A Closer Look At Declarations Of Actual And Effective Use In Mexico

As of August 10 2021, declarations of actual and effective use (DAEU) need to be filed after the third  anniversary of all those registrations granted on or after August 10 2018.

In fact, some changes in the Mexican Industrial Property Law (IPL) came into force as of August 10  2018, in which a DAEU use was introduced in two stages, namely:

a) A DAEU of the registered mark to be submitted along with each renewal application (every 10 years); and

b) A one-time DAEU which has to be submitted within the three months after the third anniversary of the date of grant of the registration in Mexico.

The new regulation applies to all registrations (including international registrations designating  Mexico) which renewal was due on or after August 10 2018, when it comes to the DAEU of the  registered mark to be submitted along with each renewal application (every 10 years).