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Industrial Property Law (as last amended on April 9, 2012)

Year of current version:	2012
Date of entry into force of original text:	June 28, 1991
Date of Text (Enacted):	June 25, 1991
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Industrial Property, IP Regulatory Body, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Patents (Inventions), Trade Names, Trademarks, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models
Notes:	The Law was published in the Official Journal of the Federation (DOF) on June 27, 1991. It was last amended and published in DOF on April 9, 2012. The Law contains 7 Titles covering General Provisions (Title I); Inventions, Utility Models and Industrial Designs (Title II); Trade Secrets (Title III), Trademarks, Advertisements and Commercial Values (Title IV); Appellations of Origin (Title V); Administrative Procedures (Title VI); Inspection, Administrative Infringements and Sanctions, and Offences (Title VII).
Available Texts:
Spanish	Ley de la Propiedad Industrial (modificada por última vez el 9 de abril de 2012)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Federal Law on Copyright (as last amended on January 27, 2012) (MX097) Customs Law (MX103) Federal Antitrust Law (MX109) Federal Law on Consumer Protection (MX110) Law on Prizes, Civil Incentives and Rewards (MX107) Federal Code of Civil Procedure (as last amended on April 9, 2012) (MX106) Federal Code of Criminal Procedure (MX104) Federal Criminal Code (MX101) Federal Civil Code (MX105) Constitution of the United Mexican States (MX099) Commercial Code (MX102) Law on Science and Technology (MX062) Regulation of the Law on Industrial Property (MX112) Agreement which discloses the Fee for the Services provided by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (MX043) General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Chile Habanero de la Península de Yucatán" (MX080) Agreement establishing the Rules for the Submission of Applications before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (MX049) Federal Law on Consumer Protection (MX050) General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection (MX040) Federal Code of Criminal Procedure (MX033) Federal Criminal Code (MX034) Federal Civil Code (MX038) Constitution of the United Mexican States (MX047) General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Vainilla de Papantla" (MX093) Law on Prizes, Civil Incentives and Rewards (MX072) Commercial Code (MX037) Foreign Investment Law (MX067) Law on the Use and Protection of Name and Emblem of the Red Cross (MX070) Organic Statute of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (MX042) Customs Law (MX039) Federal Antitrust Law (MX063) Federal Law on Labor (MX048) Agreement establishing Rules and Criteria for the Resolution of various Procedures before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (MX051) Agreement establishing maximum Terms for responding to Proceedings before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (MX052) Modifications to the General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Talavera" published on March 17 and amended on September 11, 1997 (MX088) General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Café Chiapas" (MX077) General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Charanda" (MX079) General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Mango Ataulfo del Soconusco Chiapas" (MX081) Modifications to the General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Mezcal" published in the Official Journal of the Federation on 28 November 1994 (MX082) Regulation of the Law on Industrial Property (as last amended on September 19, 2003) (MX030) General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Sotol" (MX086) Resolution amending the General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Mezcal " published in the Official Journal of the Federation on 28 November 1994 (MX084) General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Café Veracruz" (MX078) General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Ambar de Chiapas" (MX075) General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Bacanora" (MX076) Modifications to the General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Tequila", published in the Official Journal of the Federation on October 13, 1977 (MX092) Regulation of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (MX041) Modifications to the General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Tequila", published in the Official Journal of the Federation on October 13, 1977 (MX090) General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Talavera" (MX087) Federal Law on Plant Varieties (MX005) Resolution granting Protection under Sections 157, 158 inter alia of the Industrial Property Law to the Appellation of Origin 'Talavera de Puebla', to be applied to Talavera Craft (MX089) Resolution granting Protection of the Appellation of Origin 'Mezcal', to be applied to Alcoholic Beverages of the same Name (MX083) Resolution granting Protection of the Appellation of Origin 'Olinalá', to be applied to Woodwork (MX085) Decree establishing the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (MX044) Agreement establishing the Interdepartmental Commission for the Protection, Surveillance and Safeguarding of Intellectual Property Rights (MX046) General Declaration on the Protection of the Appellation of Origin "Tequila" (MX091) Is amended by Decree amending articles 429 on the Federal Criminal Code Federal and article 223 bis on the Industrial Property Law (MX118) Decree amending some Federal laws, in order to update all those articles that refer to the Secretaries of State whose name was amended and the Government of the Federal District in the leading, and to eliminate the mention of administrative departments which are no longer valid (MX121) Decree amending some provisions of the Industrial Property Law and Article 232 of the Federal Law on Copyright (MX117) Decree adding paragraphs third and fourth to the Article 181 on the Industrial Property Law (MX119) Decree amending article 180 of the Industrial Property Law (MX120) Decree amending and supplementing various provisions of the Industrial Property Law of December 6, 2005 (MX024) Decree amending and supplementing various provisions of the Industrial Property Law of April 19, 2005 (MX022) Décret amending Article 77 of the Law on Industrial Property (MX124) Decree amending Article 77 of the Industrial Property Law of October 7, 2003 (MX019)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Industrial Property Law (as last amended by the Decree of June 28, 2010) (MX113) Industrial Property Law (as last amended on January 25, 2006) (MX029) Industrial Property Law (as last amended by the Decree of May 17, 1999) (MX001) Industrial Property Law (as last amended by the Decree of December 26, 1997) (MX016)
WIPO Lex No.:	MX100

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