EDUARDO DE LA PARRA TRUJILLO
Lawyer

Partner - Mexico

Practice Area

Copyright, Entertainment and Media Law.

Education

  • PhD in Law (in progress), Legal Research Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2007 - . Thesis: “Copyright Exceptions: A Study on Human Rights and Copyright”.
  • Master on Intellectual Property and Information Society Law, University of Alicante, Spain, 2001-2002. Thesis: “The Sui Generis Right on Databases in Mexico and in the European Union”.
  • Graduate Course on Copyright, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2005. Thesis: “The Works Made for Hire in Mexico”.
  • Specialization Studies on Intellectual Property, Panamerican University, Mexico, 2001.
  • Attorney at Law, Faculty of Law, National Autonomous University of Mexico, 1995-2000, Thesis: “Moral Damages for the Disclosure of Genetic Information”.
Representative Experience

  • Mr. De la Parra practice focuses on consultancy and litigation in copyright, freedom of expression, moral damages, right of publicity and right of privacy, cyber-law and, in general, all the legal aspects of the entertainment, culture and information industries.
  • He has a broad experience in the legal advising of film productions in Mexico and international co-productions. Besides, he is a highly recognized expert in copyright, industrial property, right of publicity and moral damages themes.
  • Mr. De la Parra is one of the legal practitioners with more copyright cases before the Supreme Court, including the first binding and most important precedent in the field.
  • He is a professor at the Faculty of Law of the National Autonomous University of Mexico teaching “Intellectual Property” at the under-graduate level, and “Copyright I”, “Copyright II” and “The Intellectual Property for the Companies” at the graduate level.
  • Also, he is a professor at graduate courses of the Panamerican University, teaching “Right of Publicity” at the Mexico City campus, and “Copyright”, “Trademarks” and “Civil Litigation in Intellectual Property” at the Guadalajara campus.
  • Mr. De la Parra worked at the European Union’s Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (the Design and Trademark Office of the European Union).
  • He was visiting professor of the University of Alicante, Spain.
Background

  • Solórzano, Carvajal, González y Pérez-Correa, S.C., Partner. January 2009 to date.
  • Solórzano, Carvajal, González y Pérez-Correa, S.C., Associate. January 2003 – December 2008.
  • European Union’s Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, Decision Maker at the Trademark Opposition Division, practice program. September 2002 – December 2002.
  • European Union’s Intellectual Property Rights-Helpdesk, Researcher. August 2002 – December 2002.
  • Solórzano, Carvajal, González y Pérez-Correa, S.C., Associate. May 2000 – September 2001.
  • J.W. Pinedo & Asociados, S.C., Law Clerk. January 1999 – January 2000.
Publications and Lectures

  • The Right of Publicity, book in press;
  • “Civil actions in copyright”, in Themes of the New Intellectual Property Culture, Legal Research Institute, 2009;
  • “The Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the public performance royalties”, Inter-American Copyright Institute Bulletin, 2008;
  • “The assignment of copyright in Mexican Law”, Private Law Review, Legal Research Institute, 2008;
  • “When the judges see ghosts (or why the ‘Operación Triunfo v. La Academia’ case was not solved?)”, Review of the Faculty of Law of Mexico, 2007;
  • “Moral Damages”, “Copyright”, “Reserva de Derechos” (with José Luis Caballero), “Comparative Advertisement” and “Unlawful Contents in Internet”, in Information Law Dictionary, Porrúa, 2006;
  • “Author’s Rights or Intellectual Property? Some Precisions”, Mexican Review of Copyright, 2005;
  • “The Sui Generis Right on Databases”, Comparative Media Law Journal, Legal Research Institute, 2004;
  • “The Community Trademark Courts” (with Malte Hartmann), Mexican International Law Yearbook, Legal Research Institute, 2004;
  • Among other publications;
  • Mr. De la Parra has been speaker at several congresses and events organized by the Mexican Cinematography Institute, the National Copyright Institute, the University of Alicante, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Chamber of Commerce, the Legal Research Institute, the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Jalisco, etc.
Affiliations

  • Inter-American Copyright Institute (2005).
  • Association of Alumni of the Magíster Lvcentinvs (2004).
  • Mexican Academy of Legal Argumentation (2004).
  • Patents, Trademarks and Copyright Department of the Faculty of Law of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (2003).
Languages

  • Spanish.
  • English.
Contact Information

 * eduardo.delaparra@solcargo.com.mx
Tel: + 52(55) 5062 0050