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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), Mexico
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Year of Version
2018
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Entry into force:
August 10, 2018
Published:
May 18, 2018
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Industrial Property
Notes
The notification by Mexico to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The following changes have been made to the Industrial Property Law: Article 58, second paragraph; Article 87; Article 88; Article 89, subparagraphs I, III and IV; Article 90, subparagraphs I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI and XVII; the heading of Title Four, Chapter II 'Collective and Certification Marks'; Article 96; Article 97; Article 98; Article 98 bis; Article 98 bis-1; Article 98 bis-2; Article 98 bis-3; Article 98 bis-4; Article 113, subparagraphs I, II, III and IV; Article 120; Article 122 bis, second paragraph; Article 124; Article 125, third paragraph; Article 126, first paragraph, subparagraphs II, VI and VII; Article 131; Article 133, first paragraph; Article 145; Article 146; Article 151, subparagraphs IV and V, and last paragraph; Article 152, subparagraph II; Article 155; Article 180; Article 183;
Article 184, second paragraph; and Article 213, subparagraph VII. Addition of Article 89, with subparagraphs V, VI, VII and VIII; Article 90, with one paragraph to subparagraph XIII, with two paragraphs to subparagraph XIV, with sub-subparagraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) and one paragraph to subparagraph XVI and with subparagraphs XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII and with a second, a third and a fourth paragraph; Article 97 bis; Article 97 bis-1; Article 98 ter; Article 98 ter-1; Article 98 ter-2; Article 98 ter-3; Article 98 ter-4; Article 98 ter-5; Article 98 ter-6; Article 98 ter-7; Article 98 ter-8; Article 98 ter-9; Article 120 bis; Article 120 bis-1; Article 120 bis-2; Article 120 bis-3; Article 124, with a second paragraph; Article 126, with a second paragraph; Article 128, with a second, a third and a fourth paragraph; Article 133, with a second, a third and a fourth paragraph; Article 151, with a subparagraph VI; Article 152, with a subparagraph III; Article 180, with a second and a third paragraph; Article 183, with a second and a fourth paragraph, with the current second paragraph becoming the third paragraph. And the repeal of Article 90, subparagraph XV-bis; Article 98 bis-5; Article 98 bis-6; Article 98 bis-7; Article 98 bis-8; Article 98 bis-9; Article 115; Article 120, third, fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs; Article 134; and Article 135.
This reform broadens the concept of trademark to encompass 'any sign that is perceptible by the senses and capable of being represented in a way that enables the clear and precise subject matter of the protection to be determined'. In addition, it will allow for the registration of olfactory and sound marks.
Certification marks are recognized. Also included is the option to protect geographical indications as certification marks.
Finally, where the registration of trademarks is concerned, the requirement to indicate nationality is removed.'
This Decree enters 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.
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Decreto por el que se reforman y adicionan diversas disposiciones de la Ley de la Propiedad Industrial (publicado en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el 18 de mayo de 2018)
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WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/MEX/18
IP/N/1/MEX/I/14
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