IP/N/1/MEX/15  
IP/N/1/MEX/I/12  
14 February  2017 
(17-0880) Page: 1/2 
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 REGULATIONS UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY LAW  
Notifying Member  MEXICO  
 
Details of the notified legal tex t 
 
Title 
 Decreto por el que se reforman, adicionan y derogan diversas disposiciones 
del Reglamento de la Ley de la Propiedad Industrial  (Decree amending , 
adding and repealing certain provisions of the Regulations under the 
Industrial Property Law ) 
Subje ct 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/crnattachments/2017/IP/MEX/17_0812_00_s.pdf  
Notification status   First notification  
 Amendment to or revision of notified legal text  
 Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/ 1/MEX/I/2  Reglamento de la Ley de la Propiedad Industrial  
(Regulations under the Industrial Property Law)  
 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/2&Language=Spanish&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true#  
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/2/Add.1  Decreto por el que se reforma el Reglamento de la  
Ley de la Propiedad Industrial (Decree amending the Regulations under the 
Industrial Property Law)  
 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/2/Add.1&Language=Spanish&
Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true # 
 
IP/N/1/MEX/I/2/Add.2  Decreto por el que se reforma el Reglamento de 
Insumos para la Salud y el Reglamento de la Ley de la Propiedad Industrial  
(Decree amending the Regulations on Health Inputs and the Regulations 
under the Industrial Property Law)  
 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?D ataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MEX/I/2/Add.2&Language=Spanish&
Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true#  IP/N/1/MEX/15 • IP/N/1/MEX/I/12  
- 2 - 
   IP/N/1/MEX/I/8  Decreto por el que se reforman diversas disposiciones del 
Reglamento de la Ley de la Propiedad Industrial  (Decree amen ding certain 
provisions of the Regulations under the Industrial Property Law)  
 
"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#  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The following chan ges have been made to the Regulations under the Industrial Property Law : 
Amendments to  Article  2; Article 3, second paragraph ; Article 4; Article 5; Article 7, 
subparagraph  II(c); Article 9; Article 10; Article 11; Article 12; Article 13, first, third and 
fourth  paragraph s; Article 14; Article 16, subparagraphs I, III  and V; Article 18, 
second  paragraph ; Article 19; Article 20, second paragraph ; Article 21; Article 30, subparagraph I 
and subparagraph II, first paragraph ; Article 38, second paragraph ; Article 46, second paragraph ; 
Article 48; Article 50; Article 51; Article 56, first paragraph , subparagraph III, and 
second  and third paragraphs ; Article 62 ; and the title of Section IV; Addition of  Article  5 bis; 
Article 5 ter; Article 13, final paragraph ; Article 59 bis; Article 59 ter; Article 59 quater ; 
Article 59 quinquies ; and Article 61, final paragraph ; and Abrogation of  Article  74. 
 
The changes  concern , inter alia , the time -limits and other requirements for  the submission of 
applications to and processin g of applications by the Mexican Industrial Property Institute . 
Language(s) of 
notified text  Spanish  
Date of adoption  Date of publication in the Mexican Official Journal (Diario Oficial de la 
Federación ), i.e. 16 December 2 016 
Entry into force  17 Decemb er 2016  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  2 February 2 017 
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Mexican Industrial Property Institute ( Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad 
Industrial , IMPI)