Business brief 2011: Mexico

01-01-2011

Mike Margáin, Jorge Mier y Concha and María Teresa Eljure

You can obtain patent rights by applying for them at the Mexican Patent Office. You won’t obtain protection unless you file and obtain a patent.

Patents

How do you register or secure patent rights, and is national or international coverage most appropriate?

You can obtain patent rights by applying for them at the Mexican Patent Office. You won’t obtain protection unless you file and obtain a patent. Protection in Mexico also includes designs, which we call design registrations, and also utility models, which are not present in every country. When it comes to international or national coverage, it depends on the kind of industry that you’re talking about.


Business brief, IP rights

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