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A 12-month novelty grace period applies if the inventor or his successor has communicated in any form, put the design into practice or made it public at national and international exhibitions.
Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
English: Mexican Institute of Industrial Property, abbreviation: IMPI
URL: www.impi.gob.mx
Mexican Invention Patent Search: Search -- FOLLOW (impi.gob.mx)
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- Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted registration fee within 2 months after receiving the notification of the granted decision, and pay the annual fee for the first to fifth years at the same time.
- Annuity: Subsequent payment of annual fee every 5 years, overdue payment can be made within the grace period after 6 months, but a penalty must be paid at the same time.
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Novelty grace period of 12 months for inventors, their successors and third parties who have received information about the invention from the inventor/successors, through any form of communication or at national and international exhibitions .
- IMPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of designs. Substantive examination begins automatically, without a request.