IP/N/1/MEX/18  
IP/N/1/MEX/I/14  
30 May 2018 
(18-3245) Page: 1/3 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
MEXICO: DECREE  AMENDING, ADDING AND REPEALING CERTAIN  
PROVISIONS  OF THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY LAW  
Notifying Member  MEXICO  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Decree amending, adding and repealing certain provisions  
of the Industrial Property Law 
Subject matter  Industrial property (general)  
Nature of 
notification  ⬛ Main dedicated intellectual property  law or regulation  
 Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/cr nattachments/2018/IP/MEX/18_2641_00_s.pdf  
Notification status   First notification  
⬛ Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
 Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/MEX/I/13  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/13&Language=Spanish&Cont
ext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/12  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/12&Language=Spanish&Cont
ext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/11  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/11&Language=Spanish&Cont
ext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/10  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/10&Language=Spanish&Cont
ext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/9  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/9&Language=Spanish&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " IP/N/1/MEX/18 • IP/N/1/MEX/I/14  
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    IP/N/1/MEX/I/8  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/8&Language=Spanish&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/7  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&q uery=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/7&Language=Spanish&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/6  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/6&Language=Spanish&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/5  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/5&Language=Spanish&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/4  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/4&Language=Spanish&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/3  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&que ry=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/3&Language=Spanish&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/1/Add.3  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/1/Add.3&Language=Spanish
&Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/1/A dd.2 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.a spx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/1/Add.2&Language=Spanish
&Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/1/Add.1  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/1/Add.1&Language=Spanish
&Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUICha nged=true " 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/1  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/1&Language=Spanish&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true " 
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
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 ; IP/N/1/MEX/18 • IP/N/1/MEX/I/14  
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  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  enable s the clear and precise subject 
matter of the protection  to be determined ". In addition, it will all ow 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.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text Spanish  
Entry into force  The Decree will enter into force 60 working days after its publication in the 
Official Journal . Date of publication in the Official Journal : 18 May 2 018. 
Other date  Adoption : 18 May 2 018 
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  24 May 2 018 
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (Mexican Industrial Property 
Institute)