Novelty Of Inventions In Mexico

The novelty of an invention which may qualify for patent protection has been kept in the present Law under the same terms as those used in the former law, namely, absolute novelty continues to be required for granting a patent. (Article 17).

Regardless of the above, the prior disclosure of an invention, if made by the inventor or by applicant, through any communication means, or by reducing the invention to practice, or by displaying the same in a national or international exhibition, does no longer constitute a bar to novelty, provided that the Mexican application or the foreign application on which priority is claimed is filed prior to the expiry of a term of one year as of the date of the first disclosure.