Mexico: Patent

On April 24, 2026, an amendment to the Regulations for Health Supplies was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, which entered into force on the day following its publication.

This article updates and expands upon the analysis we published last year on the evolving framework of trademark oppositions in Mexico. Since then, new developments — including recent precedents issued by SEPI and the Federal Circuit Courts, as well as practical challenges arising from IMPI's procedural handling...

Mexico's new Regulations to the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property introduce important clarifications affecting patent practice, including provisions on priority rights, provisional applications...

Among the novelties contained in the recent Reform that entered in force to Mexico’s Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (LFPPI) is the creation of a completely new Specialized Technical Committee (integrated by at least three members)...

In the recent Reform that entered in force to Mexico’s Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property (LFPPI), a special emphasis has been made to reduce the overall prosecution timeframe for all patent, utility model and design applications.

Mexico's Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property has been amended to introduce significant procedural reforms, including new maximum timeframes for IMPI decisions, provisional patent applications, supplementary protection certificates for pharmaceutical patents, and expanded protections addressing ambush marketing and artificial intelligence-related infringements.

In the eld of intellectual property, obtaining a patent quickly and efciently can be crucial for protecting innovation and securing a competitive position in the market. Recognising this need, Mexico has implemented.

Rommy Morales, Sergio Olivares, Daniel Sánchez, and Jorge Juarez of OLIVARES introduce the changes set out in WIPO Standard ST.26...

The concept of novelty is a cornerstone in the protection of industrial designs, ensuring that only truly new and original creations receive legal protection.