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Law on Industrial Property (consolidated text published in the Official Journal of the Federation on May 18, 2018), Mexico

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Year of Version 2020 Dates Amended up to: May 18, 2018 Published: June 27, 1991 Promulgated: June 26, 1991 Adopted: June 25, 1991 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Trade Names, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Plant Variety Protection, Transfer of Technology, Industrial Property Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of the Law on Industrial Property incorporates all the amendments up to the Decree on Amendments and Additions to a Number of Provisions of the Law on Industrial Property, which was published in the Official Journal of the Federation on May 18, 2018, and entered into force on August 10, 2018, sixty business days after its publication in the Official Gazette of the Federation on May 18, 2018, in accordance with its First Section under the Transitional Provisions.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Spanish Ley de la Propiedad Industrial (texto refundido publicado en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el 18 de mayo de 2018) PDF HTML
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Decree on Amendments and Additions to a Number of Provisions of the Law on Industrial Property (published in the Official Journal of the Federation on May 18, 2018) (MX197)
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Decree on Amendments and Additions to a Number of Articles of the Law on Industrial Property (published in the Official Journal of the Federation on June 18, 2010) (MX116)
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Is implemented by (27 text(s)) Is implemented by (27 text(s))
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Agreement on the Establishment of the Guidelines on Electronic Services of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property, in the Procedures Indicated Thereby (published in the Official Journal of the Federation on August 16, 2019)  (MX244)
Agreement on the Establishment of the Rules for Filing of Applications before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (consolidated text published in the Official Journal of the Federation on September 3, 2019)  (MX242)
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Agreement on the Schedule of Fees for the Services provided by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (consolidated text published in the Official Journal of the Federation on November 20, 2018)  (MX241)
General Declaration on the Protection of the Designation of Origin 'Yahualica' (published in the Official Journal of the Federation on March 16, 2018) (MX096)
Agreement on the Establishment of Guidelines for the Use of the Portal of Payments and Electronic Services (PASE) of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property according to Set Procedures (consolidated text published in the Official Journal of the Federation on April 25, 2017) (MX182)
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Is repealed by (1 text(s)) Is repealed by (1 text(s))
Federal Law on the Protection of Industrial Property (MX240)

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