MEXICO Law and Practice Contributed by: Victor Adames, Carlos Hernandez, Paola Becerril and Eduardo Saldaña, BC&B Law & Business
BC&B Law & Business was founded in 1969 and has grown to be one of the largest intellec - tual property firms in Mexico. Currently, the firm is comprised of around 180 people, including 13 partners. It has been consistently recognised by some of the most prestigious legal publica - tions and its IP practice is ranked in both Cham - bers Latin America and Chambers Global. The team represents domestic and multinational companies across a wide range of sectors, in -
cluding alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, luxury clothing, consumer goods, tyres, automobiles, technology, and food. BC&B has implemented prosecutions, oppositions and litigation strate - gies that have ended in favourable results for clients. Over the years, the firm has expanded its offering to include wider legal services such as corporate, regulatory, foreign trade, immigra - tion, labour law consulting, civil and commercial litigation, and commercial arbitration work.
Authors
Victor Adames is an attorney at law who graduated from Universidad Anáhuac and has more than 20 years of experience in intellectual property. He joined BC&B in
Carlos Hernandez is an attorney at law who, in addition to his Mexican legal qualifications, has pursued postgraduate studies at Georgetown Law Center, Washington, D.C. and Trinity
2004, was named an associate at the firm in 2012 and a partner in 2018. He oversees the firm’s trade mark and copyright practices in both in Mexico and abroad. He advises international and domestic clients across a range of sectors (including technology, telecommunications, consumer, automotive, food and beverage and retail) on matters such as distinctive signs, copyright, domain names, and IP rights licensing and contract draughting. He is a member of AMPPI and the International Trademark Association and he regularly contributes to various publications on intellectual property matters.
College, Dublin. He has more than 20 years of experience in intellectual property practice and 22 years of experience in litigation. He joined BC&B in 2005, was named an associate at the firm in 2013 and a partner in 2018. He leads the firm’s administrative litigation group and his areas of practice include intellectual property litigation, administrative litigation law, domain name litigation, consumer protection litigation, regulatory litigation, piracy, and contracts. He is an active member of AMPPI, the International Trademark Association and the Mexican Bar Association.
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