Embassy of the United States Mexico City, Mexico

Industry Specific Issues

Alcoholic Beverages
Agreement between the European Commission and the United States of Mexico concerning the mutual recognition and protection of designations for spirits, signed in May 1997.
 

Plant Variety Protection
Federal Law on Plant Varieties, published by decree in October 1996.

Regulations under the Federal Law on Plant Varieties, published by decree in September 1998.

Copyrights

Copyrights and related rights are governed by the Mexican Federal Copyright Law, December 1996, as amended May, 1997, and September 14, 2005.

Regulations under the Federal Copyright Law, July, 2003
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Additional Information on Mexican Copyright Laws For Copyright:
Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor (INDAUTOR)
National Copyright Institute
Website
Tel.: (5255) 3601 8210
E-mail: infoinda@sep.gob.mx

Patents and Trademarks

Patents, Industrial Designs and Trademarks are considered "Industrial Property" in Mexico. They are regulated by the Industrial Property Law, published by decree in August 1994, amended in December 1997 and in May 1999.

Ley de la Propiedad Industrial publicada por decreto de agosto de 1994, reformada diciembre de 1997 y mayo de 1999

Reglamento de la Ley de la Propiedad Industrial publicado por decreto de noviembre de1994. Regulations under the Industrial Property Law, published by decree in November 1994.

Additional Information on Mexican Laws

Industrial Property Office:
Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Intelectual (IMPI)
Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
Website
Av. Periférico Sur No 3106
Col. Jardines del Pedregal
01900 México D.F.
México
Tel.: (5255) 5334-0700
Fax: (5255) 5624-0473

Enforcement

Listed here are various Mexican government agencies and links to the full text of IPR related laws.

Industrial Property

Supervisory Ministry:
Secretaría de Economía
Secretariat of Economics
Website
Alfonso Reyes No. 30
Col. Hipódromo de la Condesa
C.P. 06179, México D.F. Tel.: (5255) 5729-9100
Fax: (5255) 5729-9320

Industrial Property Office:
Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI)
Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
Website
Av. Periférico Sur No 3106
Col. Jardines del Pedregal
C.P. 01900, México D.F.
Tel.: (5255) 5334-0700
Fax: (5255) 5624-0406

Copyright and Related Rights

Supervisory Ministry:
Secretaría de Educación Pública
Secretariat of Public Education
Website
Argentina No. 28, piso 2
Col. Centro
C.P. 06029, México D.F.
Tel.: (5255) 5328-1030
Fax: (5255) 5657-6692; 5521-6212

Copyright Office:
Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor (INDAUTOR)
National Institute of Copyright
Website
Dinamarca No. 84, piso 3
Col. Juárez
C.P. 06600, México D.F.
Tel.: (5255) 5230-7630
Fax: (5255) 5230-7644

Customs Law, published by decree in October 1996, amended December 30, 2002.
Ley Aduanera publicada por decreto de octubre de 1996

Federal Law of Civil Procedures, published by decree in 1942.
Código Federal de Procedimientos Civiles publicado por decreto de la Federación en 1942

Federal Law of Penal Procedures, published by decree in 1934.
Código Federal de Procedimientos Penales publicado por decreto de la Federación en 1934
 

Additional Authorities Enforcing Intellectual Property

Industrial Property Tribunal and Copyright Tribunal District judges and collegiate tribunals on circuit hear both civil and penal cases.

Other
Procuraduría General de la República (PGR)
Federal Prosecutor
Website
Special Prosecutor Area on Intellectual Property Crimes
Fernando Alva Ixtlilxochitl #185, Piso 2
Col.Tránsito
Deleg. Cuauhtémoc
06820 México, D.F.
México
Tel.: (5255) 5346-1268; 5346-1327
Fax: (5255) 5346-1469

Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (SHCP)
Secretariat of Finances
Website
General Customs Administration
Website
Av. Hidalgo No. 77 Módulo 4, 3° Piso
Col. Guerrero
C.P. 06300, México D.F.
Tel.: (5255) 5228-3436; 5228-3438
Fax: (5255) 5228-3353; 5228-3351

Secretariat of Agriculture, Farming, Rural Development, Fishing and Food
Website
Department of Agricultural Organisms and Plant Varieties
Calle del Oro No. 19 – 2° piso
Col. Roma
C.P. 06700, México D.F.
Fax: (5255) 5525-1044

Mexican Membership in International Bodies

a. Membership of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaties

• WIPO Convention, since June 1975.
• Paris Convention (Industrial Property), since September 1903
• Berne Convention (Literary and Artistic Works), since June 1967.
• PCT (Patents), since January 1995.
• Nice Agreement (International Classification of Goods and Services), since March 2001.
• Lisbon Agreement (Appellations of Origin), since September 1966.
• Locarno Agreement (International Classification for Industrial Designs) since January 2001.
• Strasbourg Agreement (International Patent Classification), from October 2001.
• Rome Convention (Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations), since May 1964.
• Geneva Convention (Unauthorized Duplication of Phonograms), since December 1973.
• Vienna Agreement (International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks), since January 2001.
• Brussels Convention (Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite), since August 1979.

• Budapest Treaty (Deposit of Micro-organisms), since March 2001.
• Nairobi Treaty (Olympic Symbol), since May 1985.
• WCT (WIPO Copyright Treaty), since March 2002.
• WPPT (WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty), since May 2002.

b. WTO: Member and Signatory to TRIPS Agreement, since January 1995.

• Membership of Other bodies/treaties: APEC, G-3, NAFTA, UCC, UPOV.
• Member of APEC since November 1993.
• Member of G-3 since December 1994.
• Member of NAFTA since January 1994.
• Member of UCC since February 1957.
• Member of UPOV since August 1997.