Mexico Patent Application | Mexican Patent Registration

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Patent Requirements

In order to apply and file for a patent in Mexico you need to provide:

  1. Patent Information

    1. Name and address of the applicant.
    2. Name, address and citizenship of the Inventor(s).
    3. Invention Title, Abstract of the Invention, Utility Model or Design.
    4. Invention, Utility Model or Design Text Description.
    5. Claims.
    6. Set of formal drawings.
    7. Spanish translation of the specifications for the Mexican patent.
    8. Official certified priority document, including Spanish translation, priority number and country of origin.
    9. Official search results from the Patent Office where the patent was first filed.

    The Patent filing could be presented with the information from 1, 2, 3 and with copy of the original foreign patent information, priority information including date and number.

    The certified priority document should be presented within 30 days.

  2. Power of Attorney

    The power of attorney has to be presented within 60 days from the Mexican Patent filing date.

  3. Assignment Document

    Only if applicant is different than the inventor. Needs to be filed within 30 days.

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Other Relevant Information

Patent in Mexico

  • Concession of the Mexican Patent Grant: 20 years
  • Concession of the Utility Model or Design Application: 15 years
  • Member of the Paris Convention
  • Mexico is a Member of the PCT

Mexico Patent Process

  1. Patent Filing
  2. Preliminary Exam
  3. Patent Publication: 18 months from the priority date
  4. Formal Examination Request: before 36 months from the filing date. Must be requested after 60 days from the patent publication date.
  5. 90 days to respond office action from the formal examination.
  6. Acceptance or rejection
  7. Payment of the Final Taxes and Title.