Mexico´s Online Trademark Prosecution System Enters A New Phase. New Electronic Tools Are Available

On December 27, 2017, the Executive Order which modifies guidelines for the use of the Electronic Portal for Payments and Services (EPPS) of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (MIIP), for trademark applications and its prosecution, was published in the Federal Official Gazette.

The referred Order regulates the filing, reception and prosecution of applications filed electronically through the EPPS and its related official actions and writs. As of February 1, 2017, the trademark applications that are filed online will be prosecuted, until their conclusion, in this form. This means that, should the registration of a mark be granted, the respective registration certificate will be issued electronically. Certain matters, such as oppositions, recordation of changes of ownership and renewals, will continued to be filed physically. Applications that are filed in paper will continue to be prosecuted by physical means.