- 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. 
- 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.
 
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
 
- 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) 
- 6-8 months 
- 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) 
- As a PCT filing office, it accepts the restoration of the right of priority on the grounds of "unintentional". 
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
 
- 1-2 years 
- Filing Language: Spanish - via Paris Convention - via Nationalization of PCT - Necessary documents: - Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
 - Necessary documents: - Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
 - Attachments (if any) - Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
- Power of Attorney
- small entity declaration
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
 - Attachments (if any) - WIPO Publication
- ISR/IPRP
- Entry into the Mexican national phase 19/28/34/41 Amendments
- Power of Attorney
- small entity declaration
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
 
Features of the Mexican design patent application process
IMPI conducts formal and substantive examinations of designs. Substantive examination begins automatically, without a request.
