yes. As long as the application is not abandoned, the patent type can be converted from utility model to invention within 3 months of filing the utility model patent application, or within 3 months from the date when IMPI requires the applicant to make the conversion, after paying the relevant fees.
yes
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)
no
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 .
yes. As long as the application is not abandoned, the patent type can be converted from invention to utility model within 3 months of filing the invention patent application, or within 3 months from the date when IMPI requires the applicant to make the conversion, after paying the relevant fees.
1-2 years
25 years
IMPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of utility model patent applications. However, the requirements for substantive examination are relatively loose, only novelty and industrial applicability are required, but innovation is not required.
yes
As a PCT filing office, it accepts the restoration of the right of priority on the grounds of "unintentional".