In 2018, Mexican IP law underwent major amendments relating to
almost all intellectual property rights, including patents, utility
models, industrial designs, trade marks, non-traditional trade
marks, trade dress, certification marks, appellations of origin,
geographical indications and other related issues such as acquired
distinctiveness. This article briefly points out and comments on
the most relevant amendments.
Amendments to invention-related law: patents, utility models
and industrial designs
These amendments came into force on April 27 2018.
Availability of information
Formerly, industrial design applications, utility model
applications, and divisional applications of any kind were not
subject to publication by law. This limited information led to
great uncertainty regarding pending rights. Against this backdrop,
the amendments bring the Mexican system more in line with leading
jurisdictions. All the types of applications mentioned above are
now
