Patent Term Adjustments In Mexico

Since the beginning of 2020, businesses around the world have faced unexpected challenges and law firms are no exception to this. The COVID-19 pandemic has made social distancing a necessity and has led us to rethink the way we work. We are now avid users of electronic platforms and spend long hours at the office, which for many is our home office. As a result of the pandemic, almost all patent applications in Mexico are now filed through the official online platform, which has been perfected by the Mexican PTO and works smoothly.

Also, on November 5, 2020, a new Mexican IP law entered into force, which contains numerous modifications to the previous law. This completely new Mexican IP law elaborated on many practices currently performed by the Mexican Patent Office (IMPI) and clarified many gray areas that were present in the previous law. As it relates to inventions, this new law incorporated several positive changes, which are in line with the requirements of