OLIVARES Leads Mexico’s Intellectual Property and Regulatory Legal Landscape with Comprehensive Expertise

OLIVARES is a prominent Mexican law firm based in Ciudad de Mexico, renowned for providing innovative and highly specialized legal advice to clients facing complex legal and business challenges within Mexico. The firm maintains a leadership position in emerging practice areas including copyright, litigation, regulatory affairs, anti-counterfeiting, plant varieties, domain names, digital rights, and internet-related matters.

Committed to assembling a robust team of legal professionals, OLIVARES addresses the intricate and interdisciplinary needs of its clients. In the early 2000s, the firm’s team was instrumental in reshaping Mexico’s intellectual property, privacy, corporate, and commercial laws. This transformation was achieved through strategic lobbying, thought leadership, and securing precedent-setting rulings in the Mexican Supreme Court and Federal Courts, including constitutional cases.

OLIVARES leverages all available resources to protect clients’ business interests and intellectual property rights at every level, utilizing appropriate administrative and judicial channels to maximize successful outcomes. The firm’s broader mission includes enhancing Mexico’s position in the global economy and preserving the nation’s cultural heritage.

The firm fosters an environment where lawyers, technical experts, and staff collaborate to deliver solutions that drive client growth and business success. OLIVARES also contributes to the evolution of Mexico’s legal landscape, supporting economic progress through its legal services.

Currently, OLIVARES comprises 11 partners and over 45 associates specializing in intellectual property, regulatory, administrative, civil, commercial, corporate law, and privacy compliance. The firm serves a wide array of industries and consistently receives accolades for excellence in legal services.

The management committee includes Sergio L Olivares Lobato, Gustavo Alcocer, Luis Schmidt, Alejandro Luna, Alonso Camargo, and Daniel Sanchez. OLIVARES and its lawyers hold memberships in numerous professional associations and networks such as Abogadas MX, ABA, AMCHAM, AIPLA, ASIPI, AIPPI, AMPPI, ANADE, MARQUES, BMA, CANACINE, IAPP, IBA, ICC, FICPI, IPO, INTA, IMBD.

Recognized by CEMEFI as an ESR “Empresa Socialmente Responsable,” OLIVARES is officially acknowledged for its commitment to social responsibility, ethical conduct, and corporate governance. The firm has earned recognition from Lexology, IAM, WTR, Global IP Awards, Leaders League, MIP IP Stars, IAM Patent, Who’s Who Legal, The Legal 500, Latin Lawyer, Chambers and Partners Latin America, and Best Lawyers.

OLIVARES offers expertise across a broad spectrum of practice areas, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, IP litigation, anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting, civil and commercial litigation, constitutional and administrative litigation, alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration, corporate and commercial law, regulatory law, licensing, technology transfer, and franchising.

Its industry reach is extensive, representing clients in technology, fintech, agribusiness and plant varieties, life sciences, nanotechnology, medical devices, biotechnology, cannabis and tobacco, pharmaceuticals, perfumery and cosmetics, jewelry, luxury goods, clothing, insurance, information technology, tourism, hospitality, electronics, metals and tools, machinery, real estate, construction, chemicals, energy and gas, oil, food and beverages, sports and media, banking, automotive, data privacy, new technologies, retail, e-commerce, and entertainment.

The life sciences team at OLIVARES represents key players in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, agricultural products, chemicals, medical devices, and food and beverages. The firm has secured Regulatory Data Exclusivity aligned with international trade agreements, influenced Mexico’s patent linkage system, and led approvals of medical cannabis products.

OLIVARES has actively participated in trade agreement negotiations such as the CPTPP and USMCA on behalf of the research and development pharmaceutical sector. The firm also files amicus briefs on biologic drug regulations and has developed a proprietary database to predict drug authorization outcomes.

The firm provides ongoing support in enforcing exclusive rights in public pharmaceutical acquisitions, advising on regulatory aspects of agreements, asset transfers, and labeling requirements. Additionally, OLIVARES assists clients with compliance in privacy, antitrust, and anti-corruption laws, conducts corporate investigations, and offers transactional support for mergers, acquisitions, and business structuring within Mexico.

In trademark law, OLIVARES boasts over five decades of experience protecting and enforcing trademark rights domestically and internationally. The firm serves a diverse client base ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies, guiding them through trademark prosecution, opposition, and litigation. OLIVARES extends its trademark protection services across Latin America through partnerships with reputable law firms.

The firm’s patent practice has processed and secured nearly 20,000 patents over the past decade. OLIVARES was the first Mexican firm to integrate legal and scientific expertise, offering clients comprehensive patent protection. Its multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and legal professionals operates within three specialized groups: mechanical-electrical, pharmaceutical, and chemical.

Through its comprehensive service offerings and strategic leadership, OLIVARES continues to shape Mexico’s intellectual property and regulatory environment, supporting client success and contributing to the country’s economic and cultural advancement.