GRUPO MANBEA, S.C.LAWYERS

Practice area

Intellectual Property Management and Advisory Services

Trademarks, copyright, licences and protection of intangible assets.

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Grupo Manbea advises on the management, contracting and protection of trademarks and copyright. Before the Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial, it conducts clearance searches and reviews signs, goods and services, prepares registration applications and handles requests and decisions. Its work includes renewals, declarations of use and changes of ownership, as appropriate to the file.

For copyright, the firm reviews authorship, ownership of economic rights and documents relating to literary or artistic works. It prepares and monitors applications to register works and contracts before INDAUTOR. Contractual advice covers licences, transfers of rights and commissioned works, defining permitted uses, territory, duration, consideration and the parties' obligations.

The firm examines permissions to use materials prepared by contributors and suppliers, as well as restrictions that may affect their use. In disputes, it analyses ownership and the history of the disputed use, prepares submissions and responses before the competent authorities and handles the appropriate administrative or judicial procedures. It also assesses the alternative mechanisms available before INDAUTOR.

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Services

Intellectual property management and protection

01 · Services

Trademarks before IMPI

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  • Trademark clearance searches

    Clearance searches and legal review of signs, goods and services before filing an application.

  • Trademark registration applications

    Preparation and monitoring of registration applications, including responses to requests and decisions.

  • Renewals and declarations of use

    Review of the file and management of applicable renewals and declarations of use.

  • Ownership, transfers and licences

    Management of ownership changes and recordal of transfers and licences, according to the transaction and its requirements.

02 · Services

Copyright before INDAUTOR

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  • Authorship and ownership of economic rights

    Review of authorship, ownership of economic rights and available documents relating to works used by the company.

  • Registration of works

    Preparation and monitoring of applications to register literary or artistic works.

  • Application documents

    Assembly of documents establishing authority and ownership, and the copies required for each procedure.

  • Registration of contracts

    Management of contract registration and responses to requests relating to the file.

03 · Services

Intellectual property licences and contracts

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  • Licences for trademarks and works

    Preparation and review of licences to use trademarks and works.

  • Transfers and commissioned works

    Review of transfers of economic rights and documents relating to commissioned works.

  • Terms of authorised use

    Contractual definition of permitted uses, duration, territory, consideration and the parties' obligations.

  • Permissions from contributors and suppliers

    Review of permissions and restrictions in materials prepared by contributors and suppliers.

  • Recordal of contracts

    Assessment of contract recordal and its consistency with the identified assets and rights.

04 · Services

Intellectual property disputes

Review of a trademark portfolio and graphic materials. Illustrative editorial composition.
  • Ownership and disputed use

    Analysis of ownership, registration history and documents relating to the disputed use.

  • Proceedings before IMPI

    Preparation of submissions and responses in administrative proceedings before IMPI, within its jurisdiction.

  • Alternative mechanisms before INDAUTOR

    Assessment and assistance with the alternative mechanisms available before INDAUTOR, where applicable and available.

  • Administrative and judicial defence

    Definition and monitoring of the administrative or judicial remedies appropriate to the affected right.

Legal framework
  1. Federal Law on the Protection of Industrial Property — current text, latest amendment published in the DOF on 3 April 2026 · Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión · Accessed: 7 October 2026.
  2. Federal Copyright Law — current text, latest amendment published in the DOF on 14 May 2026 · Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión · Accessed: 7 October 2026.
  3. Trademark registration · Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial · Accessed: 7 October 2026.
  4. Registration of a literary or artistic work — INDAUTOR-01-001 · Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor · Accessed: 7 October 2026.
  5. Copyright contracts — procedure information for INDAUTOR-01-002 · Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor · Accessed: 7 October 2026.

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