{"id":2366,"date":"2026-07-03T04:52:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bgal.com.mx\/en\/?page_id=2366"},"modified":"2026-07-03T04:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:52:55","slug":"miguel-margain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bgal.com.mx\/en\/?page_id=2366","title":{"rendered":"Miguel Marg\u00e1in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"slideInRight\" data-animationDuration=\"2.5\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div ><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-zoomin\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"685\" title=\"miguel marg\u00e1in bgal\" src=\"https:\/\/bgal.com.mx\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/miguel-margain-bgal.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2359\"\/><\/span><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-envelope-open-text fas circle-yes fusion-text-flow\" style=\"font-size:14.08px;line-height:26.16px;height:28.16px;width:28.16px;border-width:1px;margin-right:8px;\"><\/i><style>i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-1{ color: #ffffff; background-color: #4a4e57; border-color: #4a4e57;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-1:hover { color: #ffffff; background-color: #ec6733; border-color: #ec6733;}<\/style> mike<a href=\"#\">.margain@bgal.com.mx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PRACTICE AREAS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intellectual Property &amp; Innovation Protection<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">International Trade Treaty Strategy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Public Policy &amp; IP Regulation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Administrative &amp; Judicial Litigation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>LANGUAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spanish<\/li>\n<li>English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:50% !important;order : 0;margin-top : -40px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 3.84%;margin-left : 3.84%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;margin-top : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 6vh !important;margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" data-animationType=\"slideInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"2.5\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 5vh 2vw 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>Miguel \u00c1ngel Marg\u00e1in, widely known as \u201cMike Marg\u00e1in,\u201d holds an LL.B. with honors (menci\u00f3n honor\u00edfica) from Universidad Panamericana and an LL.M. (Master of Laws) from the University of Cambridge, UK, where he was a British Council scholar.<\/p>\n<p>With over 30 years of experience in Intellectual Property (IP), he has established a distinguished career across the private, public, and academic sectors. In private practice, he has been a partner at leading specialized firms, spearheading complex administrative litigation before regulatory authorities and courts, including the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN).<\/p>\n<p>In the public sector, he was appointed in 2013 by the President of Mexico as Director General of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), serving until 2018. In this role, he led pivotal reforms to the Industrial Property Law and represented Mexico in the negotiation of major international trade agreements, including the USMCA (T-MEC), CPTPP, and the modernization of the FTA EU-MX (TLCUEM).<\/p>\n<p>He chaired the APEC Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group (IPEG) from 2013 to 2018 and the WIPO Madrid Union Assembly from 2015 to 2017. Additionally, he served as President of AMPPI (2008\u20132010) and remains an active member of INTA, ECTA, ASIPI, and AmCham Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>In academia, he is an IP professor at Universidad Panamericana, ITAM, Universidad An\u00e1huac (Campeche, Canc\u00fan, and M\u00e9rida campuses), ITESM, and El Colegio de M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n<p>Recognized as one of the leading IP litigators in Latin America, his current practice focuses on innovation protection, administrative litigation, and IP public policy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 5vh !important;padding-right : 2vw !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:50% !important;order : 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fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><br>\n<br><div class=\"fusion-tabs fusion-tabs-1 classic horizontal-tabs icon-position-left\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li a.tab-link{border-top-color:#f9f9fb;background-color:#f9f9fb;}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs{background-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active a.tab-link,.fusion-tabs.fusion-tabs-1 .nav-tabs li.active 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data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-48b65ff2dcb6c09f016\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-professionalexperience\" href=\"#tab-48b65ff2dcb6c09f016\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-4da39c93f3f13b1acbd\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-honorarypositions\" href=\"#tab-4da39c93f3f13b1acbd\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">HONORARY POSITIONS<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\"><li class=\"active\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-e90b5d4792572819781\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-education\" href=\"#tab-e90b5d4792572819781\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">EDUCATION<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-education\" id=\"tab-e90b5d4792572819781\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\">Universidad Panamericana \u2013 LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws), 1987\u20131992.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\">University of Cambridge \u2013 LL.M. (Master of Laws), 1998\u20131999.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\"><li><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-48b65ff2dcb6c09f016\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-professionalexperience\" href=\"#tab-48b65ff2dcb6c09f016\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-professionalexperience\" id=\"tab-48b65ff2dcb6c09f016\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\">BGAL Asociados, S.C. (Partner, 2026\u2013Present)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\">ECIJA M\u00e9xico (Intellectual Property Partner, 2023\u20132025)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\">P\u00e9rez Correa Gonz\u00e1lez (Intellectual Property Partner, 2022\u20132023)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,3,0\">Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) (Director General, 2013\u20132018)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,4,0\">Arochi, Marroqu\u00edn &amp; Lindner, S.C. (Partner, 1994\u20132012)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\"><li><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-4da39c93f3f13b1acbd\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-honorarypositions\" href=\"#tab-4da39c93f3f13b1acbd\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">HONORARY POSITIONS<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-honorarypositions\" id=\"tab-4da39c93f3f13b1acbd\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\">APEC Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group (IPEG) \u2013 Chair (2013\u20132018)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\">WIPO Madrid Union Assembly \u2013 Chair (2015\u20132017)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2366","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bgal.com.mx\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2366"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bgal.com.mx\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bgal.com.mx\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bgal.com.mx\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bgal.com.mx\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2366"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bgal.com.mx\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2369,"href":"https:\/\/bgal.com.mx\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2366\/revisions\/2369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bgal.com.mx\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}