Juan Pablo Cárdenas Manzo

Associate since 2022

Juan Pablo’s professional practice is focused on providing legal consultancy related to the creation and development of strategies for the protection, maintenance, and enforcement of trademarks, inventions, trade secrets, copyright, and related rights, as well as in drafting entertainment, technology transfer and licensing, franchise, and art loan contracts.
Furthermore, he provides consultancy in the areas of privacy and data protection, domain dispute resolution, regulatory law, information technology and piracy.

He has experience in the protection of intellectual property assets and image rights, through administrative procedures, settlement proceedings, litigation in the administrative, civil, and criminal fields, and their appeals, and constitutional remedies (amparos) and motions of review against unconstitutional acts.

Has successfully represented to clients of several industries in obtaining the registration of intellectual property assets, their cancellation and invalidation, the declaration of infringement actions for the invasion to such intellectual rights, the seizure of merchandise, the granting of sanitary authorizations by COFEPRIS for pharmaceutical products for cannabis products through litigation, declaration of unconstitutionality of several administrative laws, obtaining the authorization for the use of geographical denominations, the declaration of fame or well-known trademarks, among others.

During 2018 and 2019, Juan Pablo studied the LLM program “Law and Technology”, at Tilburg University (“Netherlands”), acquiring deep knowledge regarding cybercrime, e-commerce, blockchain, smart contracts, privacy and data protection, artificial intelligence, and intellectual property topics.

+52 (55) 5201 7586
jpcardenas@macf.com.mx
Languages
  • Spanish.
  • English.

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The experience and educational background of our professionals form the foundation of our practice.

Our continuous dedication and preparation ensure that each client receives high-quality legal representation, backed by a solid foundation of knowledge and experience.
Education
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law- La Salle, A.C. University, 2011- 2015.
  • Master’s Degree- Law and Technology LLM- Tilburg University (Netherlands), 2018-2019.
Experience
  • Litigation Law Clerk and Associate, Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C., 2014-2018.
  • Litigation Associate, Calderón y de la Sierra y Cia, S.C., 2019-2022.
Contact
Cliente satisfecho estrechando la mano con un abogado: Cliente feliz con servicio legal en Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C.

Prizes and recognitions

Juan has won several awards

  • Intellectual Property, Associate to Watch - Chambers & Partners
  • Firm of the Year 2025 (Copyright), Managing IP Awards 2025 Americas
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November 25, 2025
A decree amending, adding, and repealing various provisions of the Customs Law was published in the Federal Official Gazzette. The Congress of the Union approved this decree, which will enter into force on January 1, 2026, except for certain provisions with specific effective dates.
November 20, 2025
The 2025 reform to the Federal Economic Competition Law, published in July of that year, substantially reshaped Mexico’s regulatory framework, strengthening both cooperation mechanisms and sanctions related to anticompetitive practices.
November 3, 2025
Following recent regulatory developments in telecommunications and broadcasting, on October 7, 2025, the President sent to the Senate her proposal for candidates for commissioners to be part of the Plenum of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission ("CRT"). On October 14, the Senate ratified the appointment of the commissioners proposed by the President and on October 16, 2025, the President appointed Norma Solano Rodríguez as Chairwoman of the CRT. With this, as of October 17, 2025, the constitutional reform on organic simplification published on December 20, 2024 in the Official Gazette of the Federation (“DOF”) came into force, by which the Federal Telecommunications Institute ("IFT") is extinguished, and the CRT starts operations as the sole authority in telecommunications and broadcasting.