WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide MX - México
Instituto Mexicano da Propriedade Industrial

    Applicable as from 1 de janeiro de 2026
    (published on 4 de dezembro de 2025)

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    List of changes

    [MT] Informações úteis sobre o hotel

    [MT] O Guia do Requerente PCT é atualizado quase semanalmente com as informações recebidas pelo Escritório Internacional.
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    [MT] Lista de abreviaturas utilizadas no 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 das moedas utilizadas neste documento :
    MZN (Metical)
    [MT] Países e informações sobre os escritórios :
    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 do escritório
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    [MT] Reservas, declarações, notificações e incompatibilidades do PCT
    Regra 20.8(a),
    Regra 20.8(a-bis),
    Regra 20.8(b),
    Regra 20.8(b-bis),
    Regra 49.6(f),
    Regra 49ter.1(g),
    Regra 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] Datas fechadas
    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 - Informações sobre Estados Contratantes ou Organizações Intergovernamentais

    [MT] Estado Contratante :
    México
    [MT] Código de duas letras :
    MX
    [MT] Nome do escritório:
    Instituto Mexicano da Propriedade Industrial
    [MT] Localização :
    Arenal 550
    Col. Pueblo Santa Maria Tepepan
    C.P. 16020
    Ciudad de México
    Mexico
    [MT] Endereço postal :
    Same as above
    [MT] Telefone :
    (52-55) 5334 07 00 (extensions 10606, 10010)
    [MT] E-mail :
    epct@impi.gob.mx
    [MT] Site da Web:
    [MT] Fax:
    (52-55) 55 44 31
    [MT] O Instituto aceita o depósito de documentos por fax ou por meios similares ( Regra 92.4 do PCT )?
    Não
    [MT] O Instituto envia notificações por correio electrónico no que respeita aos pedidos internacionais?
    Não
    [MT] O Instituto aceitaria provas de envio de um documento, em caso de perda ou atraso, quando for utilizado um serviço de entrega que não as autoridades postais ( Regra 82.1 do PCT )?
    Não
    [MT] O Instituto está disposto a permitir que os requerentes coloquem os seus pedidos à disposição do Serviço de Acesso Digital da OMPI para Documentos de Prioridade ( DAS ) ( Regra 17.1 ( b - bis ) do 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] Secretaria ( s) de recepção competente ( s) para pedidos internacionais apresentados por nacionais ou residentes deste Estado :
    IB,
    MX
    [MT] A legislação nacional restringe o depósito de pedidos internacionais junto de institutos estrangeiros?
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] Serviço ( s ) competente ( s ) designado ( s ) ( ou eleito ) para este Estado :
    Refer to corresponding National Phase.
    MX
    [MT] Tipos de protecção disponíveis através do PCT:
    Patents,
    Utility models
    [MT] Métodos de pagamento aceites pelo Instituto :
    The Office as RO accepts as payment methods for international PCT applications:
    — Option 1: Bank transfer.
    — Option 2: Payment at bank window.
    [MT] Disponibilidade, nos termos da legislação nacional, para uma pesquisa internacional de tipo (PCT Artigo 15 ):
    None
    [MT] Protecção provisória após publicação 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] Informação de interesse se este Estado Contratante for designado ( ou eleito )
    [MT] Data em que o nome e o endereço do inventor devem ser indicados :
    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] Existem disposições especiais relativas ao depósito de microrganismos e outros materiais biológicos?
    Yes, refer to Annex L.

    [MT] Anexo C - Gabinete de recepção

    [MT] Serviço de receção competente para nacionais e residentes de :
    México
    [MT] Língua em que podem ser apresentados os pedidos internacionais :
    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 aceite para texto livre dependente da língua na lista de sequência :
    Spanish,
    or Spanish and English
    [MT] Língua em que o pedido pode ser apresentado :
    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] O Instituto receptor aceita o depósito de pedidos internacionais em formato eletrónico?
    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] O Instituto receptor aceita a apresentação de documentos pré - conversão e, em caso afirmativo, em que formato ( Secção 706 das Instruções Administrativas do PCT )?
    Yes, any format
    [MT] O Instituto receptor aceita a incorporação por referência ( Regra 20.6 do PCT )?
    Não
    [MT] O Instituto receptor aceita a apresentação de desenhos coloridos de forma informal e os transmite ao Escritório Internacional?
    Sim
    [MT] O Instituto receptor aceita pedidos de restauração do direito de prioridade ( Regra 26bis.3 do PCT )?
    Yes, the Office applies the “unintentional” criterion to such requests
    [MT] Autoridade competente para a pesquisa internacional :
    AT,
    CL,
    EP,
    ES,
    KR,
    SE,
    SG,
    US
    [MT] Autoridade competente para o exame 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] Taxa de transmissão :
    This fee includes value added tax (VAT) of 16%.
    [MT] — para uma pessoa singular
    93.87 USD
    [MT] — para uma pessoa coletiva
    375.50 USD
    [MT] Taxa de depósito internacional :
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    1,667 USD
    [MT] Taxa por folha superior a 30 :
    19 USD
    [MT] Reduções ( no item 4 da tabela de comissões ) :
    [MT] Envio electrónico ( o pedido em formato codificado por caracteres ) :
    251 USD
    [MT] Depósito electrónico ( o pedido, a descrição, os pedidos e o resumo em formato codificado por caracteres ) :
    376 USD
    [MT] Taxa de pesquisa :
    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] Taxa de documento de prioridade ( Regra 17.1 ( b ) do 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] Taxa de pedido de restabelecimento do direito de prioridade ( Regra 26bis.3 d ) do PCT ) :
    None
    [MT] O Instituto receptor exige um agente?
    No, if the applicant resides in Mexico
    Yes, if the applicant is a non-resident
    [MT] Quem pode agir como agente?
    Any resident of Mexico
    [MT] Renúncia à procuração:
    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] O Gabinete dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma procuração separada?
    Não
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma procuração separada :
    Not applicable
    [MT] O Instituto dispensou a exigência de que seja apresentada uma cópia de uma procuração geral?
    Não
    [MT] Casos específicos em que é necessária uma cópia de uma procuração geral :
    Not applicable

    [MT] Anexo L - Depósitos de Microrganismos e Outros Materiais Biológicos

    [MT] Requisitos dos cargos designados e eleitos
    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] Data ( se houver ) anterior a 16 meses da data de prioridade até à qual o requerente deve apresentar :
    [MT] — as indicações prescritas na regra 13bis.3, alínea a), subalíneas i) a iii):
    None
    [MT] — eventuais indicações adicionais :
    At the time of filing (must be in the description)
    [MT] Indicações adicionais ( se houver ) que devem ser dadas para além das prescritas na Regra 13bis.3 a ) i ) a iii ), em conformidade com as notificações do Instituto :
    To the extent available to the applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism

    [MT] Fase nacional

    [MT] Resumo dos requisitos para entrada na fase nacional

    [MT] Prazos aplicáveis para a entrada na 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] O Instituto permite a restauração de direitos ( Regra 49.6 do PCT )?
    Não
    [MT] Tradução do pedido internacional exigida para ( uma das ) línguas seguintes :
    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] Conteúdos exigidos da tradução para entrada na 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] É necessária uma cópia do pedido internacional em circunstâncias especiais?
    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] O Instituto aceita desenhos coloridos de acordo com a sua legislação nacional?
    The Office accepts color drawings when it is impossible to represent what you want to show in a black and white drawing
    [MT] Taxas nacionais :
    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] Taxa de depósito
    [MT] — quando a fase nacional é iniciada nos termos do artigo 22.º do PCT
    3,147 MXN
    [MT] — quando a fase nacional for iniciada nos termos do artigo 39.o, n.o 1, do PCT
    1,500 MXN
    [MT] Taxa por folha superior a 30 :
    61 MXN
    [MT] Modelos de utilidade
    [MT] Taxa de depósito
    [MT] — quando a fase nacional é iniciada nos termos do artigo 22.º do PCT
    2,000 MXN
    [MT] — quando a fase nacional for iniciada nos termos do artigo 39.o, n.o 1, do PCT
    1,350 MXN
    [MT] Taxa por folha superior a 30 :
    61 MXN
    [MT] Isenções, reduções ou reembolsos de taxas :
    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 especiais do Instituto ( Regra 51 bis do 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] Quem pode agir como agente?
    Any resident of Mexico
    [MT] O Instituto aceita o efeito da restauração do direito de prioridade pelo Instituto receptor ( Regra 49ter.1 do PCT )?
    Não
    [MT] O Instituto aceita pedidos de restauração do direito de prioridade ( Regra 49ter.2 do PCT )?
    Não

    [MT] O procedimento na fase nacional

    [MT] MX.01 TRADUÇÃO ( CORREÇÃO )
    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 TRADUÇÃO ( RECUPERAÇÃO TARDIA 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 TAXAS ( MODO DE PAGAMENTO )
    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex MX.I.
    [MT] MX.04 PROCURAÇÃO DE ADVOGADO
    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 ATRIBUIÇÃO
    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] EXAME 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 ALTERAÇÃO DO PEDIDO; PRAZO
    PCT Artigo 28,
    PCT Artigo 41,
    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 DEsculpa por atrasos nos limites de tempo das reuniões
    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 REVISÃO NOS TERMOS DO ARTIGO 25 DO PCT
    PCT Artigo 25,
    PCT Regra 51

    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 UTILIDADE MX.10
    PCT Artigo 4(3),
    PCT Artigo 43,
    PCT Regra 49bis.1,
    PCT Regra 49bis.1(a),
    PCT Regra 49bis.1(b),
    PCT Regra 76.5,
    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] CONVERSÃO PARA 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 RECURSOS
    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

    [MT] Anexo MX.I - Taxas
    The Office or the agent should be consulted for the applicable schedule of fees.
    [MT] Patentes
    [MT] Taxa de depósito
    This fee is subject to a national tax of 16%.
    [MT] — quando a fase nacional é iniciada nos termos do artigo 22.º do PCT
    3,147 MXN
    [MT] — quando a fase nacional for iniciada nos termos do artigo 39.o, n.o 1, do PCT
    1,500 MXN
    [MT] Taxa por folha superior a 30 :
    61 MXN
    [MT] Taxa de reivindicação de prioridade
    per priority 1,066.17 MXN
    [MT] Taxas anuais :
    [MT] — para o 1.º ao 5.º ano
    per year 1,161.90 MXN
    [MT] — para os anos 6 a 10
    per year 1,360.69 MXN
    [MT] — para o 11.o ano e para cada ano subsequente,
    per year 1,536.99 MXN
    [MT] Modelos de utilidade
    [MT] Taxa de depósito
    This fee is subject to a national tax of 16%.
    [MT] — quando a fase nacional é iniciada nos termos do artigo 22.º do PCT
    2,000 MXN
    [MT] — quando a fase nacional for iniciada nos termos do artigo 39.o, n.o 1, do PCT
    1,350 MXN
    [MT] Taxa por folha superior a 30 :
    61 MXN
    [MT] taxa de reivindicação de prioridade, por prioridade
    1,066.17 MXN
    [MT] Taxas anuais :
    [MT] — para o 1º ao 3º ano
    per year 1,099.39 MXN
    [MT] — para o 4º ao 6º ano
    per year 1,122.83 MXN
    [MT] — para o sétimo ano e para cada ano subsequente,
    per year 1,290.36 MXN
    [MT] Como pode ser efetuado o pagamento das taxas?
    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] Formulários
    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
    Current version applicable from 1 de janeiro de 2026 , printed on 17 de fevereiro de 2026
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