Rodrigo Anciano

Anciano & Ayala Abogados S.C is a firm whose partners have more than fifteen years practice experience with a proven history of success in obtaining, managing and protecting patents, trademarks and copyrights, making us one of the best intellectual property law firms in Mexico.

Today, trademarks represent one of the most important and valuable assets of a company, therefore the firm’s mission is to provide their clients with counseling, protection and litigation over their trademarks, patents and copyrights according to their needs. The firm’s main goal is to provide integral, customised and specialised legal services with high quality standards, the strength of the firm lies in personalised attention to the firm’s clients, continuous staff’s improvement of skills, and the principles of professionalism and excellence in the services provided. This philosophy has allowed the firm to meet the expectations of international clients that recognise them as one of the best options in intellectual property law firms in Mexico, thus Anciano y Ayala Abogados was recognised by Corporate International, for the second consecutive year, as the best trademark law firm in Mexico.

As a result of Mexico's participation in a global economy, domestic companies have recognised the importance of legally protecting their trademarks, patents and copyrights for the commercial value implicit in them, so working together with the firm’s legal counsel, grants results in effective protection to those assets.

Mexico in its efforts to modernise its judicial system, through recent amendments to the Law governing the Federal Administrative Procedure, instituted proceedings on line, which offers the opportunity to file and prosecute the processes in intellectual property in an expeditious manner and for everyone, providing through Internet agility and dynamism.

This scenario implies the need for specialised legal counselling by law firms as Anciano y Ayala Abogados, by companies to successfully secure the future of their trademarks.

Even though Mexico is experiencing an economic slowdown, the services rendered to the firm’s clients have not changed. As other companies begin closing doors, some other ones are opening those doors, so what is a lost for someone, for some others is an opportunity. Mexico has a very difficult and non competitive tax legislation, therefore new firms and businesses will need the help of groups like Anciano & Ayala Abogados S.C to make sure their IP and business ideas are properly protected.

The Mexican administration continues to face many economic challenges, while improving the public education system, upgrading infrastructure, modernising labour laws, and fostering private investment in the energy sector. Felipe Calderón the current president has stated that his top economic priorities remain reducing poverty and creating jobs. The country’s GDP posted positive growth of 5% in 2010, with exports particularly to the United States - leading the way, while domestic consumption and investment lagged.