The Senate has approved an amendment to the Industrial Property Law that will enforce up to ten years in prison for the storing, selling, exporting, and trading of some of Mexico’s most recognized and culturally celebrated items without authorization.
Penalties range from two to ten years in prison, and a fine of 100 and up to 20,000 days of minimum wage, up to $300,000 pesos.
Among the protected items that are protected as Mexican products with designation of origin are Tequila (Jalisco, Nayarit, Tamaulipas, Michoacan and Guanajuato), Olinalá (Guerrero), Mezcal (Guerrero, Oaxaca, Durango, Zacatecas and San Luis . . .
