PATENTS
New
creations are inventions, industrial designs, utility
models and layouts of integrated circuits.
Any invention is object of protection with a patent
if it is a new product or process, the result of an
inventive activity and with industrial application.
For industrial designs and utility models inventive
activity is not a legal requirement.
The
disclosure of an invention does not affect novelty,
as long as the corresponding patent application is filed
in the country of interest within 12 months following
the date of disclosure.
The
patent of an invention grants to its titleholder the
exclusive right of use and exploitation of the product
or process during a period of 20 years. 15 years fir
industrial designs and 10 for utility models
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To
apply for the patent of an invention in Mexico the following
documents and information are necessary.
Name, nationality and address of the inventor.
Name, nationality
and address of the titleholder of the
 invention.
Transfer
of rights in case the owner of the invention and the
inventor
are not the same.
Description
and claims.
Drawings,
if any.
Priority
and PCT documents and information, if claimed.
Power of
Attorney (see Powers)
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