WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide MX - México
Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial

    En vigor desde 1 de enero de 2026
    (publicado en 4 de diciembre de 2025)

    Resumen de los últimos cambios en esta versión
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    Consulte la lista completa de cambios

    [MT] Información útil sobre el hotel

    [MT] La Guía del solicitante del PCT se actualiza casi semanalmente con la información recibida por la Oficina Internacional.
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    [MT] Lista de abreviaturas utilizadas en el presente documento:
    Office: Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
    MFL: Mexican Federal Law on Administrative Procedures
    MPL: Mexican Patent Provisions under the Federal Law on the Protection of Industrial Property
    MPR: Mexican Patent Rules under the Industrial Property Regulations
    [MT] Lista de monedas utilizadas en este documento:
    MZN (metical)
    [MT] Países y oficinas de información:
    The list of acronyms used for Offices is no longer shown as it has been integrated in the mouseover functionality for each ST.3 code shown in this document.
    Refer to List of WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines formerly Annex K, List of country names and two-letter codes. It includes a list of short names and two-letter codes accepted for use in indicating States, other entities and intergovernmental organizations and their Offices in documents relating to international applications under the PCT. The list is as set out in WIPO Standard ST.3.
    Also refer to PCT Contracting States formerly Annex A.
    [MT] Perfil de oficina
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    [MT] Reservas, declaraciones, notificaciones e incompatibilidades del PCT
    Regla 20.8.a),
    Regla 20.8.a-bis),
    Regla 20.8.b),
    Regla 20.8.b-bis),
    Regla 49.6.f),
    Regla 49ter.1.g),
    Regla 49ter.2.h)

    Refer to the full list.
    PCT Rule 20.8(a-bis), The Offices (in their capacity as receiving Offices) of the States listed in this table have notified the International Bureau (IB) that new PCT Rules 20.5bis(a)(ii) and 20.5bis(d), are not compatible and/or cannot be considered to be compatible with the national law applied by the Office, or are deemed to have notified the IB of this incompatibility on the basis of a notification made under PCT Rule 20.8(a) that remains in effect.
    PCT Rule 20.8(b-bis), The Offices (in their capacity as designated Offices) of the States listed in this table have notified the International Bureau (IB) that PCT Rules 20.5bis(a)(ii) and 20.5bis(d), are not compatible and/or cannot be considered to be compatible with the national law applied by the Office, or are deemed to have notified the IB of this incompatibility on the basis of a notification made under PCT Rule 20.8(b) that remains in effect.
    [MT] Fechas cerradas
    The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

    [MT] Fase internacional

    [MT] Anexo B - Información sobre los Estados Contratantes o las Organizaciones Intergubernamentales

    [MT] Estado Contratante:
    México
    [MT] Código de dos letras:
    MX
    [MT] Nombre de la oficina:
    Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial
    [MT] Ubicación:
    Arenal 550
    Col. Pueblo Santa Maria Tepepan
    C.P. 16020
    Ciudad de México
    Mexico
    [MT] Dirección postal:
    Same as above
    [MT] Teléfono:
    (52-55) 5334 07 00 (extensions 10606, 10010)
    [MT] Correo electrónico:
    epct@impi.gob.mx
    [MT] Sitio web:
    [MT] Fax:
    (52-55) 55 44 31
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina la presentación de documentos por fax o por medios similares ( Regla 92.4 del PCT )?
    No
    [MT] ¿Envía la Oficina notificaciones por correo electrónico en relación con las solicitudes internacionales?
    No
    [MT] ¿ Aceptaría la Oficina pruebas de envío de un documento, en caso de pérdida o retraso, cuando se utilice un servicio de entrega distinto de las autoridades postales ( Regla 82.1 del PCT )?
    No
    [MT] ¿ Está la Oficina dispuesta a permitir que los solicitantes pongan sus solicitudes a disposición del Servicio de Acceso Digital de la OMPI para Documentos de Prioridad ( DAS ) ( Regla 17.1 b bis ) del PCT )?
    More information about WIPO DAS is available at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das.
    Yes, the Office is prepared to allow applicants to make international and national applications available to the WIPO DAS
    [MT] Oficina (s) receptora (s) competente (s) para las solicitudes internacionales presentadas por nacionales o residentes de este Estado:
    IB,
    MX
    [MT] ¿Restringe la legislación nacional la presentación de solicitudes internacionales en Oficinas extranjeras?
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] Oficina (s) competente (s) designada (s) (o elegida (s)) para este Estado:
    Refer to corresponding National Phase.
    MX
    [MT] Tipos de protección disponibles a través del PCT:
    Patents,
    Utility models
    [MT] Métodos de pago aceptados por la Oficina:
    The Office as RO accepts as payment methods for international PCT applications:
    — Option 1: Bank transfer.
    — Option 2: Payment at bank window.
    [MT] Disponibilidad en virtud de la legislación nacional para una búsqueda internacional de tipo (artículo 15 del PCT):
    None
    [MT] Protección provisional después de la publicación internacional:
    After a patent has been granted, the applicant is entitled to damages for the period following the international publication of the international application. For that purpose, and if the international publication has not been effected in Spanish, the applicant must submit to the Office a translation of the international application into Spanish. The provisional protection applies as from the date of publication in Spanish of the international application.
    [MT] Información de interés si este Estado Contratante es designado ( o elegido )
    [MT] Fecha en que se deben indicar el nombre y la dirección del inventor:
    Must be in the request. If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.
    [MT] ¿Existen disposiciones especiales relativas al depósito de microorganismos y otros materiales biológicos?
    Yes, refer to Annex L.

    [MT] Anexo C - Oficina receptora

    [MT] Oficina de recepción competente para los nacionales y residentes de:
    México
    [MT] Idioma en que podrán presentarse las solicitudes internacionales:
    Depending on the applicant’s choice of competent International Searching Authority, a translation into a corresponding language (refer to Annex D) may have to be furnished by the applicant (PCT Rule 12.3)
    Spanish
    [MT] Idioma aceptado para el texto libre dependiente del idioma en la lista de secuencias:
    Spanish,
    or Spanish and English
    [MT] Idioma en que puede presentarse la solicitud:
    Spanish
    Number of copies required by the receiving Office if the international application is filed on paper:
    Not applicable, as the Office accepts the filing of international applications only in electronic form or by electronic means (PCT Rule 89bis.1(d-bis))
    [MT] ¿Acepta la Oficina receptora la presentación de solicitudes internacionales en forma electrónica?
    For the relevant notifications by the Office, refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 9 July 2015, pages 119 et seq. and 18 September 2025, page 156.
    Where the international application is filed in electronic form in accordance with and to the extent provided for in Part 7 and Annex F of the Administrative Instructions, the total amount of the international filing fee is reduced (refer to “Fees payable to the RO”).
    Where the international application contains a sequence listing as a separate part of the description, this must be furnished in accordance with Annex C of the Administrative Instructions, that is, in compliance with WIPO Standard ST.26 XML format; no fees are due for sequence listings filed in this format. If the receiving Office does not accept international applications in electronic form in such format, the international application will be transmitted to the International Bureau as receiving Office (PCT Rule 19.4(a)(ii-bis)).
    Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT-Filing. Note that the Office will not accept the filing of international applications on paper (PCT Rule 89bis.1(d-bis))
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina receptora la presentación de documentos previos a la conversión y, en caso afirmativo, en qué formato ( artículo 706 de las Instrucciones Administrativas del PCT )?
    Yes, any format
    [MT] ¿ La Oficina receptora acepta la incorporación por remisión ( Regla 20.6 del PCT )?
    No
    [MT] ¿Acepta la Oficina receptora la presentación de dibujos en color de manera oficiosa y los transmite a la Oficina Internacional?
    Sí
    [MT] ¿ La Oficina receptora acepta peticiones de restablecimiento del derecho de prioridad ( Regla 26bis.3 del PCT )?
    Yes, the Office applies the “unintentional” criterion to such requests
    [MT] Autoridad competente encargada de la búsqueda internacional:
    AT,
    CL,
    EP,
    ES,
    KR,
    SE,
    SG,
    US
    [MT] Autoridad competente para el examen preliminar internacional:
    AT,
    ES,
    KR,
    SE

    CL,
    SG,
    US

    The Office is competent only if the international search is or has been carried out by that Office.
    EP
    The Office is competent only if the international search is or has been carried out by that Office, the Austrian Patent Office, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office or the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV).
    Fees payable to the RO:
    [MT] Tarifa de transmisión:
    This fee includes value added tax (VAT) of 16%.
    [MT] — para una persona física
    93.87 USD
    [MT] — para una persona jurídica
    375.50 USD
    [MT] Tasa de presentación internacional:
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    1,667 USD
    [MT] Tarifa por hoja superior a 30:
    19 USD
    [MT] Reducciones (en la partida 4 de la Lista de tasas):
    [MT] Presentación electrónica ( la solicitud en formato codificado por caracteres ) :
    251 USD
    [MT] Presentación electrónica ( solicitud, descripción, reivindicaciones y resumen en formato codificado por caracteres ) :
    376 USD
    [MT] Tasa de búsqueda:
    Refer to
    Annex D(AT)
    Annex D(CL)
    Annex D(EP)
    Annex D(ES)
    Annex D(KR)
    Annex D(SE)
    Annex D(SG)
    Annex D(US)
    [MT] Tasa por documento de prioridad ( Regla 17.1 b) del PCT):
    This fee is subject to a national tax of 16%.
    — for black and white copy, per page
    11.46 MXN
    — for color copy, per page
    14.60 MXN
    [MT] Tasa por solicitar el restablecimiento del derecho de prioridad ( Regla 26bis.3 d) del PCT):
    None
    [MT] ¿Es necesario un agente para la Oficina receptora?
    No, if the applicant resides in Mexico
    Yes, if the applicant is a non-resident
    [MT] ¿ Quién puede actuar como agente?
    Any resident of Mexico
    [MT] Renuncia al poder:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] ¿Ha renunciado la Oficina al requisito de presentar un poder por separado?
    No
    [MT] Casos particulares en los que se requiere un poder por separado:
    Not applicable
    [MT] ¿Ha renunciado la Oficina al requisito de que se presente una copia de un poder general?
    No
    [MT] Casos particulares en los que se requiere una copia de un poder general:
    Not applicable

    [MT] Anexo L - Depósitos de microorganismos y otros materiales biológicos

    [MT] Requisitos de las Oficinas designadas y elegidas
    Only Offices whose applicable national law contains provisions concerning the deposits of microorganisms and other biological material are listed in Annex L. Unless otherwise indicated, deposits may be made for the purposes of patent procedure before these Offices with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure.
    For a list of these institutions refer to:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/pdf/idalist.pdf (and the detailed requirements for each institution at: https://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/section_d/subsection_c.html)
    Notifications related thereto may be consulted under:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/
    Further information concerning the requirements of international depository authorities under the Budapest Treaty is available at:
    http://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/index.html
    [MT] Fecha ( si la hubiere ) anterior a 16 meses de la fecha de prioridad en que el solicitante debe presentar :
    [MT] - las indicaciones prescritas en la Regla 13bis.3 a) i) a iii):
    None
    [MT] - cualquier indicación adicional:
    At the time of filing (must be in the description)
    [MT] Indicaciones adicionales (si las hubiere) que deberán darse además de las prescritas en la Regla 13bis.3 a) i) a iii) en virtud de notificaciones de la Oficina:
    To the extent available to the applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism

    [MT] Fase nacional

    [MT] Resumen de los requisitos para entrar en la fase nacional

    [MT] Plazos aplicables para la entrada en la fase nacional:
    Under PCT Article 22(1): 30 months from the priority date
    Under PCT Article 39(1)(a): 30 months from the priority date
    [MT] ¿ Permite la Oficina la restitución de derechos ( Regla 49.6 del PCT )?
    No
    [MT] Traducción de la solicitud internacional requerida a ( uno de ) los siguientes idiomas :
    Where the filing fee has been paid and a copy of the international application has been provided to the Office within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit.
    Spanish
    [MT] Contenidos requeridos de la traducción para entrar en la fase nacional:
    Where the filing fee has been paid and a copy of the international application has been provided to the Office within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the translation may be filed within two months from the expiration of that time limit.
    Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, as amended only, together with any statement under Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract
    Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, only as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)
    [MT] ¿Se requiere una copia de la solicitud internacional en circunstancias particulares?
    A copy is required only if the Office has not received a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20. This may be the case where the applicant expressly requests an earlier start of the national phase under PCT Article 23(2) or 40(2).
    [MT] ¿Acepta la Oficina dibujos en color en virtud de su legislación nacional?
    The Office accepts color drawings when it is impossible to represent what you want to show in a black and white drawing
    [MT] Tasas nacionales:
    Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    This fee is subject to a national tax of 16%.
    [MT] Patentes
    [MT] Cuota de presentación
    [MT] — cuando se haya iniciado la fase nacional en virtud del artículo 22 del PCT
    3,147 MXN
    [MT] — cuando se haya iniciado la fase nacional en virtud del artículo 39.1) del PCT
    1,500 MXN
    [MT] Tarifa por hoja superior a 30:
    61 MXN
    [MT] Modelos de utilidad
    [MT] Cuota de presentación
    [MT] — cuando se haya iniciado la fase nacional en virtud del artículo 22 del PCT
    2,000 MXN
    [MT] — cuando se haya iniciado la fase nacional en virtud del artículo 39.1) del PCT
    1,350 MXN
    [MT] Tarifa por hoja superior a 30:
    61 MXN
    [MT] Exenciones, reducciones o reembolsos de tasas :
    Applicants which are inventors, small or medium-sized enterprises, public or private institutions of higher education or public sector scientific or technological institutions may pay 50% of the applicable fees in accordance with Title II of the Industrial Property Law as well as 50% of those related to technical information.
    [MT] Requisitos especiales de la Oficina ( Regla 51 bis del PCT) :
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.
    Document evidencing the entitlement to apply for a patent
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Instrument of assignment where the applicants in the national phase and international phase are not identical
    Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Mexico
    [MT] ¿ Quién puede actuar como agente?
    Any resident of Mexico
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina el efecto de la restauración del derecho de prioridad por la Oficina receptora ( Regla 49ter.1 del PCT )?
    No
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina solicitudes de restablecimiento del derecho de prioridad ( Regla 49ter.2 del PCT )?
    No

    [MT] El procedimiento en la fase nacional

    [MT] MX.01 TRADUCCIÓN ( CORRECCIÓN )
    Errors in the translation of the international application can be corrected with reference to the text of the international application as filed (refer to National Phase, paragraphs NP 6.002 and NP 6.003).
    [MT] MX.02 TRADUCCIÓN (PROPORCIONAMIENTO TARDÍO DE )
    MPL Art. 13,
    MPR Art. 5(VII)¶3

    If the translation of the international application has not been furnished by the applicant within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1) but the national fee indicated in the Summary has been paid and a copy of the international application has been furnished within that time limit, the translation can still be furnished within a further period of two months.
    [MT] MX.03 TASAS (FORMA DE PAGO)
    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex MX.I.
    [MT] MX.04 PODER DE ADVOCACIA
    MPL Art. 27 (I or II)
    If the applicant is not resident in Mexico, an agent must be appointed by filing a simple power of attorney signed in the presence of two witnesses, each of whom must sign that power and indicate his address. In addition, but only in the case of an applicant which is a legal entity, the power must state that the person signing on behalf of that legal entity has authority to do so and must cite the relevant document supporting such statement. A model power of attorney is given in Annex MX.II.
    [MT] MX.05 INSTRUMENTO DE CESION
    MPL Art. 137,
    MPR Art. 9(II)

    Where the applicant in the national phase is not identical to the applicant in the international phase, he will be invited to furnish a certified copy or an originally signed version of the document(s) containing the assignment of the rights to the application.
    [MT] EXAMEN DE MX.06
    MPL Art. 50,
    MPL Art. 110,
    MPL Art. 111,
    MPR Art 42,
    MPR Art 43,
    MPR Art 44,
    MPR Art 45

    The Office examines patent applications as to substance. No request is necessary and no special fee is required.
    [MT] MX.07 MODIFICACIÓN DE LA APLICACIÓN; PLAZOS
    Artículo 28 del PCT,
    Artículo 41 del PCT,
    MPL Art. 116

    The applicant may amend or correct the description, claims or drawings at any time during the patent procedure before the notice of allowance, provided that the scope of the subject matter of the application is not broadened thereby.
    [MT] MX.08 EXCUSACIÓN DE DEMORA EN LOS LÍMITES DE TIEMPO DE LAS REUNIONES
    MPL Art. 117
    The Office does not excuse the failure to comply with a time limit, either during the international phase or during the national phase, unless otherwise specified in this Chapter.
    [MT] MX.09 EXAMEN CON ARREGLO AL ARTÍCULO 25 DEL PCT
    Artículo 25 del PCT,
    Regla 51 del PCT

    The applicable procedure is outlined in paragraphs NP 6.018 to NP 6.021 of the National Phase. If, upon review under PCT Article 25, the Office denies an error or omission on the part of the receiving Office or the International Bureau, an appeal against this decision may be lodged with the Office.
    [MT] MODELOS DE UTILIDAD MX.10
    Artículo 4.3) del PCT,
    Artículo 43 del PCT,
    Regla 49bis.1 del PCT,
    Regla 49bis.1.a) del PCT,
    Regla 49bis.1.b) del PCT,
    Regla 76.5 del PCT,
    MPL Art. 58,
    MPL Art. 59,
    MPL Art. 60,
    MPL Art. 61,
    MPL Art. 62,
    MPL Art. 63,
    MPL Art. 64

    If the applicant wishes to obtain a utility model instead of a patent in Mexico on the basis of an international application, the applicant, when performing the acts referred to in Article 22 or 39, shall so indicate to the Office.
    [MT] CONVERSION DE MX.11
    MPL Art. 103,
    MPR Art. 41

    An international application for a patent may be converted into a utility model application, and vice versa, within three months after the applicant has performed the acts for entering the national phase indicated in the Summary, or within three months from the date on which the Office has required him to make the conversion, as long as the application has not become abandoned. The applicant should submit proof of payment of the applicable fee together with the request for conversion or upon compliance with the requirements for conversion.
    [MT] MX.12 APELACIONES
    MFL Art. 83
    The applicant may request reconsideration of a decision to refuse to grant a patent or utility model by submitting to the Office, in writing, within 15 days from the date of the notification of refusal, a request for reconsideration accompanied by any relevant documentation. A decision by the Office denying reconsideration will be communicated to the applicant in writing and published in the Gazette of the Office.

    [MT] Anexos 10

    [MT] Anexo MX.I - Tasas
    The Office or the agent should be consulted for the applicable schedule of fees.
    [MT] Patentes
    [MT] Cuota de presentación
    This fee is subject to a national tax of 16%.
    [MT] — cuando se haya iniciado la fase nacional en virtud del artículo 22 del PCT
    3,147 MXN
    [MT] — cuando se haya iniciado la fase nacional en virtud del artículo 39.1) del PCT
    1,500 MXN
    [MT] Tarifa por hoja superior a 30:
    61 MXN
    [MT] Tasa de reclamación de prioridad
    per priority 1,066.17 MXN
    [MT] Tasas anuales:
    [MT] — para los años 1 a 5
    per year 1,161.90 MXN
    [MT] — para los años 6 a 10
    per year 1,360.69 MXN
    [MT] — para el undécimo año y cada año siguiente,
    per year 1,536.99 MXN
    [MT] Modelos de utilidad
    [MT] Cuota de presentación
    This fee is subject to a national tax of 16%.
    [MT] — cuando se haya iniciado la fase nacional en virtud del artículo 22 del PCT
    2,000 MXN
    [MT] — cuando se haya iniciado la fase nacional en virtud del artículo 39.1) del PCT
    1,350 MXN
    [MT] Tarifa por hoja superior a 30:
    61 MXN
    [MT] tasa de reclamación de prioridad, por prioridad
    1,066.17 MXN
    [MT] Tasas anuales:
    [MT] — para los años 1 a 3
    per year 1,099.39 MXN
    [MT] — para los años 4 a 6
    per year 1,122.83 MXN
    [MT] — para el séptimo año y cada año siguiente
    per year 1,290.36 MXN
    [MT] ¿Cómo se puede efectuar el pago de las tasas?
    The payment of fees must be effected in Mexican pesos. All payments must indicate the application number (national, if already known; international, if the national application number is not yet known), the name of the applicant and the category of fee being paid. All fees must be paid to the Office through a person who has an address in the national territory. The applicant must attach the payment receipt to his application.
    [MT] Formularios
    The following documents are maintained by the Office. Refer to the Office website (Annex B) for latest version and other languages.
    Annex MX.II - Power of attorney
    Versión actual en vigor desde 1 de enero de 2026 , impresa en 13 de febrero de 2026
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