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.

Awards 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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December 17, 2025
The General Water Law (GWL) and the related amendments to the National Waters Law (NWL), published on December 11, 2025 in the Federal Official Gazette, introduce significant changes in the following areas: (1) transfer of concessions/water volumes, (2) transfer of real property and effects on volumes, (3) changes in water use, and (4) use of the guarantee fee to interrupt forfeiture. These reforms may create operational implications for real estate transactions and structures involving water assets.
December 17, 2025
On December 11, 2025, the Decree enacting the General Water Law (the “LGA”, per its acronym in Spanish) and amending, supplementing, and repealing various provisions of the National Waters Law (the “LAN”, per its acronym in Spanish) was published in the Federal Official Gazette (“DOF”, per its acronym in Spanish).
December 12, 2025
On December 9, 2025, the Chamber of Deputies of the Honorable Congress of the Union approved and remitted to the Senate the draft decree amending various tariff items of the Law of General Import and Export Taxes. The primary objective of this reform is to update the tariff rates applicable to a wide range of products, with particular emphasis on goods originating from countries with which Mexico does not currently maintain Free Trade Agreements.