Degree:

• Bachelor's Degree in Law, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
• Master's Degree in Intellectual Property Law (Postgraduate Program, UNAM Law School).

Practice areas:

• Consulting, prosecution and registration of trademarks before the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property (IMPI).
• Preparation and response to trademark oppositions.
• Negotiation and proposal of coexistence agreements/letters of consent.
• Analysis, study and advice on Provisional Refusal Notices to holders of international trademark applications.
• Trademark maintenance, renewals and declarations of use.
• Drafting and reviewing of trademark assignment agreements and license agreements.
• Preparation of cease-and-desist letters.
• Trademark use investigations.
• Administrative proceedings for trademark cancellation, as well as out-of-court negotiations to resolve trademark disputes.
• Appeals against trademark registration refusals.
• Registration of works before the National Copyright Institute (INDAUTOR).

Training:

• Diploma in Intellectual Property. Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).
• Course on Intellectual Property. WIPO Academy, in conjunction with George Mason University (Antonin Scalia Law School).
• Seminar: Contractual Aspects of Copyrights. AMPPI.
• Seminar: Digital Agenda— Advances in the Effective Protection of Copyrights in Digital Media. AMPPI.
• AMPPI Intellectual Property Clinics: Module V Suppression of Unfair Competition in Administrative, Civil, and Criminal Proceedings. AMPPI.
• WIPO DL-302 Course on Trademarks, Designs and Geographical Indications.
• Course on Trademarks. WIPO Academy, in conjunction with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Professional Career:

Before joining UNGRIA's office in Mexico (Mexico City), Josué gained extensive professional experience in the field of trademarks. He began his professional career in the legal department of a major publishing house in Mexico and trained at an Intellectual Property international law firm, where he acquired extensive technical and legal knowledge related to trademarks in general, from conducting trademark registration availability searches to appealing refusals before the Federal Court of Administrative Justice (TFJA) and Collegiate Circuit Courts in Administrative Matters.

The extent of his experience and knowledge allows him to design strategies for the registration and legal protection of trademark rights, as well as to provide comprehensive advice and negotiation skills for the resolution of trademark disputes.

Languages: Spanish, English

In UNGRIA since: 2025