The linkage system is defined as an exchange information system between the Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks (COFEPRIS), the entity responsible for the granting of health registrations for drugs, and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), the one responsible for granting a patent right to a product.
Article 167-bis of the Health Law Regulations (RIS) establishes some guidelines with the purpose of regulating the exchange of information, including: