail
Sports
Technology, Hardware & Electronics