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IMPI Seizes Over 1,000 Comex Products in Mérida for Suspected Unauthorized Sale
🇲🇽 Mexico /Crime & Justice

IMPI Seizes Over 1,000 Comex Products in Mérida for Suspected Unauthorized Sale

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Mexico's industrial property institute (IMPI) seized over a thousand Comex-branded paint products in Mérida for alleged unauthorized sale.
  • The seized items, including vinyl paints, enamels, and aerosols, are valued at approximately 293,762 pesos.
  • IMPI reaffirms its commitment to protecting industrial property rights and ensuring commercial legality in Mexico.

The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) has seized over a thousand Comex-branded products in Mérida, Yucatán, due to allegations of improper sales. The operation resulted in the confiscation of 1,046 items, including vinyl paints, enamels, and aerosol cans bearing the "Comex" and "Comex Diseño" marks.

The "Comex" and "Comex Diseño" brands were found on vinyl paints, enamels, and aerosol cans sold in a business that did not have authorization to commercialize the brand.

Describing the nature of the seized goods and the alleged violation.

The business in question was reportedly not authorized to commercialize the Comex brand. During an initial inspection on July 7, IMPI personnel secured 272 pieces valued at 59,941 pesos. A subsequent inspection on July 8 led to the seizure of an additional 774 pieces, bringing the total value of the confiscated merchandise to 293,762 pesos.

All seized merchandise will remain under IMPI's custody pending a legal determination of its status. The operation was part of IMPI's ongoing surveillance strategy to protect industrial property rights across the country.

The total merchandise seized will remain under custody while its legal situation is determined.

Explaining the next steps following the seizure of goods.

Vidal Llerenas, Director General of IMPI, stated that the Southeast Regional Office conducted the inspections. He emphasized that precautionary measures were applied to the merchandise due to the suspected unauthorized use of registered trademarks. These actions stem from the presumption that the products were being sold without the brand owner's authorization, constituting a potential violation of the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property.

Precautionary seizure measures were applied regarding merchandise consisting of paints, enamels, and aerosols, detected in a commercial establishment, for the alleged improper use of registered trademarks.

— Vidal Llerenas, Director General of IMPIDetailing the reason and nature of the IMPI's action.

IMPI, alongside the Ministry of Economy, reiterated its dedication to safeguarding industrial property rights, promoting commercial legality, and protecting the interests of both businesses and consumers in Mexico.

The Ministry of Economy and IMPI reaffirm their commitment to the protection of industrial property rights, legality in commercial activities, and the safeguarding of the interests of companies and consumers in Mexico.

— Vidal LlerenasStating the government's commitment to intellectual property protection.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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